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St. Joseph's vs Lehman MenÕs Basketball held at the Danzi Athletic Center on the campus of St. Joseph's College (L.I.) on Tuesday, November 14, 2023. Photo by Alan J Schaefer
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81
Winner St. Joseph's (L.I.) SJCLI 6-6,0-3 Skyline
66
Old Westbury OW 0-12,0-2 Skyline
Winner
St. Joseph's (L.I.) SJCLI
6-6,0-3 Skyline
81
Final
66
Old Westbury OW
0-12,0-2 Skyline
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
St. Joseph's (L.I.) SJCLI 28 53 81
Old Westbury OW 28 38 66

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Men's Basketball Takes Down Old Westbury for First Conference Victory


When and Where:

January 2, 2024 - Patchogue, NY

Records:

St. Joseph's (L.I.), 6-6, 1-3 Skyline

Old Westbury, 0-12, 0-3 Skyline

Results:

The St. Joseph's University (L.I.) men's basketball collected their first Skyline Conference win of the season with an 81-66 victory over OldWestbury on Tuesday evening.

Top performers:

  • Junior Alec Tabada led the game in scoring with 23 points, to go along with six rebounds, three assists, three blocks and five steals

  • Junior Xavier Allen finished with 20 points, eight rebounds, three assists, two blocks and two steals

  • Senior Spencer Malloy recorded 15 points, seven rebounds and three assists

  • Senior Terrin Roy accumulated four blocks and eight points

  • Chris Smith led Old Westbury with 17 points, four rebounds, four assists and four steals

  • Joshua Jackman and Timothy Park of the Panthers scored 15 and 10 points, respectively 

How it happened:

  • Old Westbury jumped out to an early lead, taking an 11-4 lead with just over six minutes of action played before the Golden Eagles cut the lead to just one just a minute later

  • The Panther again would rally, scoring nine straight points off of three-pointers to again take a six-point at just over the midway point of the first half

  • As SJLI trailed by three with five minutes remaining in the first half, Roy would find space from beyond the arc off the pass from Malloy to tie the game at 22

  • Another pair of free throws in the final minute from Allen tied the game as both teams entered half, even at 28

  • St. Joseph's started the second half in a groove as they rattled off an 11-4 run that was capped off by a Roy and-one layup that was converted at the line

  • Ryan McNeely would fine Tabada open for three, which the junior would capitalize on to give SJLI their largest lead of the game, 11 points, at the halfway point of the game

  • Old Westbury would go on a run of their own as they cut the lead down to just three with seven minutes to go

  • In the final seven minutes of the game, the Golden Eagles would score 28 points and hold the Panthers to just 16 points to take home the victory 

Notes:

  • The Golden Eagles shot 28-58 from the field, good for 48.3% 

  • The Panthers finished 34.8% from the field and 26.9% from three-point range

  • St. Joseph's went 23-26 from the free throw line, 88.5%

  • SJLI held a 40-37 rebounding advantage 

  • St. Joseph's finished with 44 points in the paint  

The Golden Eagles return to action on Friday, January 5, when they host Pratt for a non-conference contest at 7:00 pm. 

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