Box Score

Brooklyn, NY --- The Brooklyn College Men's Basketball Team (15-4, 7-1 CUNYAC) returned to their winning ways, running past inter-borough rival St. Joseph's College (5-11, 2-0 HVMAC) 91-50 on Tuesday evening.

After missing four straight shots to open the game, the Bridges caught fire. A fast-break dunk by Amil John (South Shore / Brooklyn, NY) started an 8-0 run that started the scoring. St. Joseph's would pull to within six points, 12-6, on a triple by Justin Gist (Newsome / Brooklyn, NY) six minutes into the period, but would get no closer. Another 8-0 Bridges spurt was punctuated by a three-pointer from Richard Jean-Baptiste (St. John's Prep / Brooklyn, NY). BC enjoyed an 18-point cushion midway through the first half, and saw the lead swell to as many as 25 on a Darnell Cudjoe (Murray Bergtraum / Brooklyn, NY) put-back with 90 seconds remaining in the stanza. 

The Bridges pushed the lead to 30 points with 14:56 remaining on a lay-up by Ahmad Hemingway (Curtis / Brooklyn, NY). The margin teetered between 26 and 33 points for the next 12 minutes as the Bridges remained in control the entire game. A Reginald Posey (Monsignor Scanlan / Bronx, NY) three-pointer and a Marlon Thornton (Richmond Hill / Brooklyn, NY) foul shot provided the final point tallies.

Hemingway posted a game-high 19 points, while Jean-Baptiste and Posey each added 13 points.  Jean-Baptiste also collected 11 rebounds enroute to his third double-double of the season. Gist was the leading scorer for the Bears, pouring in 12 points in the losing effort.

The Bridges return to conference action on Saturday afternoon, hosting Lehman College at 3:00 pm in the Roosevelt Gymnasium.