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New Haven, Conn. - The Albertus Magnus College men's basketball team cruised to a 104-72 win over CCNY in non-conference play Tuesday evening at "The Nest" inside the Cosgrove Marcus Messer Athletics Center.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Albertus Magnus 104 | CCNY 72
RECORDS: Albertus Magnus College (5-2) | CCNY (0-4)
ALL-TIME SERIES RECORD: Following tonight's win, Albertus improves to 2-1 against CCNY.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Albertus controlled the opening five minutes of play, holding a seven-point lead, 16-9, following a layup from Jahmerikah Green-Younger (Norwalk, Conn.), forcing CCNY to call a timeout. Over the next six minutes of play, Albertus extended its lead to 14, 30-16, before findings themselves up 29, 45-16, with 6:20 remaining. CCNY continued to chip away at the Falcons' lead, but would head into halftime trailing 62-29.
Despite outscoring the Falcons by a 43-42 edge in the second, CCNY was unable to make the comeback giving the hosts their fifth win of the season.
KEY PERFORMERS
Albertus:
- Jahrell Spence (Hartford, Conn.) - 18 points (7-13 FG, 2-5 3PT, 2-2 FT) | 2 rebounds | 1 block
- Terry Dawkins (Queens, N.Y.) - 13 points (6-9 FG, 0-1 3PT, 1-2 FT) | 8 rebounds | 2 assists
- Jahmerikah Green-Younger (Norwalk, Conn.) - 12 points (5-10 FG, 0-1 3PT, 2-2 FT) | 9 rebounds | 2 steals
- Ed Popolizio (East Haven, Conn.) - 10 points (4-4 FG, 2-2 3PT) | 5 rebounds
CCNY:
- Ty-Ler Banks - 17 points | 5 rebounds
- Romello Rashad - 14 points | 3 rebounds | 1 assist | 1 steal
- Mike White - 12 points | 1 rebound | 3 assists | 3 steals
- Isaiah Denard - 10 points | 2 rebounds | 1 assist
UP NEXT
The men's basketball team returns to action on Friday, December 1 as the Falcons travel to Lesley University for a non-conference showdown beginning at 7 p.m.