Box Score
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - The American International College men's basketball team survived a late run by visiting Saint Leo University to record a 76-70 non-conference win at Butova Gymnasium Saturday afternoon. The Yellow Jackets improved to 5-4 with the win, while the Lions dropped to 5-5.
AIC led by as many as 22 points with three minutes left in the first half and was up 20, 64-44, after senior guard #
Mike Troll# (New York, N.Y.) hit a jumper 8:11 in to the second half. Saint Leo then went on a 22-3 run to pull back within three, 69-66, with 2:28 to go in the contest.
The Lions were still within three after a jumper from senior forward Jordan Prais (Lakeland, Fla.) with 1:52 left on the clock, but the two teams went scoreless for them next minutes and a half and Saint Leo was finally forced to send the Yellow Jackets to the free throw line with 23 seconds to go. Sophomore guard #
Adrian Hynes-Guery# (Montreal, Que.) and sophomore forward #
Isiah Wallace# (Springfield, Mass.) combined to go 5-for-6 at the line in the closing seconds to secure the win.
Wallace finished with a team-best 23 points and grabbed seven boards, while Hynes-Guery stuffed the box score with 16 points, five rebounds, seven assists and three steals. Junior forward #
Allen Aragbaye# (Corona, Calif.) also had a good all-around game, adding 17 points with three rebounds, three assists and three steals, and Troll chipped in with eight points off the bench.
Senior forward #
Aikeem Vanderhorst# (Bay Shore, N.Y.) scored three points in the game and now ranks 23rd on AIC's career scoring list with 1,073 career points. He is 13 away from passing Craig Ware, who scored 1,082 points from 1981-85.
Prais registered a double-double with 25 points and 15 boards, both of which were game-highs. Junior guard Jeremy Jackson (Chicago, Ill.) tallied 18 points with five rebounds, two assists and two steals, while freshman forward Allen Young (Chicago, Ill.) netted eight points and grabbed four boards.
The Yellow Jackets will next travel to Holy Family University Sunday for a 3 p.m. non-conference contest.
