Rensselaer, which broke open a game that was tied at halftime (34-34) by shooting 55.6% in the second half, improves to 2-1. The visiting Blue Knights, who made 11 three-pointers, fall to 1-2.
Philatre, a forward, made 12-of-21 shots, including 9-of-13 in the second half, to lead the Red Hawks. He also had four blocks, an assist, and a steal in 31 minutes of action. Wesson, a guard who had 10 points and seven rebounds in the first half, added a game-high five assists, two steals, and a blocked shot.
Michael Visker (Essex, VT/Essex Junction), a senior forward, chipped in with 17 points, including three three-pointers, for Rensselaer.
Mount Saint Mary was led by senior guard Mike Hoyt (Florida, NY/S.S. Seward Institute), who scored a game-high 30 points, including five three-pointers. He also made 13 free throws, collected five steals, and added three assists. David Lonnay (Hazlet, NJ/Raritan) had 16 points.
Rensselaer returns to action on Sunday afternoon for a non-league game at Williams College (2pm). Mount Saint Mary is back on the court on Tuesday against Bard College in the Hudson Valley Shootout at Vassar College. Tipoff is 6pm.
Official Basketball Box Score
Mount Saint Mary vs Rensselaer
11-21-06 8:00 pm at Troy, NY Robison Gym
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VISITORS: Mount Saint Mary
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
02 Cardez, Jason....... * 2-4 1-2 0-0 2 0 2 2 5 1 0 0 0 22
04 Lonnay, David....... * 6-12 4-9 0-0 1 0 1 1 16 0 1 0 3 29
11 Hoyt, Mike.......... * 6-18 5-11 13-16 0 2 2 4 30 3 5 0 5 37
23 Wiggins, Trevor..... * 2-4 0-0 0-1 3 4 7 3 4 1 4 0 0 33
32 Harrison, Chris..... * 3-8 0-0 3-5 1 5 6 3 9 3 3 3 0 35
14 Cutney, Matt........ 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 10
20 McWalters, Rich..... 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 5
33 Begley, Kieran...... 1-3 1-3 0-0 1 1 2 2 3 1 1 0 1 16
34 Peters, Matt........ 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
42 Lee, Ryan........... 0-5 0-4 2-2 1 2 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 12
TEAM................ 7 7
Totals.............. 21-57 11-30 18-24 10 24 34 17 71 9 19 3 10 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 10-28 35.7% 2nd Half: 11-29 37.9% Game: 36.8% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 5-14 35.7% 2nd Half: 6-16 37.5% Game: 36.7% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 9-11 81.8% 2nd Half: 9-13 69.2% Game: 75.0% 2
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HOME TEAM: Rensselaer
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
05 Devin Galvin........ * 0-1 0-1 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 19
32 Neal Wesson......... * 9-15 1-3 2-2 4 6 10 2 21 5 3 1 2 36
45 Ricky Philatre...... * 12-21 0-0 2-3 8 2 10 2 26 1 2 4 1 31
52 Clay Hadley......... * 2-4 1-1 0-0 3 4 7 4 5 0 3 2 0 22
54 Sam Simmons......... * 3-9 0-0 0-0 1 7 8 4 6 1 3 1 2 17
10 Nick Korbas......... 0-2 0-2 0-2 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 4
12 Sam Zullo........... 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 12
22 Kris Kowalczyk...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 15
23 Tim Krupp........... 3-4 1-2 0-1 0 3 3 0 7 1 0 0 0 5
24 Graham Gordon....... 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9
25 Kyle Jung........... 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3
34 Dan Rourke.......... 0-3 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 8
42 Michael Visker...... 6-11 3-6 2-2 0 3 3 2 17 1 0 0 2 19
TEAM................ 2 2
Totals.............. 35-72 6-16 7-13 18 29 47 20 83 14 14 9 9 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 15-36 41.7% 2nd Half: 20-36 55.6% Game: 48.6% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-10 20.0% 2nd Half: 4-6 66.7% Game: 37.5% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 2-5 40.0% 2nd Half: 5-8 62.5% Game: 53.8% 2
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Officials: Marty McGraw, Mike Pilla, Tom Reinisch
Technical fouls: Mount Saint Mary-None. Rensselaer-None.
Attendance:
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Mount Saint Mary.............. 34 37 - 71
Rensselaer.................... 34 49 - 83