Brooklyn, NY----In a fast-paced conference matchup, the Brooklyn College men's basketball team fought to the final buzzer, but wasn't able to slow down CCNY late in the contest, falling to the Beavers, 82-69, on Friday. Brooklyn moves to 4-19 overall and 2-11 in CUNYAC with the loss while CCNY improves to 15-9 and 10-3 respectively. Next Up: Brooklyn closes out the regular season at home on Senior Day on Tuesday against York in the second game of a CUNYAC doubleheader tipping off at 7:15pm.
The Rundown
- Closely contested through opening minutes of the first half, David McFadden gave Brooklyn an 11-10 lead on a made three at the 14:47 mark. However, the Beavers responded with an 8-0 run to never trail again for the remainder of the contest.
- Trailing 37-31 at halftime, the Bulldogs showed signs of a comeback, opening up the second half with a 5-0 run highlighted by a made three splashed by Elisha Park. CCNY would gather themselves and push their lead to 22 thanks to a 15-0 run. Brooklyn didn't go away and eventually cut the Beavers' lead down to 78-67 following another Park three-point make with a little over a minute to go in the contest. However, that is as close as the Bulldogs would get before the final buzzer.
- CCNY shot an efficient 52.1% from the field to Brooklyn's 32.8%. Brooklyn did shoot it better from behind the arc on the evening, going 11-30 to the Beavers' 3-11.
Leading the Bulldogs
- Park scored a game-high 28 points while making three from behind the arc and finishing a perfect 9-9 from the charity stripe. He also dished out 5 assists.
- Senior guard, Kayin Olajide, flirted with a double-double finishing with 16 points and rebounds.
- McFadden added 13 points and dished out 5 assists.
Leading CCNY
- Ricardo Dixon scored a team-high 27 points and grabbed 14 boards. He also blocked 5 shots on the night.
- Yassine Sakhi had a double-double, finishing with 15 points and 10 rebounds.
- Amir Assani grabbed a game-high 18 rebounds.
