Luke Sutherland’s 35 points not enough as Le Moyne men’s basketball falls at Binghamton, 91-79

Vestal, N.Y. – Graduate student forward Luke Sutherland (Syracuse, N.Y./West Genesee/Siena/Bryant) scored a career-high 35 points, but it wasn’t enough as the Le Moyne College men’s basketball team fell to Binghamton University, 91-79, on Saturday afternoon at the BU Events Center. The contest marked the first in the “Battle for the Interstate” rivalry series between the two programs.

Sutherland’s 35 points are the most by a Dolphin since current head coach Nate Champion tallied 35 in an overtime loss at Saint Rose on November 23, 2013. Sutherland connected on 12-of-17 shots, including 5-of-7 from three-point range, and went 6-of-6 from the foul line to get to his game-high point total. His 12 makes and 17 attempts are both tied for his career high, which he set in a 27-point performance at Florida Southern on Dec. 18, 2021, while his five made 3-pointers are a career-high. He also tallied three rebounds, three assists and two blocks in the game.

Tymu Chenery led the Bearcats in the victory with a double-double of career highs of 31 points and 12 rebounds while adding four blocks. He posed a similar shooting line to Sutherland by going 13-of-17, including 5-of-6 from three-point range, but did not take any foul shots. Armon Harried, whose father, Herman, was a member of the 1987 NCAA runner-up Syracuse squad, tallied a season-high 18 points and added four rebounds and four assists. Dan Petcash came off the bench to record 14 points in his return to the court after missing the last three games. Symir Torrence, a Syracuse native who played for the Orange the last two years, turned in his first career double-double with 13 points and 11 assists while adding seven rebounds. Nehemiah Benson was the fifth Bearcat in double figures with 10 points.

Le Moyne (3-7) returns home to face Dartmouth College on Saturday at 2 p.m. The contest is the first in the program’s history against a member of the Ivy League.