CHICOPEE, Mass. - Junior guard Antonio Bonilla (Tenafly, N.J.) finished with a team-high 20 points, including six three-pointers, to help guide the Albertus Magnus College men's basketball team to an 87-68 road victory over the Blazers of Elms College in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) road tilt on Thursday evening. 

Along with Bonilla, Justice Washington (Hamden, Conn.) and Terry Dawkins (Bronx, N.Y.) also recorded double-digit performances and posted a pair of double-doubles in tonight's road victory. Washington put together a 17-point, 18-rebound performance, while Dawkins followed suit with a 15-point, 10-rebound performance.  

THE BASICS
Final: Albertus Magnus 87 | Elms 68   
Records: Albertus Magnus (11-7, 9-2 GNAC) | Elms (3-16, 2-10 GNAC)
Box Score

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Albertus came out of the gate scoring seven straight points behind baskets from Washington, Malcolm Duncanson (West Haven, Conn.), and Dawkins to take the early lead, 7-0.  
• The Blazers retaliated with a quick 4-0 spurt to cut the deficit to three, 7-4, but Bonilla swooshed a three from beyond the arc to expand the AMC advantage to six, 10-4, just 2:31 into the contest. 
• Albertus and Elms exchanged baskets for the next three minutes of play before back-to-back threes from Bonilla gave the Falcons' a 10-point cushion with 14:44 left in the first frame and prompted Elms to use a timeout.  
• Out of the short break, the Falcons continued to run the floor, as Dawkins and Washington put together a 6-0 run of their own to increase the visitors' lead to 16, 24-8.
• Trailing the Falcons 31-15, with 9:55 left in the first, Elms responded with a 5-2 spurt to make it a 33-20 contest, but Jeyson Slade (Stamford, Conn.) and Jacqual Gertrude (Jersey City, N.J.) found net for the Falcons to push the advantage back up to 15, 37-22. 
• Albertus controlled the next four minutes of play as a jumper from Robby Simmons (Hartford, Conn.) sparked an 8-5 run to extend the visitors' lead to 16, 40-24 lead. 
• Elms responded with a quick 3-2 run, but Bonilla popped his fourth trey of the half to give Albertus the 45-27 lead with 2:11 remaining in the frame.
• The final two minutes saw Albertus and Elms play tight defense, allowing just one made basket each and the Falcons holding the 47-29 advantage at the half.  
• The teams came out of the break trading shots, as the squads matched each other point for point over the first four-and-a-half minutes of play and ran the score to 57-39. 
• Bonilla kept his offensive night going by hitting back-to-back threes just 33 seconds apart, extending his total to six, to give AMC the 63-41 lead. 
• From that point on, Albertus would keep the Blazers' offense at bay to earn its fifth straight victory following tonight's 87-68 conference win.

TEAM STATS
Albertus: 42.3% FG | 36.0% 3PT | 54.5% FT
Elms: 43.1% FG | 27.8% 3PT | 53.8% FT 

PLAYER HIGHLIGHTS

Albertus:
Antonio Bonilla - 20 points (7-16 FG, 6-13 3PT) | 1 rebound | 1 block
Justice Washington - 17 points (8-12 FG, 1-4 FT) | 18 rebounds | 3 assists | 3 blocks 
Terry Dawkins - 15 points (5-13 FG, 1-1 3PT, 4-8 FT) | 10 rebounds | 2 assists | 1 steal 

Elms:
Edgardo Jacob Cancel - 14 points (6-8 FG, 0-1 3PT, 2-2 FT) | 1 rebound | 1 assist | 1 steal
Jake Midura - 13 points (5-11 FG, 3-8 3PT) | 1 rebound | 1 steal
Tahquell Cadle - 11 points (4-10 FG, 0-1 3PT, 3-4 FT) | 13 rebounds | 10 assists | 2 steals | 1 block

NOTEWORTHY

• Tonight's game was the fourth all-time meeting between the Falcons and Blazers.
• Albertus is now 3-1 all-time following tonight's road win.
• The Falcons posted a season-high 20 assists and 57 rebounds.
• The blue-and-white has recorded 50+ rebounds over the last four games. 
• Bonilla has scored 20+ points on three occasions this season.
• Washington tallied his fifth straight double-double and his ninth overall this season. 
• Dawkins recorded his third straight double-double and seventh overall this season.
• Simmons tied his season-high in points with seven.

UP NEXT

The Falcons return home on Saturday, January 28th, for a conference clash with the Monks of Saint Joseph's College of Maine. Tip-off is set for 3 PM inside the Cosgrove Marcus Messer Athletic Center.