by AMHERST, N.Y. – The #14/RV Daemen University men’s basketball team came back from a 21-9 deficit to topple RV/#11 University of Charleston 70-57 at Lumsden Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon to remain unbeaten on the season. Daemen moves to 3-0 while Charleston drops to 1-2 overall.
Four Wildcats tallied double-digit points in the victory and combined for 51 of Daemen’s 70 total points. Daemen finished with 20 points off the bench. The Wildcats shot 40% (28-of-70) from the field and knocked down 8-of-28 triples while out-rebounding Charleston 45 to 28 on the day.
IMPACT PLAYERS
- Redshirt senior forward Justin Hemphill (Buffalo, N.Y.) posted a double-double for the first time this season after led all players with 17 points while shooting 50% (6-of-12) from the field and added 13 rebounds – nine defensive boards – three assists and two blocks.
- The Wildcats’ leading scorer through three games, redshirt sophomore Benjamin Bill (Hamburg, N.Y.) tallied his third consecutive game in the double figures with 12 off six field goals and earned his first career double-double, pulling down 10 boards – six defensive rebounds – and added two steals.
- Junior guard Justin Glover (Buffalo, N.Y.) posted 12 points, shooting 45.5% from the field (5-of-11) and going 1-of-3 beyond the arc while pulling down an offensive rebound, two assists and one steal.
- Graduate student guard Ryan Salzberg (Manlius, N.Y.) totaled 10 points after banking four field goals, two triples and pulling down four rebounds, two assists, one block and one steal.
