OLD WESTBURY, N.Y. --- (www.OLDWESTBURYPANTHERS.com) SUNY Old Westbury men's basketball remain perfect at home after capturing a 60-53 non-conference win Friday evening over the Brooklyn College Bulldogs (1-7) on Toys For Tots White Out Game inside Clark Athletic Center. With the win, Old Westbury moves to a 3-5 mark on the young season.
 
After a seesaw battle for the advantage in the opening 8:27, Pierrce Perry slammed home Cameron Winston's assist at the 11:04 mark to ignite 15-0 run for Old Westbury to claim the 11-point lead (27-16).  Anthony McClean and Noah Shy scored Brooklyn's next five points to pull within six before Pedro Marquez knocked down a triple with 1:24 remaining to send Old Westbury into the break with the 30-21 lead.
 
Old Westbury opened second-half play with four points coming off the hands of Perry and Winston on the free-throw line to grow the lead to a game-high 13 points (34-21) with 17:51 remaining.  The Panthers maintained the momentum over the next 14:48 holding a 56-44 lead with 2:42 showing on the second-half clock.  McClean sank a pair of freebies to kickstart a final 9-0 surge for the Bulldogs to pull within three points with 48 seconds left.  Jonathan Jamieson and Marquez then put together Old Westbury's four points to settle the 60-53 final.
 
Marquez finished with 19 points (5-of-11 FG, 4-of-8 3FG, 5-of-6 FT) and four steals to lead Old Westbury to victory. Perry followed with 12 points (4-of-9 FG, 4-of-6 FT), 12 rebounds and five blocks (game-high) to post his second-career double-double. Justin Alleyne-Washington chipped in 12 points (5-of-12 FG) and a game-high 14 rebounds to register his 11th-career double-double while Charles Wingate nabbed four steals.
 
McClean finished with 19 points and six rebounds to pace Brooklyn while Michael Tesoriero added 11 points and a game-high five steals.
 
In the end, Old Westbury finished the evening shooting 34.5 percent (20-of-58) from the field, 26.3 percent (5-of-19) from beyond the arc and 60 percent (15-of-25) from the free-throw line.  Brooklyn connected on 31.1 percent (19-of-61) from the field, 27.6 percent (8-of-29) from three-point territory and 70 percent (7-of-10) from the charity stripe.  Old Westbury won the boards battle, 51-35 while scoring 14 second-chance points off 16 offensive rebounds.  Old Westbury outplayed Brooklyn in blocks (7-1), points in the paint (26-22) and bench points (9-4) while scoring 21 points off 18 Bulldog turnovers. Brooklyn held the edge in assists (17-12), steals (14-13) and fastbreak points (20-13).

Highlights from the #WhiteOutGame is below:

 
UP NEXT:
Old Westbury travels to West Hartford, Connecticut on December 28 for the USJ Holiday Tournament - Presented by Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast hosted by University of Saint Joseph. The Panthers play against the Pine Manor College Gators at 3:30 p.m. inside O'Connell Center.


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