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FARMINGDALE, NY (www.oldwestburypanthers.com) – The SUNY College at Old Westbury men's basketball experienced a setback in the Skyline Conference Tuesday evening on the road as the Panthers fell 87-70 to the Farmingdale State Rams. The Panthers dropped to 8-12 on the season and 7-8 in conference play while the Rams improved to 13-8 and 12-4, respectively. It was OW's biggest loss since a 20-point defeat against Mount Saint Vincent on December 2.

Frantz Granjean scored the first points of the game as Old Westbury grabbed a quick 2-0 lead. Farmingdale State's Jermaine Abraham dropped in a layup at 19:12 and followed with a jumper at 18:27 to take the lead for good. However, the Panthers were hampered by 30 percent shooting from the floor over the final 4:50 and went into halftime down 37-28.

In the second half, Richard Payton hit a layup at the 18:18 mark to put Farmingdale State up by 11 (41-30). Old Westbury responded with a 16-9 offensive spurt from 18:10 to 11:44 to pull within one point (50-49). However, the Rams were too much as they countered with a 28-11 run from 11:18 to 4:32 to go up 78-60, cruising to an 87-70 victory.

Scott Arias led a trio of Panthers in double-digit scoring with 20 points, hitting 6-of-13 from three-point land. Lester Prosper finished with 17 points, nine rebounds and two blocked shots and Frantz Granjean added 16 points and three steals. Matthew Duffy followed with nine points and Tymel Ambrose dished out a game-high nine assists to go with six boards.

Six Rams scored in double-figures led by John Dabney and Dyshaun Flournoy each went for 15 points. Roert Adon (13 points), Josh Smith (12 points), Richard Payton (11 points) and Jermaine Abraham (10 points) rounded out the double-digit scorers. Abraham grabbed a team-best eight rebounds and Richard Payton followed with seven.

The Panthers shot 39.7 percent from the field and committed 19 turnovers which led to 25 Farmingdale State points. Farmingdale State also dominated the paint, outrebounding OW 45-32, including 12-7 off the offensive glass in addition to outscoring the Panthers, 42-28 in the low block.

NYU-POLY FIGHTING BLUE JAYS UP NEXT FOR THE PANTHERS: Old Westbury returns to the court on Thursday (Feb. 10), taking on the NYU-Poly Fighting Blue Jays in Brooklyn, New York. Game time is set to tip at 7 p.m. from Jacobs Gymnasium.

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