Spartan Men's Basketball MSAC Championship Repeat Comes Up Short

The Spartan men's basketball team season ending run to a repeat Mid-State Athletic Conference Championship came up just short over the weekend. The Spartans survived their quarterfinal matchup at home against Broome on Tuesday by racing out to a 10-point halftime lead and holding on to win 67-65. Jared Donalson (Syracuse, NY) led the way with 17 points and Shaquille Holley (Middletown, NY) chipped in with 14 points.

On Friday, the team avenged two earlier losses to Finger Lakes winning a tough fought semi-final battle in overtime 49-47. The Spartans held the Lakers to a single point in five minutes of overtime to seal the win. Shaquille Holley (Middletown, NY) scored 11 points to lead the offense.

On Saturday, the Spartans ran out of gas in the championship game against the top-seed and host Tompkins-Cortland. The hosts jumped out to a big half-time lead…and the Spartans could not recover in a 87-66 loss in the final. Justin Staton (Freeport, NY) scored a team-high 12 points. Guards Delquan Holmes (Syracuse, NY) and Maurice Mobley (Queens, NY) added 11 points each.

Congratulations to sophomore Jared Donalson who was named to the 2013 All-MSAC team.