D-I Binghamton pulled away in the second half on the way to an 87-62 win over the Misericordia University men's basketball team, Wednesday night in the Anderson Center.
Eli Stoute led MU with 16 points and
Jack Gallagher had 10 points and a team-high five rebounds.
Ryan Nasuti added eight points for the Cougars.
Gallagher converted a three-point play two minutes into the game and Stoute nailed a three-pointer to give MU a 10-3 lead with 17:21 to go in the first half.
The Bearcats answered with a 13-0 run to take a 16-10 lead with 12:55 remaining.
Down 28-22 late in the first half, Stoute hit another three-pointer and
Kayode Adebayo followed with a lay-up to get MU within 28-27 with 3:19 to play.
Nasuti made a three-pointer and added two free throws to give the Cougars a 34-33 lead with less than a minute to go in the first half.
Binghamton made a three-pointer to take 36-34 lead into halftime.
After
Nate Townsend's three-pointer with just under 15:00 to go, the Bearcats went on a 15-4 run to extend their lead to 70-51 with 7:15 remaining.
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