NEW YORK, N.Y.  - The Albertus Magnus College men's basketball second-half rally fell just short in an 83-77 defeat by the hands of Hunter College on Monday evening in a non-conference game.

The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for the Falcons.

Four players scored in double figures for the Falcons, led by Tazhon Daniels (New Haven, Conn.), who scored 15. Deivone Tanksley (Hartford, Conn.) had a double-double with ten points and a career-high 18 rebounds.  Jayquan Kirkland (Stratford, Conn.) scored 14 points on 6-for-9 shooting. Justice Washington (Hamden, Conn.) had 13 points and seven rebounds.

THE BASICS

FINAL: Hunter 83 | Albertus Magnus 77

RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (8-2) | Hunter (3-7)

• HOW IT HAPPENED
  The teams matched three-pointers in the first minute as Corey Jones, Jr. of Hunter and Antonio Bonilla (Tenafly, N.J.) each hit their first attempt of the game. 
• After the early tie, Hunter scored the next 11 points, including five by Casey Meyers.
• Albertus fell behind 16-10 with 14:28 remaining in the first half, but went on a 10-2 run, capped by a three from Tanksley to give the Falcons the 20-18 lead at the 12:35 mark.
• The Falcons led one more time at 23-22 after a layup from Tanksley, but Albertus committed a foul on a three from Gene Propper. Propper hit all three attempts putting Hunter back up 25-23.
• Albertus briefly tied the game on the next possession on two free throws from Malcolm Duncanson (West Haven, Conn.), but a 14-3 run, including two three-pointers from the Hawks gave them their first double-digit lead at 39-28 with 4:59 left.
• Hunter extended its lead to 49-32 with 2:11 left, but the Falcons were able to score the final six points of the half, five of them coming from Tyrone Cummings (New Britain, Conn.) to make it a 49-38 game at the half.
• Hunter scored the first ten points of the second half to take a commanding 59-38 lead with 16:18 left. Albertus scored the next six points, but Hunter pushed the lead back out to 74-52 with 7:56 left.
• The Albertus offense then took over, going on  23-3 run over the next 6:41 and cut their deficit to 77-75 with 1:15 left as Kirkland scored ten straight points during the run followed by six of the last seven points of the run scored by Daniels. 
• On the next possession, Hunter's Kareem McDonald hit a jump shot and was fouled. He sank the free throw with 21 seconds left to put Hunter back up 80-75. Albertus got it down to four points at 81-77, but Hunter made its last two free throws to seal the win.

TEAM STATS

Albertus: 37.2 FG% | 60.9 FT% | 27.8 3PT%

Hunter: 40.4 FG% | 77.8 FT% | 40.9 3PT%

INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES

Albertus

• Deivone Tanksley 10 Points | 18 Rebounds
• Tazhon Daniels 15 Points | 4 Steals | 3-6 3PT
• Jayquan Kirkland 14 Points | 6-9 FG
• Justice Washington 13 Points | 7 Rebounds

Hunter

• Kareem McDonald 26 Points | 10 Rebounds | 5 Assists
• Corey Jones, Jr. 16 Points | 8-10 FT
• Jack Meyers 13 Points | 3-6 3PT

NOTEWORTHY

• It was the first meeting between the two teams.
• Kirkland has scored in double figures in his last two games, averaging 17 points per game during that span.
• Albertus grabbed 54 rebounds, the second most in a game this season.
• Tanksley had his third double-digit rebound game of the season and the season game-high for a Falcon this season.
• The bench scored 41 points, which was the second straight time the team has scored over 40 bench points.

UP NEXT

The Falcons play their final game before the holiday break on Saturday, December 16 as they host Southern Maine in The Nest at 1 p.m.