BROOKLYN, New York -------- Coming into Saturday afternoon's game, the Brooklyn College men's basketball team had not faced New York University in over six years. With their opponent ranked 9th in the nation, the Bulldogs hoped to keep it close like the previous four contests and get their first victory against them. Having dropped their last two games, most recently by a seven-point margin to Pratt, Brooklyn hoped to break that skid as well. Unfortunately, the Bulldogs would go on to lose the game 111-66, dropping to 1-10 overall, while NYU improves to 7-1 overall.
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How It Happened:
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NYU opened the game with a quick 8-0 run in the first two minutes of play
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Brooklyn fell behind by as many as 19 points, trailing 31-12 with 8:36 to go in the first half, and extended that lead to 59-31 at halftime
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NYU opened the first two minutes of the second half on another quick 10-1 run to up 69-32
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The Bulldogs would trail by 50 points, the largest lead of the game by a score of 101-51 with 7:42 to go, and would go on a 11-4 run of their own with 4:40 remaining
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Both teams would go on 6-0 runs towards the end of the game with the Bulldogs getting one last 3-pointer to make it 111-66
For the Bulldogs:
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Aaron Davis led the way with 13 points, 2 assists, and 1 rebound off the bench
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Serge Thraysbule led the way for the starters with 11 points, 2 rebounds, and 2 assists
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Mekhi Barlow once again recorded a block in a game, finishing with 11 points, 2 assists and 5 rebounds, which led all Bulldogs
