Brooklyn, NY---Playing for third place in the conference standings, the Brooklyn College men's basketball team pulled out a 67-61 win at home over John Jay College this evening on Senior Night. Senior guard, Nathan Jossphat, drained a big three in the second half in the win. Brooklyn improves to 14-10 overall and 9-6 in CUNYAC while the Bloodhounds drop to 14-10 and 8-7 in league play. The Bulldogs close out the 2019 regular season at Medgar Evers on Wednesday, February 13, at 8:00 pm.
How It Happened
-A tie contest, 54-54, with 4:18 left in regulation, BC sophomore guard,
Noah Shy, drove the lane for a lay-in to give Brooklyn the lead for good with 3:01 to go. Following a 1:30 stalemate, Brooklyn junior guard,
Michael Tesoriero, cushioned BC's lead with a made three with 1:31 remaining. The Bulldogs secured the win at the charity stripe in the final minute of play.
-Brooklyn ended the first half with an 8-0 run capped by made jumper buried by junior guard,
Jordan Wright, with five ticks remaining. The Bulldogs led 35-25 at the half.
-John Jay responded with a 9-0 run in the first 2:30 of the second half to only trail the Bulldogs, 38-35. The Bloodhounds continued to rally until they found themselves up 52-48 with 9:00 remaining in the second half. Brooklyn would retake the lead with a 6-0 spurt sparked by a fastbreak lay-up finished by junior forward,
Jade Spencer.
-BC forced 28 John Jay turnovers while only committing 13 for the game.
-The Bulldogs also out-rebounded the Bloodhounds 10-3 on the offensive boards for the game.
Leading the Bulldogs
-Wright scored a team-high 17 points.
-Junior guard,
Anthony McClean, dropped 16 off of the bench make 3-6 from beyond the arc.
-Shy added 15 points and Tesoriero scored ten while dishing out seven assists and coming up with six steals.
Leading John Jay
-Essien Epps scored a game-high 22 points, dished out eight assists, and grabbed 13 rebounds.
-Eric Pujols scored 15 off of the bench draining 5-7 from 'downtown'.
-Kyle LaGuardia scored 12 points and grabbed rebounds.
