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2015 Old Westbury Men's Basketball Senior NIght
89
St. Joseph's (L.I.) SJC-M-14 16-9, 13-5
95
Winner Old Westbury OW-MBB 11-13, 11-6
St. Joseph's (L.I.) SJC-M-14
16-9, 13-5
89
Final
95
Old Westbury OW-MBB
11-13, 11-6
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
St. Joseph's (L.I.) SJC-M-14 34 55 89
Old Westbury OW-MBB 43 52 95

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Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Courtesy of Old Westbury Sports Information (written by Harris Rappel)

Gjonlekaj’s 29 points leads @OW_Panthers Men’s Basketball to 95-89 Senior Night win

Old Westbury heads to Purchase on February 21 for regular-season finale


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OLD WESTBURY, NY (www.OLDWESTBURYPANTHERS.com) - The SUNY Old Westbury men's basketball team captured a convincing 95-89 Senior Night victory over the St. Joseph's (L.I.) Golden Eagles in Skyline Conference action Thursday evening from Clark Athletic Center.  With the win, Old Westbury (11-13) climbs to 11-6 in conference play while sending the Golden Eagles' (16-9) league record to 13-5. 

Prior to the start of the game, Omari Trebuse (2011-15), Nat Vaughan (2012-15), Dom Bostick (2013-15), Floyd Leroy (2013-15) and Jaquan Potter (2013-15) were honored for their dedication to Old Westbury Athletics with the annual Senior Night Ceremony. 

Mark Gjonlekaj tied a career-high with 29 points (10-15 FG) of the bench, sinking 5-of-7 from three-point territory to go along with 10 rebounds and four steals (tied career-high) to register his second-career double-double in leading the Panthers to victory.  Leroy racked up 15 points (5-10 FG), eight rebounds and nabbed a career-high four steals.  Luckens Victor followed with 10 points and Vaughan swept away a career-best four steals.  Reynaldo Walters chipped in with nine points, nine assists (career high) and four steals (tied career-high).

Sean McCarthy connected on 5-of-9 from deep to finish with a team-leading 25 points for St. Joseph's (L.I.).  Fernando Vasquez (18 points, 10 rebounds, 3 steals), Andy Laurent (17 points, 2 blocks), Nick Gallina (10 points, 7 assists) and Brady Colucci (10 points) all scored in double figures.       

Bostick's free throw 1:08 into play broke the scoring ice to spark an 8-2 Panther run for the early lead.  St. Joseph's (L.I.) answered with an 8-0 spurt to take a brief 10-8 edge.  Moments later, Laurent connected on a jumper to put St. Joseph's (L.I.) up 15-14 for their final lead of the game before Gjonlekaj's triple put the Panthers ahead 17-15.  Kaleem Edwards' layup at 7:24 ignited an 8-0 run for the Panthers to grab a 34-24 lead.  Both teams played even for the remainder of the half as Old Westbury took a 43-34 advantage into the break.

Old Westbury pushed its lead to 14 points (50-36) with 18:32 remaining off a quick 7-0 run.  Trebuse later connected from deep to extend the lead to 16 points (57-41) at the 14:36 mark.  St. Joseph's (L.I.) then used a 15-2 run to get back into the game to make it a 59-56 contest.  Gjonlekaj would score eight of Old Westbury's next 11 points as part of an 11-1 run to go back up by 13 (70-57) with 9:17 showing on the second-half clock.  St. Joseph's (L.I.) closed the gap to three points with 13 seconds left off an 8-2 run, but the deficit proved to be too much as the Panthers made 3-of-4 from the line in the closing seconds to secure the six-point win. 

In the end, Old Westbury shot 44.9 percent from the field (35-78), 33.3 percent from three-point land (9-27) and 57.1 percent from the free-throw line (16-28) while the Golden Eagles hit 41.2 percent from the floor (26-68), 43.3 percent from beyond the arc (13-30) and 76.9 percent from the charity stripe (20-26).  St. Joseph's (L.I.) held the edge in rebounds, 48-47, as Old Westbury scored 13 second-chance points off 19 offensive boards.  Old Westbury converted 20 Golden Eagle turnovers into 26 points.  Old Westbury also held a 58-14 advantage in bench scoring.  
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#3 Omari Trebuse
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#5 Jaquan Potter
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#11 Nat Vaughan
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#12 Floyd Leroy
#22 Dom Bostick
#22 Dom Bostick 

                                
PURCHASE PANTHERS UP NEXT FOR OLD WESTBURY: Old Westbury will look to build on Thursday's win when they close out the regular season on the road Saturday (Feb. 21) at 12 p.m. against the Purchase Panthers from Purchase College Gymnasium in Purchase, New York. 

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Players Mentioned

Dom Bostick

#22 Dom Bostick

F
6' 6"
Senior
Mark Gjonlekaj

#23 Mark Gjonlekaj

F
6' 6"
Sophomore
Jaquan Potter

#5 Jaquan Potter

G
6' 1"
Senior
Omari Trebuse

#3 Omari Trebuse

G
6' 0"
Senior
Nat Vaughan

#11 Nat Vaughan

G
5' 10"
Senior
Kaleem Edwards

#1 Kaleem Edwards

F/G
6' 4"
Junior
Luckens Victor

#25 Luckens Victor

F
6' 6"
Sophomore
Reynaldo Walters

#24 Reynaldo Walters

G
6' 0"
Junior
Floyd Leroy

#12 Floyd Leroy

F
6' 2"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Dom Bostick

#22 Dom Bostick

6' 6"
Senior
F
Mark Gjonlekaj

#23 Mark Gjonlekaj

6' 6"
Sophomore
F
Jaquan Potter

#5 Jaquan Potter

6' 1"
Senior
G
Omari Trebuse

#3 Omari Trebuse

6' 0"
Senior
G
Nat Vaughan

#11 Nat Vaughan

5' 10"
Senior
G
Kaleem Edwards

#1 Kaleem Edwards

6' 4"
Junior
F/G
Luckens Victor

#25 Luckens Victor

6' 6"
Sophomore
F
Reynaldo Walters

#24 Reynaldo Walters

6' 0"
Junior
G
Floyd Leroy

#12 Floyd Leroy

6' 2"
Senior
F