VESTAL, N.Y. - Junior center Thomas Bruce set a school record with 10-for-10 shooting (23 points) and Binghamton men's basketball rolled over visiting Hartwick 97-65 Sunday afternoon at Dr. Bai Lee Court at the Events Center. It was the first home game after five straight on the road and came against a longstanding regional foe that dates back to the school's first basketball season in 1946-47. 

Bruce broke the school record for efficiency (Div. I era) with his perfect shooting night and the Bearcats stretched a nine-point halftime lead with 52 second-half points. The 6-foot-9 center added eight rebounds and two blocks in his 22 minutes of action. Junior guard Everson Davis was nearly as effificient with 17 points on 7-of-8 shooting. Davis also chipped in four steals and three assists in 23 minutes. 

Junior guard J.C. Show added 15 points, five assists and two steals.

Binghamton dished out a season-high 23 assists, including a team-high seven by junior guard Timmy Rose. 

Hartwick canned eight three-pointers to keep close in the first half. The Division III-member Hawks trailed by just four, 24-20, with 8:12 left in the opening period before BU went on a 15-3 run that included five points from Show and four each from Bruce and Davis. Hartwick trimmed its deficit to nine, 45-36, at the break but the Bearcats rattled off a 31-8 run early in the second half to pull away. 

Bruce had three of his seven dunks in a 1:08 span during that big run and Davis scored eight straight BU points during a 54-second span. 

Binghamton forced 21 Hartwick turnovers and shot 56 percent in the second half (53% for game) to take control. 

The Bearcats next travel to Dover for a Wednesday night contest at Delaware State.

NOTES
With his 1.000 shooting accuracy (10-for-10), Thomas Bruce set a new standard for best game field goal percentage (min. 7 attempts). Former Bearcats Reggie Fuller (3/14/09 vs. UMBC) and Dylan Tally (1/21/10 vs. Hartford) each went 7-for-7 to share the previous high ... The Bearcats entered the game ranked 10th in the country in blocks and added to that big total with eight more. Bruce, who ranks No. 2 in the nation, had two more to raise his season total to 23.