Oberlin, Ohio – Wrapping up action in the third annual Oberlin Tip-Off Classic, the Oberlin College men's basketball team faced York in the championship game.
Noah Kim paced the Yeomen offense with 15 points while adding a pair of steals, and
Sam Kamenko notched 13 points and six rebounds.
Uros Petrusic and
Rob Magner combined for 10 rebounds while rookie
Matthew Callahan posted a trio of steals and went 5-for-6 from the free-throw line. The Yeomen recorded 14 points off the bench, 14 fast-break points, and 13 points off turnovers.
York jumped out to a 7-0 start as Oberlin quickly responded with seven straight points, with five coming from Kim. The Spartans delivered a 14-point surge to pull away from the Yeomen. A fast-break layup from Kamenko launched a 12-point surge for the Crimson and Gold, with
Augustus Donohue sinking a shot from behind the arc.
Trailing by nine points, Kim posted a fast-break layup to launch seven straight points for Oberlin. Magner drained a three after receiving a pass from Matt Andreopoulous, as Kamenko secured a tip-in layup just two seconds before the first half expired to cut the deficit to two.
A free-throw from Kim delivered the Yeomen's first tie in over 20 minutes of action. York responded with back-to-back three-pointers followed by a layup from Callahan just nine seconds after checking back into the game.
The Spartans produced another run with 10 unanswered points, as a layup from Petrusic aimed to spark Oberlin's own run. The visitors continued to push, sinking a pair of free throws and registering their largest margin of the contest. With the Yeomen running out of time, York sealed the Oberlin Tip-Off Classic Championship.
Oberlin hits the road for the Midway Classic, hosted by UChicago. Taking on Rose-Hulman on Saturday, November 14, tip-off is scheduled for 3 p.m. ET, 2 p.m. local.
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