Brooklyn, NY---The Brooklyn College men's basketball team put forth a valiant effort, but was outlasted by New York University, 74-64, in non-conference action at the West Quad Center this evening.  Brooklyn starts the season 0-5 while the Violets improved to 3-1.  The Bulldogs will play their conference opener at Hunter College this Friday, December 1st.  Tip-off will follow the women's game at 5:30 pm.  

How It Happened 

-Trailing by 11 points with a little over 13 minutes remaining in regulation, the Bulldogs made one last push, cutting the NYU lead to six in the next thirty seconds.  The run was capped by a runner in the lane finished by senior guard, Niv Konfino.  The Violets responded with a 4-0 run to push the lead back up 10 in the next minute of play, keeping the Bulldogs at arm's length the rest of the way.  
-The first half would go back and forth throughout.  Brooklyn had control early in the game, opening with a made three knocked down by sophomore guard, Michael Tesoriero.  A made jumper shot by sophomore wing, Henry O'Reilly, gave BC a 15-11 advantage halfway through the opening period.  NYU regained the lead with a three-point play converted at the 7:37 mark.
-Brooklyn had their last lead of the game with 2:04 left in the first half following a Markos Plimakis lay-in.  
-NYU took a 31-28 halftime lead on a buzzer-beating tip-in. 

Box Score Breakdown 

-Four Violets reached double-figures in scoring for the evening. 
-Brooklyn had a solid edge on the offensive boards, grabbing 26 second chances to NYU's 18. 
-Brooklyn committed 12 turnovers to NYU's 14 for the game. 
-NYU shot close to 35% from beyond the arc to BC's 22%. 
-The Violets shot 61% from the charity stripe to the Bulldogs' 54%. 
-NYU shot close to 42% from the floor to the Bulldogs' 33.8% for the evening. 

Leading the Bulldogs

-Sophomore guard Michael Tesoriero led Brooklyn with 18 points on 5-9 from the field including 4-6 from beyond the arc. He also dished out a game-high seven assists and grabbed four rebounds.  
-Freshman guard Noah Shy was BC's only other double-digit scorer with 11 points. 
-Sophomore forward, Markos Plimakis, and senior guard, Maynard Grant IV, led BC in rebounding with seven boards each.  

Leading NYU

-Forward Jimmy Martinelli recorded the game's only double-double finishing with a game-high 19 points and 10 rebounds. 
-Forward Dom Cristiano flirted with a double-double, finishing with 17 points and eight rebounds.