BOX SCORE
The St. John Fisher College men's basketball team picked up its 13
th win of the year as the Cardinals cruised to an 89-59 win over Houghton College on Friday night in an Empire 8 Conference matchup.
With the win, Fisher improves to 13-9 overall, while Houghton drops to 3-17. Â Games against Houghton, a provisional member of NCAA Division III, do not impact conference standings.
Fisher took control from the opening tip. The Cardinals jumped out to a 16-3 lead just five minutes into the game and led 44-25 at the half.   Fisher shot 63.0% (17-for-27) from the floor over the opening period and had eight different players score in the first half.
Houghton trimmed Fisher's lead down to 12 at 51-39 with 12:36 left in the game, but Fisher pulled away, responding with a 13-0 run over the next two minutes.
Tyler Hart led the Cardinals with a career-high 20 points.Â
Chaz Lott finished with 16 points and added five rebounds, three steals and three assists. Â
Stefan Bock scored seven of his 12 points in the second half and
Zach Ottaway chipped in 11 points.
Fisher will return to action at 2 p.m. on Saturday at Ithaca College.