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Jamail Stanley
Jamail Stanley scored game highs of 26 points, 17 rebounds, four assists and three steals / Photo by Chris Bergmann Photography (www.chrisbergmannphotography.com)
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St. Joseph's (L.I.) SJCLIMBB 10-16
69
Winner Old Westbury OW-MBB 18-8
St. Joseph's (L.I.) SJCLIMBB
10-16
61
Final
69
Old Westbury OW-MBB
18-8
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
St. Joseph's (L.I.) SJCLIMBB 27 34 61
Old Westbury OW-MBB 33 36 69

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

@OW_Panthers Men’s Basketball downs St. Joseph’s to advance to fifth-straight Skyline semifinal

No. 3 Old Westbury travels to No. 2 The Sage Colleges for Thursday’s Skyline Conference Championship semifinal

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OLD WESTBURY, NY --- (www.OLDWESTBURYPANTHERS.com) SUNY Old Westbury men's basketball is set to advance to their fifth-straight Skyline Conference Championship semifinals after collecting a 69-61 first-round home win over the No. 6 St. Joseph's College (L.I.) Golden Eagles (10-16) Tuesday evening inside Clark Athletic Center.  No. 3 Old Westbury (18-8) will travel Thursday (Feb. 23) to Albany, New York to take on the second-seeded The Sage Colleges Gators (16-9) inside Kahl Gymnasium.  Live video and stats for Thursday's semifinal-round matchup will be available by visiting www.oldwestburypanthers.com/coverage.aspx.

In their lone meeting of the season, the Panthers captured a 91-57 home win over Sage on January 28 (Box Score).  Old Westbury and Sage have now met in two of the last three Skyline Conference Championships.
2015 Skyline Conference Championship Semifinals
No. 1 Sage 92, No. 4 Old Westbury 74 (Box Score) 

2014 Skyline Conference Championship First-Round
No. 5 Old Westbury 81, No. 4 Sage 69 (Box Score)

Old Westbury took an early 4-0 lead with back-to-back jumpers by Stephon Odle and Preston Powell 1:12 in.  St. Joseph's answered with a 9-0 run from 17:31 to 12:52 to take a five-point lead (9-4).  Jamail Stanley then scored two of his 15 first-half points with 12:52 left that sparked the Panthers' 11-3 run to pull ahead, 15-11.  Moments later, a layup by Lylle Ryals broke a 15-15 tie to ignite Old Westbury's 13-3 run to push the lead to double-digits (28-18) with 3:56 remaining.  Old Westbury extended its lead to a game-high 11 points (33-22) off Stanley's 3-point play with 1:38 left before taking a 33-27 advantage into intermission.    

After St. Joseph's cut its deficit to three (35-32), Old Westbury used a 10-2 run as Stanley's lay-in pushed the lead back to 11 (45-34) with 14:26 remaining in the second half.  St. Joseph's responded with an 11-1 spurt to trim Old Westbury's lead to one (46-45) with 11:46 left.  The Panthers put together a 15-9 run from 11:23 to 4:51 to extend the lead to seven (61-54).  St. Joseph's chipped away to pull within three (64-61) before Old Westbury knocked down five-straight free-throws in the final 37 seconds to secure the 69-61 win.

Stanley finished with game highs of 26 points (9-of-13 FG, 3-of-3 3FG, 5-of-7 FT), 17 rebounds, four assists and three steals to go with one block to record his 18th double-double of the season (31st career).  Odle followed with 16 points (7-of-13 FG) while Ryals contributed 14 points and eight rebounds.  Luckens Victor tied a career high with four blocks.

Fernando Vazquez paced St. Joseph's with 17 points (6-of-13 FG, 4-of-5 FT).  Dan Nappi chipped in 13 points (4-of-6 3FG) and 10 rebounds while Joe Santoro scored 10 points (3-of-5 FG).

In the end, Old Westbury connected on 43.3 percent (26-of-60) from the field, 30.4 percent (7-of-23) from 3-point range and 55.6 percent (10-of-18) from the free-throw line.  By comparison, St. Joseph's hit on 33.3 percent (19-of-57) from the floor, 33.3 percent (9-of-27) from beyond the arc and 73.7 percent (14-of-19) from the charity stripe.  Old Westbury won the boards battle, 45-35, while St. Joseph's scored 10 second-chance points off nine offensive rebounds.  Both teams drew even in steals (4-4) while Old Westbury held the advantage in blocks (7-1) and assists (10-7).  The Golden Eagles scored 17 points off 15 Panther turnovers.  

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Players Mentioned

Stephon Odle

#0 Stephon Odle

G
6' 2"
Senior
Sr. / Sr.
Preston Powell

#10 Preston Powell

G
5' 11"
Junior
Jr. / Jr.
Lylle Ryals

#5 Lylle Ryals

G
6' 4"
Senior
Sr. / Sr.
Jamail Stanley

#3 Jamail Stanley

G
6' 3"
Senior
Sr. / Sr.
Luckens Victor

#25 Luckens Victor

F
6' 6"
Senior
Sr. / Sr.

Players Mentioned

Stephon Odle

#0 Stephon Odle

6' 2"
Senior
Sr. / Sr.
G
Preston Powell

#10 Preston Powell

5' 11"
Junior
Jr. / Jr.
G
Lylle Ryals

#5 Lylle Ryals

6' 4"
Senior
Sr. / Sr.
G
Jamail Stanley

#3 Jamail Stanley

6' 3"
Senior
Sr. / Sr.
G
Luckens Victor

#25 Luckens Victor

6' 6"
Senior
Sr. / Sr.
F