KEENE, N.H. - The Albertus Magnus College men's basketball team suffered a hard-fought 82-71 road loss to nationally-ranked No. 14 Keene State College in non-conference action on Tuesday evening. 

Terry Dawkins (Bronx, N.Y.) and Jeyson Slade (Stamford, Conn.) led the Falcons offensively, as each put together a 12-point, six-rebound performance. For the fourth straight game, Justice Washington (Hamden, Conn.) led the defensive unit in blocks with two to go along with six points, eight rebounds, and a steal. 

THE BASICS
Final: #14 Keene State 82 | Albertus Magnus 71
Records: Albertus Magnus (0-4) | #14 Keene State (7-0)
Box Score

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Albertus opened regulation with the quick 5-0 lead following a three-pointer from Jacqual Gertrude (Jersey City, N.J.) and two points from Justice Washington (Hamden, Conn.) just two minutes into play.
• Shortly after, a 12-2 run, ignited by three straight free throws from Keene State's Mason Jean Baptiste, put the hosts ahead by five, 12-7.
• Keene State continued to shine offensively, pushing their advantage with another 8-2 run over the next two minutes, increasing their lead to double-digits, 20-9. 
• A hook shot from Davon Warner (New Haven, Conn.) at the 13:49 mark broke the Falcons' scoreless drought, 20-11, but another big run gave the hosts the largest lead of the half, 32-15, at the 8:53 mark. 
• The game's momentum began to shift in favor of the Falcons, as a dunk from Assie ignited an explosive 10-3 run that brought the blue-and-white to within one, 37-36, with 1:45 left in the first.  
• Despite the late rally, Albertus headed into the locker room trailing the Owls by four, 43-39. 
• Keene State wasted no time increasing its lead to double-digits, 54-44, over the opening five minutes of play, but back-to-back baskets from Washington brought the deficit back down to eight, 56-48. 
• Over the next two minutes, the Owls resumed their double-digit advantage over the Falcons and led by 16, 64-48, with 13:12 remaining. 
• Albertus' offense caught its second wind, rallying together an impressive 16-6 run that cut the deficit to six, 70-64, heading into the final eight minutes of play.
• Keene State didn't let the run deter them from pushing its lead back up to double-digits for a final time before securing the home win, 82-71. 

TEAM STATS
Albertus - 48.3% FG | 16.7% 3PT | 45.8% FT
Keene State - 45.9% FG | 40.0% 3PT | 59.3% FT

KEY PERFORMERS
Albertus:
Terry Dawkins - 12 points (5-11 FG, 2-2 FT) | 6 rebounds 
Jeyson Slade - 12 points (6-10 FG, 0-1 3PT, 0-5 FT) | 6 rebounds | 1 assist | 1 steal  
Justice Washington - 6 points (3-4 FG, 0-2 FT) | 8 rebounds | 1 steal  | 2 block

Keene State:
Octavio Brito - 32 points (11-21 FG, ​​7-13 3PT, 3-4 FT) | 7 rebounds 
Jeff Hunter - 19 points (7-12 FG, 0-1 3PT, 5-10 FT) | 13 rebounds | 1 assist | 2 steals  | 1 block
Mason Jean Baptiste - 11 points (3-8 FG, 1-6 3PT, 4-4 FT) | 1 rebound | 2 assists | 2 steals 

NOTEWORTHY

• This is the fifth all-time meeting between the Falcons and Owls.
• Keene State leads the all-time series, 2-3. 
• Albertus is now 1-2 on the road against the Owls. 
• Slade stepped up in his first appearance as a Falcon, scoring 12 points. 
• Tazhon Daniels (New Haven, Conn.) finished with a season-high nine points.
• Tashawn Tokley (Merchantville, N.J.) posted a season-best in points and rebounds.

UP NEXT
The men's basketball team returns to action on Saturday, Dec. 3, as the Falcons open up Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) play with a home tilt against Emmanuel (Mass.) College. Tip-off is set for 3:00 PM inside "The Nest."