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NEWBURGH, NY (www.OLDWESTBURYPANTHERS.com) –The SUNY College at Old Westbury men's basketball team fell 84-78 on the road to the Mount Saint Mary Knights in a Skyline Conference battle from the Kaplan Center on Saturday afternoon.  The loss moves Old Westbury to 11-10 on the season and 8-6 against the conference while the Knights improved to 15-5 and 10-3, respectively. 

Mount Saint Mary opened the game with a 9-0 which turned into an 18-4 lead with 8:45 remaining in the first half.  Old Westbury battled back with a 17-4 run from 7:40 to 1:32 to pull within one, 22-21.  Mount Saint Mary's Ryan Straub hit a three-pointer with 1:16 remaining to give the Knights a 25-21 advantage heading into the half.

Moments into the second-half, Mount Saint Mary built their lead back up to double-digit, holding 35-25 lead with 17:40 showing on the second-half clock.  Old Westbury moved within seven points at 15:06 and again at 13:18, but Mount Saint Mary used a 13-5 run from 12:07 to 7:43 to take a 54-39 lead.  Old Westbury's deficit proved to be too much to overcome as Mount Saint Mary held on for the 84-78 victory. 

Rashawn McCarthy poured in a career-high 18 points to go with a personal best 11 rebounds to notch his first-career double-double to lead Old Westbury.  Jamal Little scored 16 bench points on 6-of-10 shooting from the field while Kerel Mitchell followed with 11 points, five assists and three steals.  Tavon McNair chipped in with 10 points on 5-of-7 shooting from the floor.  Matthew Duffy added nine points and seven rebounds (season-high) of the bench.  Rodney Lewis contributed eight points, four assists and two steals.    

Joe Stabach paced Mount Saint Mary with a game-high 29 points on 4-of-9 shooting from three-point territory.  Kevin Milella and Chris Pisciotta followed with 14 and 12 points, respectively.  Carlos Valdez grabbed a team-best eight boards.

Old Westbury outshot Mount Saint Mary from the field 41.3 percent (31-75) to 36.4 percent (20-55).  Old Westbury connected on 8-of-28 from three-point land while Mount Saint Mary hit 7-of-27.  Both teams drew even in rebounds, 41-41, while Old Westbury enjoyed a 14-13 edge off the offensive glass, scoring just eight second chance points.  Mount Saint Mary converted 16 Panther turnovers into 15 points.

"BATTLE OF THE PANTHERS" VERSUS THE PURCHASE PANTHERS UP NEXT FOR TOLD WESTBURY: The Old Westbury Panthers return to the hardwood for a Skyline Conference matchup on Tuesday (Feb. 7) when they host the Purchase Panthers for the "Battle of the Panthers" at home in a Skyline Conference matchup in Old Westbury, New York.  Game time is set to tip at 8 p.m. from the Clark Athletic Center.

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