NEW LONDON, Conn. - Antonio Bonilla (Tenafly, N.J.) led three players in double figures with 23 points and Kevin Crawford (Bridgeport, Conn.) and Justice Washington (Hamden, Conn.) each had a double-double as the Albertus Magnus College men's basketball team defeated Mitchell, 74-69 on the road in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) game on Wednesday evening.

Washington finished with 19 points and 16 rebounds and Crawford scored 19 points to go with 11 rebounds and five strals as the Falcons remained undefeataed in conference play.

THE BASICS

FINAL: Albertus Magnus 74 | Mitchell 69

RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (11-3, 4-0 GNAC) | Mitchell (3-10, 1-2 GNAC)

BOX

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Mitchell took an early 7-1 lead behind five points from Jaylyn Clardy, but the Falcons responded scoring the next eight points, four of which came from Bonilla to take a 9-7 lead. 
• The game remained mostly a one to two possession game for over the next six minutes until the Falcons scored five straight points after a layup from Saikwon Williams (Norwalk, Conn.) and a three from Bonilla to give Albertus a 23-16 lead with 8:20 remaining.
• The Mariners battled back, scoring the next six points behind four more points from Clardy to take a 24-23 lead with just under six minutes left. Again, Albertus responded with the next six points, capped by a steal and layup from Crawford to make it a 29-24 game with 4:39 left.
• On the ensuing possession, Kenny Lewis hit a three to make it a two-point game again.
• Albertus held the lead until Wilton Causey made a layup for Mitchell to tie the game 33-33 with 1:48 left. They'd tie one more time at 34-34, but a three from Gabe Herling (Salisbury, Md.) put the Falcons up 37-34. Albertus would take a 37-36 lead into the half.
• Mitchell took a 38-37 just over a minute into the second half, but a steal from Slade that led to a three from Bonilla followed by a layup from Washington put the Falcons up, 44-38.
• Mitchell took a 48-46 lead with 14:50 left, but a well-timed 17-2 run by the Falcons over the next four minutes gave the Falcons their biggest lead of the game at 63-50 with 10:54 remaining. Bonilla and Washington led the charge with six points apiece during the decisive run.
• The Mariners did not go away, as Clardy scored 11 straight points, eventually knocking the Albertus lead down to 68-67 with 2:34 left. 
• After a free throw from Washington and a miss on the other end by Mitchell, Crawford made an acrobatic reverse layup with 1:16 left to take a 71-67 lead. The Falcons were able to hold the Mariners off the rest of the way.

TEAM STATS

Albertus 37.5 FG% | 23.1 3PT% | 60.7 FT%

Mitchell 37.1 FG% | 41.2 3PT% | 58.8 FT%

INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES

Albertus

Antonio Bonilla 23 Points | 4 Rebounds

Justice Washington 19 Points | 16 Rebounds

Kevin Crawford 19 Points | 11 Rebounds

Deivone Tanksley (Hartford, Conn.) 10 Rebounds

Jeyson Slade (Stamford, Conn.) 6 Points | 8 Rebounds | 8 Assists

Mitchell

Jaylyn Clardy 27 Points | 8 Rebounds | 5 Assists | 5 Steals

Robert Zirlis 12 Points | 8 Rebounds

NOTEWORTHY

• The 55 rebounds were the second most the Falcons have had this season in a game.
• Washington notched his eighth double-double of the season.
• The double-double was the first in Crawford's career.
• There were eight ties and nine lead changes.
• Albertus scored 18 points off of 19 Mitchell turnovers. 
• Albertus now leads the all-time series, 15-4 against Mitchell.

UP NEXT

Albertus travels to Saint Joseph's (Me.) to take on the Monks on Saturday, January 13 at 3 p.m. in a GNAC game.