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2016 Skyline Conference Men's Basketball Champions
47
St. Joseph's (Bklyn) SJCBK 15-13
63
Winner Old Westbury OW-MBB 19-8
St. Joseph's (Bklyn) SJCBK
15-13
47
Final
63
Old Westbury OW-MBB
19-8
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
St. Joseph's (Bklyn) SJCBK 29 18 47
Old Westbury OW-MBB 28 35 63

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

@OW_Panthers Men’s Basketball wins Skyline Conference Championship

No. 1 Old Westbury earned a trip to the NCAA Division III Tournament with Saturday’s 63-47 championship win over No. 6 St. Joseph’s (Brooklyn)

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OLD WESTBURY, NY --- (www.OLDWESTBURYPANTHERS.com) SUNY Old Westbury men's basketball punched their ticket to the 2016 NCAA Division III Tournament with Saturday's 63-47 Skyline Conference Championship win over the visiting No. 6 St. Joseph's (Brooklyn) Bears (15-13) inside Clark Athletic Center.  The Panthers (19-8) last advanced to the NCAA Division III Tournament after claiming the 2004 Skyline championship.  Old Westbury earns the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament, which begins on March 3.  The Panthers await its seeding in the NCAA Division III Tournament with pairings announced during Monday's selection show (www.ncaa.com/liveschedule) starting at 12:30 p.m.

Jamail Stanley led the way with 16 points, nine rebounds, four blocks and three steals to earn the Skyline Conference Tournament Most Outstanding Player award.  Stanley contributed 46 points, 22 rebounds, seven blocks, six steals and five assists to the two-game championship run. 

Lylle Ryals came off the bench to land back-to-back 3-pointers to give Old Westbury a 14-6 lead with 11:32 remaining.  Trailing 20-12, St. Joseph's (Brooklyn) used a 17-8 run to close out the final 7:26 as Jamir Archer's jumper with 48 seconds left gave the Bears a 29-28 edge heading into the half.

Stanley put the Panthers up for good with two of his 14 second-half points to give Old Westbury a 30-29 advantage.  Luckens Victor dropped in a layup at 12:46 to spark a 26-7 Panther run to extend the lead to a game-high 20 points (60-40) with 1:44 showing on the clock. 

Ryals and P.J. Page each netted 11 points while Victor and Kaleem Edwards pulled down nine rebounds apiece.  Edwards, Page, Victor and Stephon Odle each nabbed two steals.  Odle dished out a game-high five assists and Edwards followed with four. 

Jamair Archer poured in a game-high 20 points (10-of-15 FG) to pace the Bears.  Alec Willis added 13 points as Michael Megafu and Matt O'Neill each handed out four assists.

Old Westbury finished the game shooting 35.7 percent (20-of-56) from the field, 32 percent (8-of-25) from three-point territory and 71.4 percent (15-of-21) at the free-throw line.  By comparison, St. Joseph's (Brooklyn) hit on 37 percent (20-of-54) from the floor, 15 percent (3-of-20) from long distance and 44.4 percent (4-of-9) at the charity stripe.  Old Westbury won the boards battle, 40-34, scoring 14 second-chance points off 15 offensive rebounds.  The Panthers also held the edge in steals (12-8), blocks (5-2) and assists (13-11), while scoring 20 points off 21 Bear turnovers.


         
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Players Mentioned

Kaleem Edwards

#1 Kaleem Edwards

F
6' 4"
Senior
Sr. / Sr.
Stephon Odle

#0 Stephon Odle

G
6' 2"
Junior
Jr. / Jr.
Luckens Victor

#25 Luckens Victor

F
6' 6"
Junior
Jr. / Jr.
Jamail Stanley

#3 Jamail Stanley

G
6' 2"
Junior
Jr. / Jr.
Lylle Ryals

#5 Lylle Ryals

G
6' 4"
Junior
Jr. / Jr.
P.J. Page

#12 P.J. Page

F
6' 4"
Senior
Sr. / Sr.

Players Mentioned

Kaleem Edwards

#1 Kaleem Edwards

6' 4"
Senior
Sr. / Sr.
F
Stephon Odle

#0 Stephon Odle

6' 2"
Junior
Jr. / Jr.
G
Luckens Victor

#25 Luckens Victor

6' 6"
Junior
Jr. / Jr.
F
Jamail Stanley

#3 Jamail Stanley

6' 2"
Junior
Jr. / Jr.
G
Lylle Ryals

#5 Lylle Ryals

6' 4"
Junior
Jr. / Jr.
G
P.J. Page

#12 P.J. Page

6' 4"
Senior
Sr. / Sr.
F