Box Score

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Freshman guard #Isiah Wallace# (Springfield, Mass.) scored a season-high 21 points to lead the American International College men's basketball team to a 75-54 win over Holy Family University Sunday afternoon at Butova Gymnasium. The Yellow Jackets improved to 2-0 for the season, while the Tigers dropped to 0-2

Each of AIC's five starters scored in double figures. Sophomore guard #Sesoo Ikpah# (Williamstown, N.J.) netted 16 points with six rebounds and two assists and junior forward #Aikeem Vanderhorst# (Bay Shore, N.Y.) contributed 13 points, seven rebounds and three assists.

Senior forward #Lucius Millinder# (Belleville, N.J.) and freshman guard #Adrien Hynes-Guery# (Montreal, Que.) scored 12 and 10 points, respectfully, and had seven boards each. Wallace also had a game-high nine rebounds, four assists and four steals to go with his 21 points.

Freshman forward Justin Swidowski (Cinnaminson, N.J.) had a team-high 16 points and three rebounds for Holy Family. Senior guards Quincy Marshall (Philadelphia, Pa.) and Ceazer Johnson (Monroe, La.) added 11 points each.

The Yellow Jackets used a seven point run to take a 20-9 lead eight minutes into the game and led by 16 at the half, 42-26. AIC was up by 11 points, 58-47, with just under seven minutes left in the game and outscored the Tigers 17-7 down the stretch for the 75-54 final.

AIC shot 60.9-percent (14-23) from the field in the second half and shot 51.7-percent (30-58) from the floor in the game, while Holy Family was just 19 of 57 (33.3 percent) in the game. The Yellow Jackets out-rebounded the Tigers 44-27 and had a 16-10 advantage on the offensive glass.

AIC will open the Northeast-10 portion of its schedule Wednesday night at third-ranked Bentley. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m.