SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts - The American International College men's basketball team fell to Le Moyne College 87-72 on Saturday, February 9.
FAST FACTS:
Final Score: Le Moyne 87, AIC 72
Record: AIC falls to 9-15 overall and 5-11 in the NE10, while Le Moyne improves to 137 overall and 11-5 in NE10 action.
Location: Ted Grant Court- Syracuse, N.Y.
STAT LEADERS:
AIC
Points: Zekiah Owens (22)
Assists: Logan Santiago (3)
Rebounds: Zekiah Owens (5), Andrew Anderson (5)
Le Moyne
Points: Kobi Nwandu (22), Ryan Roland (22)
Assists: Oshea Gairey (6)
Rebounds: Tom Brown (8)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The Dolphins won the opening tip off and got on the board in their first possession. AIC responded with a pair of baskets from sophomore guard Jordan Vidal.
- At the 14:18 mark, Le Moyne converted on a layup to go up 12-9. The Le Moyne layup sparked an 11-0 run.
- The Dolphins lead grew to 13 points with 7:29 remaining in the first half before junior guard Zekiah Owens scored six straight points for the Yellow Jackets to make it 32-25.
- The lead grew back up to 11 points with 1:55 remaining, but the Yellow Jackets closed out the half on a 5-0 run as they trailed Le Moyne 40-34 at the break.
- Freshman guard Isaiah Salter opened the second half with a three, tightening the gap to three points.
- In the next 10 minutes, Le Moyne would go on a 27-13 run to go up 17 on AIC.
- The Yellow Jackets were unable to cut it to single-digits but fell to Le Moyne 87-72.
NEXT UP:
- The Yellow Jackets will look to end their four game losing skid as they travel to Southern Connecticut on Tuesday, February 12 at 7:30 pm.
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