Skyline Conference

Thanks to sophomore forward Marvin Billups, Purchase College is off to a 3-0 start and has already matched its win total from all of last season. Billups, who was named the MVP of the New Paltz Invitational, averaged 28.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 3.0 steals while shooting 56.7 percent (21-for-37). Billups scored 28 points as the Panthers knocked off host New Paltz in the opening round. He then dropped in 29 points in an 81-68 victory over Hartwick in the championship game.