GARDEN CITY, New York - The American International College men's basketball team headed to Long Island to take on Adelphi University on Saturday, December 8. The Yellow Jackets fell to the Panthers 75-57.
FAST FACTS:
Final Score:Adelphi 75, AIC 57
Record:AIC falls to 3-6 overall and 2-3 in NE10 action, while Adelphi moves to 6-4 overall and 2-4 in NE10 play.
Location:Center for Recreation and Sports Garden City, New York
STAT LEADERS:
AIC:
Logan Santiago: 12 points, four rebounds, four assists
Adonis Williams: 11 points, six rebounds
Jordan Vidal: 11 points, five rebounds
Adelphi:
Jack Laffey: 16 points, four rebounds
Oswald Parker III: 15 points, seven rebounds
Nick Cambio: 11 points, nine rebounds
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The Panthers started the scoring with a layup 16 seconds into the game. They continued to score as they jumped out to a 7-0 lead. The Yellow Jackets scored their first basket of the game at the 17:08 mark when sophomore guard Xion Golding laid in the pass from junior guard Logan Santiago, who passed it off a steal.
- The Yellow Jackets chipped away at the Adelphi lead as they tied the game at 15 with just over 10 minutes left in the first half. With 2:41 left in the opening frame, the Yellow Jackets were down eight. They were able to cut that in half as at the break they trailed 34-30.
- The Panthers came out hot in the second half as they grew their lead to as many as 19 points before taking the game 75-57.
BUZZWORTHY:
- The Yellow Jackets beat the Panthers in bench points 24-12. Twelve of AIC's bench points came from Santiago.
- As a team, the Yellow Jackets had a season-high eight steals. Their previous high was seven against Pace on November 28.
- For the first time this season, the Yellow Jackets tied their opponents in rebounds.
NEXT UP:
- The Yellow Jackets will host Merrimack College on Tuesday, December 11 at 5:30 p.m.
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