NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Antonio Bonilla (Tenafly, N.J.) set a program record - breaking his own - with 11 three-pointers and scored a career-high 42 points as the Albertus Magnus College men's basketball team annihilated Anna Maria College, 114-60 on Wednesday evening in Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) play.
Bonilla broke his own record of ten three-pointers that he set last season against Saint Joseph (Me.). He went 11-for-20 from three and as a team the Falcons went 17-for-36.
The 54-point margin of victory tied for the biggest in program history. The Falcons achieved it against Colby-Sawyer in a win last season and in a win over Lesley in 2019-2020.
The 114 points were the most in a game for the Falcons this season and tied for the fifth most all-time.
THE BASICS
FINAL: Albertus Magnus 114 | Anna Maria 60
RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (19-4, 11-1 GNAC) | Anna Maria (7-16, 2-10 GNAC)
��BROKEN RECORDS��@AlbertusMBB's Antonio Bonilla nets his 11th three-pointer and snaps his own record for Most Three-Pointers in a Single Game!#FearlessFalcons pic.twitter.com/wC6gE5jOQk
— Albertus Magnus Falcons (@AMCAthletics) February 8, 2024
Let's take it back for a moment… to when Bonilla tied the record �� https://t.co/WRVC1MhunP pic.twitter.com/eYoVJGTA5L
— Albertus Magnus Falcons (@AMCAthletics) February 8, 2024
Kevin Crawford said DENIED after a monster block for @AlbertusMBB in the first half. ��#FearlessFalcons pic.twitter.com/eFjFiJOh9V
— Albertus Magnus Falcons (@AMCAthletics) February 8, 2024
HOW IT HAPPENED
- It was Bonilla, Bonilla, Bonilla, Bonilla to start the game, scoring 12 straight points, all on three-pointers to give Albertus a 12-2 lead. He'd hit his fifth not long after with 16:18 on the clock to put the Falcons up 17-2.
- Bonilla hit his sixth three-pointer at the 14 minutes mark and hit his seventh with 10:24 on the clock. He finished the half scoring 27 points.
- Albertus took a 44-14 lead on a fastbreak dunk from Kevin Crawford that got The Nest on its feet. Just two possessions later on the defensive end, Crawford skied for a tremendous block on a layup attempt by Gabe Armstead.
- Albertus led by as much as 50-14 in the first half and took a 54-27 lead into the break.
- It only took 54 seconds in the second half for Bonilla to hit his eighth of the game. Two possessions later, he'd hit his ninth to put the Falcons up 65-29 with 18:02 on the clock.
- Justice Washington (Hamden, Conn.) scored nine points in the first four minutes of the half, staking the Falcons to a 71-32 lead.
- With Albertus in complete control, Bonilla hit his tenth three of the game, tying his own mark to make it a 76-32 game.
- The record-breaking moment came in dramatic fashion as Bonilla was fouled by Christian Armstead on a three from the top of the key. Bonilla fell as the ball went through the hoop, giving him the record. He made the free-throw and subbed out to a standing ovation.
- There were no shortages of threes after Bonilla left the game as Jayquan Kirkland (Stratford, Conn.) hit three of his own as well as two from Gabe Herling (Salisbury, Md.) and one from Taufick Aziz (Ghana/Bronx, N.Y.).
TEAM STATS
Albertus 50.6 FG% | 47.2 3PT% | 83.3 FT%
Anna Maria 31.6 FG% | 25.0 3PT% | 50.0 FT%
INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES
Albertus
- Antonio Bonilla 42 Points | 11-20 3PT | 4 Steals
- Justice Washington 15 Points | 9 Rebounds | 3 Blocks
- Jayquan Kirkland 13 Points | 3-4 3PT
- Kevin Crawford 10 Points | 5 Rebounds | 3 Steals
- Gabe Herling 10 Points | 2-4 3PT
Anna Maria
- Jason Canady 9 Points
- Sean Zabari 8 Points 3 Rebounds
NOTEWORTHY
- The 17 three-pointers for the Falcons tied them for the most in a game in program history. They also had 17 in a 128-74 win over Colby Sawyer last season.
- Albertus is now 21-4 all-time against Anna Maria, including the last 12 games.
- It was the third game this season the Falcons eclipsed the 100-point mark in a game.
- Washington now has 971 points in his career.
- It was the fifth wire-to-wire win for the Falcons this season.
UP NEXT
The Falcons play their final road game of the regular season as they take on Regis in GNAC play on Saturday, February 10 at 3 p.m.
