Hackettstown, NJ---Already making a case to be called the 'Cardiac Kids', the Brooklyn College men's basketball team pulled out another close victory on the road this evening, defeating Centenary College, 80-76. Brooklyn improves to 4-1 with the win while the Cyclones dropped to 0-3 with the non-conference loss. The Bulldogs return home on Wednesday, November 28th, for a non-conference match-up with Keystone College. Tip-off is set for 7:00 pm at the West Quad Center.
How It Happened
-After leading 70-65 with 4:16 left in the game, the Bulldogs would find themselves trailing the home team, 72-71, less than two minutes later. Junior guard
Orri Cohen would give Brooklyn the lead for good with a huge three-point make on the ensuing possession. Centenary cut BC's lead back down to two with 1:24 left in the game, but junior guard,
Jordan Wright, responded with a three-point make with :46 remaining to give the Bulldogs enough room to close out the dramatic finish.
-Brooklyn made the most of their opportunities from the field especially in the second half, shooting 64.29% in the final twenty minutes. The Bulldogs shot 55.6% from beyond the arc for the game to the Cyclones' 47.8%.
-Five Bulldogs reached double-figures in scoring for the evening.
-The Bulldogs led for the majority of the contest taking their largest lead (9) of the game with 2:44 left in the first half. Centenary closed out the first half with an 8-2 run to cut BC's lead to 37-34 at halftime.
Leading the Bulldogs
-Wright scored a game-high 25 points on 10-13 from the field including 5-6 from beyond the arc.
-Sophomore guard,
Noah Shy, added 17 points on 7-11 from the field.
-Junior guard,
Michael Tesoriero, finished with a versatile 11 points, nine assists, six rebounds, and three steals.
-Junior forward,
Jade Spencer, flirted with another double-double finishing with 11 points and nine rebounds.
Leading the Cyclones
-Michael Young scored a team-high 20 points off of the bench.
-Larry Joseph added 14 points and nine rebounds.
