PANTHERS SOAR PAST RAMS, 97-83 (2 OT)
DECEMBER 8, 2007
OLD WESTBURY, N.Y.-The SUNY College at Old
Westbury Men's Basketball team outscored Farmingdale State 18-4 in
the second overtime to pull away with the 97-83 Skyline Conference
victory at the Clark Athletic Center on Saturday afternoon.
The Panthers improve to 4-3 on the season and remain undefeated in
conference action at 3-0 while Farmingdale State drops to 4-3
overall and 2-1 in league play.
Ian Johnson connected on two three pointers and sank two
free-throws in the second overtime while Anthony Stowe added five
points to lift the Panthers to victory. Johnson finished with
16 points including 8-for-8 from the free-throw line and Stowe
tallied 18 points on 8-of-13 shooting from the floor to go along
with nine rebounds and two blocks. Garthlette James led the
Panthers with 21 points and added seven rebounds. Lester
Prosper posted a double-double, tallying 16 points and 10 rebounds
(5 offensive) while Divine Jackson finished with nine points, nine
assists, seven rebounds and four steals. Kenneth Eusey
sparked the Panthers off the bench with 15 points, six rebounds,
four assists and four steals.
Farmingdale State was led by Damien Santana's game-high 25
points. Santana was held to 8-for-27 shooting from the floor
while he dished out six assists and nabbed three steals.
Peter Lipka added 16 points on 3-for-5 shooting from beyond the arc
and Davon Jackson poured in 11 points off the bench.
Brian Robinson and Warren McAllister both pulled down eights
rebounds apiece.
Old Westbury shot 34-for-78 from the floor while holding the
Rams to 29-for-80. The Panthers capitalized on their
free-throw opportunities, netting 23-of-29 compared to 15-of-24 by
Farmingdale State. Old Westbury edged Farmingdale State in
the rebound department by one, 45-44.
The Panthers return to action on Tuesday, December
10th on the road at conference opponent, St. Joseph's
College-Long Island. Tip-off is slated for 7:00 p.m.
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