UTICA, NY- The Utica College men's basketball team will stay on the road on Tuesday as they travel to Marcy, NY to take on crosstown rival, SUNY Polytechnic… Game time is scheduled for 4 p.m.
 
LAST TIME OUT: The Pioneers beat Chatham University by the score of 76-65 in their last game… Sophomore Ivan Iton (Ossining, NY/Ossining) finished with a double-double, with 21 points on 9-for-11 shooting, and 13 rebounds, to go along with four assists, one block, and one steal in 31 minutes… Senior Robert Tutein (Nanuet, NY/Nanuet) and Freshman Jonathan Wilson (Rochester, NY/Greece Arcadia) also chipped in with 15 points each.
 
LEADING THE WAY: Tutein is first on the team and 12^th in the Empire 8 Conference with 15.3 points per game… Tutein is also ninth in the conference with 2.5 three-point field goals per game, accumulating 10 three-pointers over the first four games… Tutein is averaging 29.5 minutes per game, 3.5 rebounds per game, 1.3 assists per game, and is shooting 40.4% from the field.
 
PROVIDING DEPTH: Besides Tutein, the Pioneers have seven other players that are averaging at least six points per game… Sophomore Ivan Iton (Ossining, NY/Ossining) is tied for second on the team, averaging 7.8 points per game, leads the team with 6.5 rebounds per game, and is averaging 1.5 assists per game in 18 minutes… Senior Jawan Simmons (Syracuse, NY/Nottingham) is averaging 7.0 points per game, is second on the team with 5.3 rebounds per game, and is also averaging 1.5 assists per game in 23.3 minutes… Sophomore Carl Taylor (East Brunswick, NJ/East Brunswick) is averaging 6.8 points per game, 4.0 rebounds per game, and 2.0 assists per game in 23.8 minutes.
 
FRESHMAN FOCUS: Freshman Seamus McHugh (Latham, NY/Shaker) is tied for second on the team in scoring, averaging 7.8 points per game, as well as 1.8 rebounds per game, and 0.8 assists per game in 16.5 minutes… Freshman Stephen Gall (Bronx, NY/Benjamin Banneker) is third on the team with 7.3 points per game… Gall is also averaging 3.0 rebounds per game and 0.7 assists per game in 16.3 minutes… Freshman Devin Wilkerson (Germany/Apo Armed Forces-Europe) is averaging 6.5 points per game, 3.3 rebounds, and 0.8 assists per game… Freshamn Jonathan Wilson (Rochester, NY/Greece Arcadia) has chipped in with 6.3 points per game, 2.0 rebounds per game, and 1.0 assists per game.
 
SCOUTING SUNY POLY: The Wildcats are off to a 1-2 start this season… Junior Quayshaun Mitchell is leading SUNY Poly with 14.3 points per game, shooting 48.3% from the field, while also averaging 6.3 rebounds per game… Junior Terrynce Wilson is second on the team with 10.7 points per game, while also averaging 4.3 rebounds per game, and 2.3 steals per game… Senior Michael Boyea is third on the Wildcats in scoring with 9.0 points per game, and is also averaging 1.7 rebounds per game, 1.7 assists per game, and 1.3 steals per game.
 
PREVIOUS MATCHUPS AGAINST SUNY POLY: The Pioneers are 17-8 against the Wildcats dating back to the 2001-2002 season… Utica defeated SUNY Poly in eight straight games from 2004 to 2009… The Pioneers last win against the Wildcats was a 93-88-overtime thriller on Nov. 25, 2014.
 
NEXT TIME OUT: Following the game against SUNY Poly, the Pioneers will host SUNY Canton on Tuesday, Dec. 1… Tip-off is scheduled for 5 p.m.