Jamaica, NY---Overcoming a ten-point deficit in the first half, the Brooklyn College men's basketball team pulled out a 64-55 win on the road tonight at York College. Brooklyn improves to 8-9 overall and 5-2 in CUNYAC with the win while the Cardinals drop to 6-12 and 2-6. Next up, the Bulldogs head down Bedford Avenue on Tuesday, January 28, to take on borough conference foe, Medgar Evers. Tip-ff is set for 8:00 pm.
Game Summary
-Trailing 20-10 with just over ten minutes to go in the first half, the Bulldogs began their comeback with a 9-2 individual offensive run put on by senior guard,
Orri Cohen. A made jumper by junior forward
Wendly Alce gave Brooklyn their first lead of the game, 25-24, with 2:09 left in the first half.
-BC closed out the first half with a 5-0 run capped by a made three buried by junior guard
Noah Shy giving the Bulldogs a 30-26 halftime advantage.
-The Bulldogs carrid their momentum from the end of the first half to the second beginning with a 7-2 run sparked by a made three by senior guard,
Michael Tesoriero.
-Brooklyn would go on to lead by as many as 14 points in the second half following a make in the paint by senior guard
Anthony McClean with 8:52 remaining in regulation.
-York would cut Brooklyn's lead to 53-46 with 6:37, but a McClean three pushed BC's lead back up to double-digits on the next possession.
-The Bulldogs shot 10-34 from beyond the arc to the Cardinals' 6-20 for the game.
-Brooklyn's bench outscored York's 29-5.
Leading the Bulldogs
-McClean led the way with a team-high 15 points while sinking a pair of threes on the evening. He also went 3-3 from the charity stripe with pushes him to 31-33 on the season.
-Cohen finished with 13 points on 5-6 shooting from the floor.
-Shy and senior guard
Jordan Wright chipped in 12 points a piece.
Leading the Cardinals
-Devine Chisolm scored a game-high 16 points.
-Akil Vaughn just missed missed the game's only double-double finishing with nine points and a game-high 13 boards.