Brooklyn, NY----In a CUNYAC thriller, the Brooklyn College men's basketball team triumphed in their season finale at home over York on Tuesday, 91-89, on Senior Day. Brooklyn closes out the season with a 5-19 overall record including a 3-11 mark in CUNYAC. York ends the regular season with an8-17 overall record and 7-7 in conference play.
The Rundown
- Gaining possession with 14 seconds to go in regulation and the scored tied, 89-89, Brooklyn College junior guard, Zuric Harvey dribbled the ball length of the court for the game-winning layup with a second remaining. York's final inbound didn't make it to a shooter.
- Never trailing the entire contest, Brooklyn pushed their lead up to 89-74 with 3:46 to go in the contest on a made three buried by junior guard, Malik Dale. However, the Cardinals didn't not go away, responding with a 15-0 run to tie the game before Harvey's heroics.
- The Bulldogs led by as many as 19 points in the first half following a made jumper splashed by senior forward, Elisha Park. BC would head into halftime with a 54-39 advantage.
- York's Devine Chisholm went on a run of his own to start the second half, cutting the Bulldogs' lead to 59-57 with a little over 15 minutes to go in the game. A David McFadden three made it a two-possession game again at the 15:08 mark.
- Brooklyn lived by the three-ball tonight, making 16 from beyond the arc to York's five.
- Five Bulldogs reached double-figures in scoring.
Leading the Bulldogs
- Harvey led the way for BC with 22 points while shooting 5-10 from behind the arc.
- Senior guard, Kayin Olajide, added 18 points, 8 rebounds, and five steals.
- Park chipped in 17 points and dished out 7 assists while grabbing 6 boards.
- McFadden scored 15 points while shooting 4-5 from three.
- Dale was the fifth double-digit score finishing with 12 points.
Leading York
- Chisholm scored a game-high 29 points.
- Olawale Kila had the game's lone double-double finishing with 17 points and 19 rebounds.
