Written by Julia Ruocchio
When and Where:
February 3, 2024 - Patchogue, NY
Records:
St. Joseph's (L.I.), 10-11, 4-8 Skyline
SUNY Old Westbury, 0-21, 0-12 Skyline
Results:
Senior
Spencer Malloy reached 1,000 career points, and junior
Alec Tabada tied his career-high for points in a game as the St. Joseph's University (L.I.) men's basketball team earns a 61-50 win over SUNY Old Westbury at the Danzi Center on Saturday afternoon.
Top performers:
- Senior Spencer Malloy reached 1,000 career points with an 11-point performance while adding nine rebounds
- Junior Alec Tabada scored a game-high 28 points to tie his career-high for points in a game, which he also achieved on January 26 of this year at Purchase. He recorded 10 rebounds for a double-double and shot 11-for-15 from the field
- Senior Terrin Roy added nine points on 3-for-8 shooting from beyond the arc with three assists
- Amadi Lee-Kane led Old Westbury with a 19-point performance while adding four assists and four steals
- Jamari Williams contributed 13 points and nine rebounds for the Panthers
How it happened:
- A back-and-forth start to the game saw the Golden Eagles take an 8-6 lead on a three for Roy at the 15:24 mark
- A few minutes later, the Panthers took a lead of three (15-12) on a jumper for Jordan Johnson-Rader with 11:51 on the clock
- SJLI scored the next four points to take a 16-15 lead, with Tabada's dunk at the 10:53 mark providing the lead
- With St. Joseph's ahead by one (20-19) with 9:19 on the clock, Tabada scored five consecutive points to extend the lead to six (25-19) with 6:28 remaining in the half, which was their largest lead of the half
- Old Westbury went on a 10-3 run to take a 29-28 lead on a three-point play for Aiddan Smith with two minutes remaining
- Tabada put SJLI back ahead (30-29) with a basket at the 1:47 mark, which was his 10th straight point scored for the Golden Eagles
- Sophomore Justin Turner hit a three at the one-minute mark before the hosts went into the break with a 33-31 advantage
- There were 11 lead changes in the half, with nine of them taking place in the first 10 minutes of play
- The Panthers tied the game at 33 right away to begin the second half before a three for Roy put SJLI on top 36-33
- After three lead changes with the visitors ahead 39-38, Malloy made a layup to bring his career point total to 1,000. He got fouled on the shot and completed the three-point play, which put the Golden Eagles ahead 41-39 at the 15:21 mark
- Old Westbury came within one (43-42) of SJLI's lead with 12 minutes remaining, then Tabada scored six consecutive points to increase the lead to 49-42 with 10:12 on the clock
- 20 seconds later, the Panthers came within four (49-45) on a three for Smith, then St. Joseph's scored six straight points to take a lead of 10 (55-45), coming on a layup for freshman AJ Esposito with 8:15 remaining
- The hosts took an 11-point lead (59-48) for their largest lead of the afternoon on a jumper for Tabada at the 3:51 mark before St. Joseph's came away with a 61-50 win
Notes:
- St. Joseph's shot 39.3% from the field and 20% from beyond the arc
- Old Westbury posted a 32.2% shooting percentage overall and 23.5% from three-point range
- The Golden Eagles held a slight advantage in rebounds (43-42)
- SJLI out-scored the Panthers 28-10 in the paint
Next up:
The Golden Eagles return to action on Wednesday, February 7, when they host SUNY Maritime for a conference match-up at the Danzi Center at 7:00pm.
