When and Where
November 8, 2023 – Queens, NY (York College Gymnasium)
Result
The St. Joseph's University, New York (L.I.) men's basketball team opened their regular season with a 90-71 victory over York College on Wednesday night.
Records
St. Joseph's (L.I.) 1-0, York College 0-1
Top performers
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Junior Alec Tabada led the Golden Eagles with a game-high 17 rebounds and four steals, a team-high 26 points, to go along with two assists and two blocks
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Senior Terrin Roy and junior Xavier Allen each scored 16 points
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Sophomore Justin Turner secured the double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds, with three steals and two assists
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Senior Spencer Malloy finished with 10 points, nine rebounds, four assists, one steal and two blocks
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Olawale Kila led the Cardinals with 27 points, seven rebounds, six assists and four steals
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Rohan Singh added 12 points for York
How it happened
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The game started with both teams trading baskets as Allen would hit a three-point basket to pull SJLI ahead by five points, just over five minutes into the first half
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A Tabada three-pointer would tie the game at 32 and would spark a 15-4 Golden Eagles run to close out the first half with an 11-point lead
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St. Joseph's started the second half on a 13-0 run that was capped off by an Allen jump shot to pull ahead 60-36 with just over 14 minutes remaining in the game
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The Cardinals cut the lead down to just 13 with just four minutes to play on a Kila three
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A block on behalf of York College allowed a dunk by Kila, followed by an SJLI turnover that led to a Malaki Clark three to bring the score 80-69 with two minutes to play
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The Golden Eagles would finish the game off on a 10-0 scoring run that saw Tabada score the final eight points of the game while collecting a block and a steal to secure the 90-71 victory
Notes
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SJLI shot 44.3% from the field and 45.0% from beyond the arc, while York was 38.2% from the field and a modest 45.5% from three-point range
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The Golden Eagles held a 19 rebounding advantage, 47-28
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St. Joseph's was 27-33 from the free throw line, shooting 81.8%
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The Golden Eagles finished with 32 points in the paint and 19 second-chance points
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