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Top performers:

• Senior Alec Tabada led the Golden Eagles with 17 points, six rebounds, four blocks and one steal
• Senior Spencer Malloy totaled 10 points, four rebounds, and one assist
• Sophomore AJ Esposito added seven points, four rebounds and three blocks
• Sophomore Matthew Maxwell finished with seven points, four assists, and four rebounds
• Michael Notias led the Rams with 25 points, two rebounds, two assists, one block, and one steal
• Liam Buckley contributed 16 points, shooting 6-8 from the field, with two rebounds and one assist

How it happened:

• After the Rams captured an early 4-0 lead three minutes into play, the Golden Eagles produced eight quick points, with Justin Forest and Tabada each hitting a three-pointer to make the score 8-6, with 16:20 left in the first half
• As Farmingdale quickly regained the lead, and both teams traded baskets back-and-forth over the next six minutes as a Ryan McNeely jumper propelled SJLI ahead by one before a Tabada pull-up increased the lead to three (20-17) with just under ten to play 
• The Golden Eagles held on to the lead for six minutes, but back-to-back jumpers from Jovayne Walters allowed FSC to claim the lead again (25-24) with 3:51 to play until half
• With just 1:40 to go in the half, a Justin Turner layup gave St. Joseph's the lead (28-27), but Jevon Santos would go on to score six straight points for the Rams to hold a 33-28 lead going into half
• Tabada opened the second half scoring with a driving layup before Buckley answered with a three-point jump shot to increase the Rams lead to six
• Farmingdale would hold a slight lead of no more than five points over the next seven minutes of play when an Esposito three off the pass from Maxwell cut the FSC lead to just one (46-45) with 10:46 to go 
• Shortly after, the Rams would outscore the Golden Eagles 12-5, which would be halted when Maxwell responded to a Buckley three with a three of his own to bring the lead back to single digits (58-50)
• St. Joseph's would try to cut into the deficit but was unable to decrease Farmindale's lead to less than eight points as the Rams secured the victory down the stretch with a final score of, 67-59

Notes:

• St. Joseph's shot 44.0% from the field and 37.5% from three-point range
• Farmingdale St. finished 34.3% from the field and 28% from beyond the arc
• FSC had a 41-35 rebounding advantage, collecting 19 offensive rebounds to SJLI's four
• The Golden Eagles had 24 points in the paint, while the Rams ended with 30

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