Box Score
Courtesy of Old Westbury Sports Information (written by Harris Rappel)
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OLD WESTBURY, NY (
www.OLDWESTBURYPANTHERS.com) –The SUNY College at Old Westbury men's basketball team hosted the St. Joseph's-L.I. Golden Eagles on Wednesday evening for Senior Day at the Clark Athletic Center. Old Westbury fell 102-81 to the visiting Golden Eagles to move their record to 12-12 on the season and 9-8 in conference play while St. Joseph's-L.I. improved to 20-3 and 16-1, respectively.
St. Joseph's-L.I. got on the board first with a trey by Steve Velazquez. Back-to-back triples from
Kerel Mitchell and
Jamal Little gave Old Westbury an early 6-5 lead. St. Joseph's-L.I. responded with a 16-0 run from 18:41 to 13:27 to take a 21-6 lead. St. Joseph's-L.I. closed out the half with a 32-19 run over the final 12:19 to take a 53-29 lead into the break.
After falling down by as much as 29 points, Old Westbury pulled within 13 points by going on a 25-16 run from 14:149 to 5:32 to make it an 84-71 game. St. Joseph's-L.I. proved to be too much as they built their lead back up to 25 and finished with a 102-81 road victory.
Jamal Little and
Kerel Mitchell led the way for Old Westbury by pouring in 20 points each. Little finished the game shooting 8-of-12 from the floor while Mitchell hit 6-of-15 with five steals (tied career-high).
Tevon McNair followed with his 10 double-double of the season, combining 13 points and 13 rebounds.
Rashawn McCarthy added 11 points while
Omari Trebuse chipped in with nine points on 3-of-5 shooting from downtown.
Chris Jimenez scored a game-high 27 points on 7-of-10 shooting including 6-of-7 from three-point land to four other Golden Eagles in double-digit scoring. Trey Black had 12 points, seven assists, six rebounds and rejected two shots while Olivier Laurent contributed 12 points, seven assists and seven rebounds.
St. Joseph's-L.I. shot a blistering 62.7 percent (32-51) from the field and hit 14 of 23 three-point attempts (60.9%). Old Westbury shot 40.3 percent (29-72) from the field and 8-of-25 from beyond the arc. The Panthers scored 19 points off of turnovers, forcing 17 miscues. St. Joseph's-L.I. won the boards battle, holding a 32-29 advantage off the glass.
MARITIME PRIVATEERS UP NEXT FOR THE PANTHERS: The Panthers return to the hardwood for a Skyline Conference matchup on Saturday (Feb. 18) when they travel to take on the Maritime Privateers in Throggs Neck, New York. Game time is set to tip at 2 p.m. from Riesenberg Gymnasium.
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