Box Score
PATCHOGUE, NY (www.OLDWESTBURYPANTHERS.com) - The SUNY College at Old Westbury men's basketball team dominated in the final 20 minutes on Wednesday night to capture a 70-53 Skyline Conference road victory over the St. Joseph's (L.I.) Golden Eagles. The Panthers improved to 11-6 overall and 7-3 in conference play while sending the Golden Eagles to 4-13 on the season and 3-7 in conference action. Old Westbury has now swept the past two season series with St. Joseph's (L.I.), outscoring the Golden Eagles 393-254 over the last four meetings.
Old Westbury hit the ground running in the first half, opening with a 21-8 run en route to building a 21-11 lead with 8:56 remaining. St Joseph's (L.I.) replied with a 19-10 run to close out the opening half down 31-30.
The Panthers saw their once substantial lead slip away early in the second half as the Golden Eagles went up 34-31 just 47 seconds into play. Trailing 36-35 with 16:23 showing on the second half clock,
Omari Trebuse dialed in from long distance to put Old Westbury up for good, 38-36. Trebuse's three-pointer sparked a 27-10 Panther run to give Old Westbury a 62-46 advantage. Old Westbury stretched the lead to as many as 19 points (70-51) with 2:03 remaining as their pesky defense kept the Golden Eagles at bay as the Panthers prevailed, 70-53.
Floyd LeRoy led the way for the Panthers with a game-high 20 points (9-9 FG) to go along with a career-high five blocks, four assists (tied career-high) and two steals while
Mark Gjonlekaj poured in 18 points in addition totaling seven boards, four blocks and three steals (tied career-high).
Ray Parker chipped in with 15 points. Trebuse dished out a game-high seven assists as
Stephon Odle pulled down a career-high eight rebounds to lead the Panthers.
Darryl Charles proved to be a lone bright spot for the Golden Eagles, scoring 17 points to go along with a game-high 10 rebounds.
Old Westbury finished the night shooting 52.7 percent from the field (29-55), 33.3 percent from three-point territory (8-24) and 40 percent from the free-throw line (4-10) as the Golden Eagles hit just 28.3 percent from the floor (17-60), 21.4 percent from beyond the arc (6-28) and 68.4 percent from the charity stripe (13-19). Old Westbury won the boards battle, 41-34, scoring 10 second chance points off nine offensive rebounds. Old Westbury tied a season-high with 21 assists while the Golden Eagles converted 19 Panther miscues into 21 points. The Golden Eagles' bench also enjoyed a 23-4 scoring advantage.
MOUNT SAINT VINCENT DOLPHINS UP NEXT FOR THE PANTHERS: Old Westbury continues its conference campaign on Wednesday (February 1) when they travel to Riverdale, New York to take on the Mount Saint Vincent Dolphins. Tip-off is set for 3 p.m. inside Peter Jay Sharp Center.
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