WEST HAVEN, Connecticut – The American International College men's basketball team fell to the University of New Haven on Tuesday, December 7 in Northeast-10 Conference play.
FAST FACTS:
Final Score: New Haven 69, AIC 52
Records: AIC moves to 3-5 (1-3) overall, while New Haven improves to 6-3 (3-2 NE10)
Location: Charger Gym West Haven, Connecticut
KEY STATS:
AIC:
Walter Covington: 14 points four rebounds
Franklyn Batista: 12 points, 10 rebounds
Donovan Miller: five points, three assists
Jordan Vidal: five points, two rebounds
New Haven
Derrick Rowland: 22 points
Quashawn Lane: 18 points, 10 rebounds, five assists
Davontrey Thomas: 14 points, two rebounds
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Junior Walter Covington started the game with a three as the shot clock buzzer expired. Over two minutes later junior Franklyn Batista hit a layup to make it 5-0 while drawing the foul where he made the free throw.
- With almost seven minutes gone, the Chargers tied the game at 10 before taking their first lead under a minute later.
- Trailing 29-25 with a minute remaining in the first stanza, rookie Donovan Miller hit a layup to cut AIC's deficit down to two. Twenty seconds remained when Covington finished another layup to tie the game. Unfortunately, the Chargers hit a layup with six seconds remaining to take the 31-29 lead into the locker room.
- After allowing a free throw 34 seconds into the second half, the Chargers held the Yellow Jackets to just three points over the next three minutes while scoring 13 points.
- Freshman Buka Peikrishvili got the Yellow Jackets' deficit down to six on a layup with nine minutes remaining. That would be the closest the Yellow Jackets got as the Chargers took the game 69-52.
NEXT UP:
- The Yellow Jackets return to action on Friday, December 10 when they host Assumption College in a non-conference showdown at 7 p.m.
