WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – Freshman Chris Wallace (Randallstown, Md./Calvert Hall) posted 14 points, five rebounds and two steals to lead the Lycoming College men's basketball team, but Plattsburgh State hit 11 3-pointers and shot a healthy 42 percent from the floor to post a 78-64 in the championship game of the Dutch Burch Tip-Off Tournament at Lamade Gym on Sunday afternoon, Nov. 16.
 
Wallace picked up all-tournament team honors, thanks to a tournament average of 13.5 points, four rebounds and two steals for the Warriors (1-1 overall). The Cardinals (2-0 overall) were led by tournament MVP Jordan Moody, who finished with 22 points and three rebounds.
 
Two Plattsburgh State players finished with double-doubles, as Kyle Richardson posted 13 points and 10 rebounds and Edward Correa notched 10 points and 11 rebounds. All-Tournament Team selection Mike Mitchell posted nine points and eight assists.
 
The Warriors had three players finish in double figures, with sophomore Nykolas King (New York, N.Y./Manhattan Center for Science and Math) notching 12 points, eight rebounds and two steals and freshman Justin Iton (Hackensack, N.J./Dwight Morrow) posting 10 points and five rebounds.
 
Plattsburgh State, with back-to-back appearances in the Division III Sweet 16 under its belt, led from wire-to-wire, posting a 15-6 run in the first five minutes. The Warriors cut the lead to four at 15-11 after a pair of free throws from senior Patrick Dougher (Scotch Plains, N.J./Scotch Plains-Fanwood) with 14:35 left, but Plattsburgh responded with a 17-6 run to take a 32-15 lead with 9:14 left after a Moody trey.
 
Lycoming rallied to within seven after a 3-point play by King with 7:35 left, but Plattsburgh closed the half with a 15-5 run to take a 47-30 lead into the break.
 
The Warriors outscored the Cardinals, 34-31, in the second half, but they could cut the lead to 10 only once at 49-39 with 15:27 left. The Cardinals led by as many as 20 with 3:50 remaining before the Warriors ended the game on a 9-3 run to make up the final 14-point margin.
 
The Warriors shot just 31 percent (19-of-61) in the game, although that percentage improved to 39 percent in the second half (11-of-28). The Cardinals shot 42 percent (28-of-67), including 37 percent (11-of-30) from 3-point range. Lycoming did take care of the ball, posting just nine turnovers in the game, while forcing 16, but the Cardinals held a 25-8 advantage in transition points.

Dutch Burch Tip-Off
All-Tournament Team
Lee Eckert, Elizabethtown
Kenford Lynch, Penn State Schuylkill
Chris Wallace, Lycoming
Mike Mitchell, Plattsburgh State
MVP - Jordan Moody, Plattsburgh State
 
Senior Malcolm Covington (Queens, N.Y./Christ the King) notched eight points, three rebounds and three assists and freshman Alex Newbold (Bowie, Md./DeMatha Catholic) added five points and four rebounds.
 
Xavier Thomas also posted 11 points and five rebounds for the Cardinals.
 
The Warriors get back on the court on Tuesday night, Nov. 18, when they head to Susquehanna for an 8 p.m. tip-off.