NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The Albertus Magnus College men's basketball team earned its fourth straight Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) win as the Falcons defeated Regis (Mass.) College by a final score of 94-67 on Thursday evening inside "The Nest". 

Antonio Bonilla (Tenafly, N.J.) paced the Falcons with a team-high 16 points, while Justice Washington (Hamden, Conn.) recorded his fourth double-double (10 points, 10 rebounds) of the season.         

THE BASICS
Final: Albertus Magnus 94 | Regis (Mass.) 67 
Records: Albertus Magnus (5-6, 4-1 GNAC) | Regis (Mass.) (7-4, 3-1 GNAC)
Box Score

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Falcons raced out to the early 7-0 lead following a jumper from Terry Dawkins (Bronx, N.Y.), a trey from Bonilla, and a lay-up from Tazhon Daniels (New Haven, Conn.) less than two minutes in.
• The next four minutes saw Regis (Mass.) battle back to within four, 9-5, before Bonilla nailed his second 3-pointer of the evening to bring the score to 12-5. 
• Shortly after, the Pride rallied together a short 5-0 push that brought the score within one possession, 17-14, with just under 15 minutes to play in the first.
• AMC roared right back with a 9-4 run, capped by a Bonilla three, that extended its lead to eight, 26-18, with 12:08 remaining on the clock. 
• Out of a timeout, Albertus resumed its offensive charge with an 8-1 surge that pushed its lead to 14, 36-22. Avery Hinnant (Naugatuck, Conn.), Saikwon Williams (Norwalk, Conn.), and Tashawn Tokley (Merchantville, N.J.) all scored for the Falcons, with Hinnant delivering a massive slam dunk at the 10:38 mark. 

• For the remainder of the first, Albertus maintained its double-digit lead and headed into the halftime break with a 19-point advantage, 53-34.
• AMC kicked off the second half with a 6-0 run on baskets from Malcolm Duncanson (West Haven, Conn.), Dawkins, and Daniels to increase its lead to 59-34. 
• The team traded baskets for the next four minutes until Bonilla found paydirt from behind the arc at the 14:04 mark to bring the score to 65-40 with 14:04 left to play.  
• A defensive battle ensued for the next four minutes, as the teams found themselves in a 70-44 game going into the final 10 minutes of regulation. 
• A Tokely slam dunk was sandwiched between free throws from Jacqual Gertrude (Jersey City, N.J.) and a Washington layup pushed the blue-and-white's lead to 77-46 with just under seven minutes to play in the half. 

• Soon after, the Pride rallied together a 6-2 run but was countered by a 4-0 run from the Falcons heading into the final few minutes of regulation. 
• The Falcons proved to be too much for the visiting Pride as the blue-and-sealed the deal with the 94-67 conference victory.

TEAM STATS
Albertus: 46.7% FG | 30.8% 3PT | 69.6% FT
Regis (Mass.): 35.1% FG | 20.7% 3PT | 50.0% FT

PLAYER HIGHLIGHTS

Albertus:
Antonio Bonilla - 16 points (6-13 FG, 4-9 3PT) | 4 rebounds 
Justice Washington - 10 points (2-4 FG, 6-8 FT) | 10 rebounds | 1 assist  | 5 blocks 

Regis (Mass.): 
Russell Rau - 12 points (4-12 FG, 2-7 3PT, 2-2 FT) | 6 rebounds | 3 assists | 1 steal | 1 block  
Dashon Smith Adams- 9 points (4-8 FG, 1-3 FT) | 6 rebounds 

NOTEWORTHY

• Tonight's game marked the eighth all-time meeting between the two programs.
• Albertus remains undefeated against the Pride with an all-time series record of 8-0. 
• This is the third game in a row that Bonilla has led the team in scoring, finishing with 16. 
• Washington recorded his fourth game with 10+ rebounds.
• Freshman Taufick Aziz (Ghana) recorded his first career college 3-pointer. 
• The Falcons tied their season-high in rebounds with 54. 
• Albertus' bench logged back-to-back games with 50 or more points.
• With tonight's victory, Coach Oliver is five wins away from earning his 300th career win. 

UP NEXT
The Falcons continue GNAC play on Saturday, Jan. 7, with a 2 p.m. road showdown against Anna Maria College at the AMCATS' Fuller Activities Center in Paxton, Mass.