La Plume, PA---Paced by senior guard
Orri Cohen's career-high 25 points, the Brooklyn College men's basketball team won their second game in a row on the road tonight at Keystone, 83-71. Brooklyn improves to 5-8 overall with the non-conference win while Keystone drops to 5-11 in defeat. Next up, the Bulldogs return to conference play at home against Baruch College at 7:15pm.
Game Summary
-Trailing 47-42 with 16:00 left in the game, the Bulldogs went on a 13-0 run capped at the 12:56 mark to take the lead for good. During the run, junior guard,
Anthony McClean knocked down back-to-back threes, giving Brooklyn their first lead since halftime.
-BC continued to roll in the second half, leading by as many as 17 points with 9:22 remaining in regulation.
-Brooklyn knocked down eight threes to Keystone's three in the second half. The Bulldogs made 14 threes to the Giants' eight for the contest.
-The Bulldogs made the most of their 14 offensive rebounds, outscoring the Giants 20-7 on second chance points.
-Keystone opened the game with a 10-0 before junior guard
Noah Shy ended the drought with a bucket in the paint with 16:00 left in the first half. Trailing 14-6, BC went on a 10-0 run to take their first lead of the game, 16-14, with 10:01 left in the first half. Senior guard
Michael Tesoriero buried a three before Coehn gave the Bulldogs the lead with a three of his own.
-Brooklyn extended their first half lead to as many as seven points following a Kayin Oljide three at the 7:25. Keystone weathered the storm and would eventually retake the lead, 37-36, following a made three for the halftime score.
Leading the Bulldogs
-Cohen shot 7-12 from beyond the arc for his game-high 25 points off of the bench. He also grabbed four rebounds on his career night.
-Shy added 22 points off of the bench.
-McClean had another solid outing, finishing with 16 points with four three-point makes. He also dished out five assists without a turnover and came up with three steals.
Leading the Giants
-Jeremy Jordan led four Giants in double-digit scoring with 16 points. He also grabbed eight boards.
-Tone Crockwell added 14 points and grabbed eight rebounds.
-Ray Mills chipped in 11 points off of the bench.