Old Westbury Knocks Off Men’s Basketball
Final | 1 | 2 | T | |
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St. Joseph's (Bklyn) (5-17, 2-11) | 29 | 31 | 60 | |
Old Westbury (3-18, 3-10) | 54 | 31 | 85 |
Old Westbury
Game Statistics | St. Joseph's (Bklyn) | Old Westbury |
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Field Goals | (22-65) | (34-69) |
Field Goal % | 33.8% | 49.3% |
Rebounds | 40 | 43 |
Assists | 6 | 22 |
Turnovers | 16 | 16 |
Pts off Turnovers | 19 | 23 |
2nd Chance Pts | 9 | 13 |
Pts in the Paint | 30 | 28 |
Fastbreak Pts | 2 | 2 |
Bench Pts | 25 | 17 |
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — The St. Joseph's University, N.Y. (Brooklyn) men's basketball team was dealt an 85-60 defeat by the SUNY College at Old Westbury on Wednesday night from Nold Hall on the campus of Farmingdale State College.
How it Happened
The Panthers (3-18, 3-10) raced out to a momentum-setting 16-2 run to begin the contest. Evan Sirakis (Hollis Hills, N.Y./St. Francis Prep) and Samil Melo (Brooklyn, N.Y./Adams Street) provided a large portion of the scoring for the Bears (5-17, 2-11). Despite their efforts, along with Joe Sheehan's (Staten Island, N.Y/Gaynor McCown) five rebounds, the hosts held a 54-29 advantage at the half.
Old Westbury added more distance between themselves and the Bears as their lead grew to as many as 38, 69-31. Sirakis finished with 15 points on the night while Anderson Beltre (East Elmhurst, N.Y./Holy Cross) posted 11 of his own as St. Joseph's ultimately fell 85-60.
For the Bears
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Sirakis' 15 points mark the fifth consecutive double-digit scoring game. He also had four rebounds and as many assists.
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Beltre neared a double-double as he pulled seven boards.
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Jonathan Reno (Staten Island, N.Y./Moore Catholic) finished with eight points and four rebounds.
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Melo had seven points and as many caroms.
Up Next
The Bears return to Nold Hall this Saturday, February 11 to take on Farmingdale State. Tip is slated for 2 p.m. with live stats and video available on sjbkathletics.com/live.