Brooklyn, NY---The Brooklyn College men's basketball team got themselves back in the win column this evening, defeating Hunter College, 70-64, at the West Quad Center.  BC improves to 4-13 and 4-5 in CUNYAC with the victory.  Hunter drops to 8-9 and 5-4.  The Bulldogs remain home on Monday to host Lehman in the second part of a conference doubleheader.  Tip-off is slated for 7:15 pm. 

How It Happened

-With the game knotted, 52-52, with 8:04 to go in regulation, a 5-0 run sparked by a made three drilled by sophomore wing Henry O'Reilly, gave the Bulldogs the lead for good with 7:11 left in the game. Hunter would cut the BC lead to one, 63-62, with 3:14 left to play, but a Michael Tesoriero lay-in pushed the lead back up to five with 2:32 to go.
-Played closely through the first half, the Bulldogs kept a slim lead most of the way, heading into halftime with a 37-32 advantage. 

Box Score Breakdown 

-BC out-rebounded Hunter 17-6  on the offensive glass for the evening, outscoring the Hawks 16-3 on second chance points. 
-Brooklyn committed 13 turnovers to Hunter's 20. 

Leading the Bulldogs

-Senior guard Ben Batash and sophomore guard Michael Tesoriero led BC with 14 points each.  Tesoriero dished out four assists and grabbed five rebounds. 
-Sophomore wing Henry O'Reilly scored 11 points on 3-5 from beyond the arc off of the bench. 
-Freshman guard Noah Shy added 10 points in 19 minutes off of the bench. 

Leading the Hawks

-George Keener scored a game-high 21 points on 9-11 from the field.
-Matt Franks added 11 points.