Malcolm Covington
Senior Malcolm Covington and the Warriors host Susquehanna in the Basinger Tournament Championship on Tuesday.

Men's Basketball

Warriors set for Basinger Tournament title game against rival Crusaders

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - Coming off a convincing win in the opening round of the Basinger Memorial Tournament, the Lycoming College men's basketball team will look to win its fourth tournament title in five years when it faces Susquehanna University in the championship game at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 30.

The Warriors (6-4 overall) are coming off a 98-75 win over Penn State Brandywine, as junior Pat Dougher led the way with 17 points and sophomore Nykolas King added 12. Lycoming shot 53 percent from the field and hit a season-high eight from 3-point range in the win.

The Crusaders (7-3 overall) posted an 82-63 win over Rutgers-Camden in their first round matchup.

Warrior Notes
• The Warriors are 6-0 when they hit 24 or more field goals.

• All 15 players scored in Lycoming's 98-75 win over Penn State Brandywine for the first time this season.

• The Warriors shot a season-high .532 from the field against Penn State Brandywine. The team has shot better than 50 percent twice this year.

• Freshman Alex Newbold needs two more points to reach 100 in his young career.

• Newbold has a steal in all 10 games.

• Senior Patrick Dougher needs one 3-pointer to become the 12th player in school history to post 150 in a career.

• Senior Malcolm Covington needs 16 points to reach 900 in his collegiate career. He scored 647 in two years at SUNY Orange.

• This is the first time Lycoming and Susquehanna have met twice in a season since 1997-98, as the two squads split the meetings.
 
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