New York, NY----In a closely contested conference matchup, the Brooklyn College men's basketball team fell at John Jay, 63-61, on Wednesday.  BC moves to 9-15 (7-5 CUNYAC) with the loss while the Bloodhounds improve to 8-15 (6-6 CUNYAC) with the regular season sweep.  Next Up: Brooklyn will play their final two regular season games at home beginning with York on Friday at 7:15pm.  

Trailing the Bloodhounds, 30-28, at halftime, the Bulldogs opened the second half on a 4-0 run.  A Joe Charles layup gave the Bulldogs a 38-34 advantage with 15:00 minutes remaining in regulation.  

Brooklyn extended their lead to as many as five points, 52-47, following a Charles three-point make with 6:35 left in the second half.  However, the home team responded with a 7-0 run to retake the lead 4:41 to go in regulation.  

BC junior guard, D'aze Hunter, cut the John Jay lead to 62-60 by the 1:23 mark in the second half.  Thomas Hall would connect on one of two free-throws to help Brooklyn pull within a point, 62-61, with :52 to go.  The Bloodhounds converted 1-2 free-throws forty seconds later.  Brooklyn's final two chances to take the lead fell short in the last 12 seconds of the contest.  

The visitors erased a 9-0 deficit to start the game, cutting the John Jay lead to 16-13 following a Charles layup with 9:14 left in the first half.  Herbert Gary made a jumper with 1:26 left in the first half for the halftime score.  

Brooklyn shot the ball better from the field than the home team, 40.4%-31.3%.  However, the Bloodhounds outscored BC 15-10 in second chance points.  

Jamir Stewart paced John Jay with a game-high 21 points.  Aidony Nivar added 20 points.  

Charles led Brooklyn in scoring with 18 points to go along with 8 rebounds and 4 assists.  Hunter added 15 points and also finished with 8 rebounds.  Gary produced a double-double off of the bench, finishing with 14 points and 12 rebounds.