ALBANY, New York The American International College men's basketball team hit the road for its first game in over three weeks to take on The College of Saint Rose in Albany, New York. The Golden Knights used a seven-minute second-half run to take the game 90-78.

FAST FACTS:
Final Score: St. Rose 90, AIC 78
Record:AIC falls to 0-3, while St Rose moves to 2-1
Location:Daniel P. Nolan Gymnasium Albany, New York

STAT LEADERS:
AIC:
Walter Covington: 15 points, four rebounds
Donovan Miller: 11 points, four rebounds
Bane Terzic: 10 points, two rebounds, two assists, two steals
Jordan Vidal: 10 points, two rebounds, two assists, two steals
Shyheim Hicks: nine points
Tyrae Washington: nine points, three rebounds
Franklyn Batista: eight points, seven rebounds

St. Rose:
Josh McGettigan: 21 points, five rebounds
Eric Fleming: 21 points, seven rebounds
Shane O'Dell: 18 points, three rebounds
Tray Alexander: 11 points, four rebounds, 10 assists, eight turnovers
Sean Dadey: 10 points, two rebounds
Cartier Bowman: seven points, 12 rebounds

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Golden Knights, who played under a week ago, jumped out to an early 8-0 run in the first minute and a half of the game. Senior Xion Golding nailed a jumper 1:40 into the game to score the first AIC points.
• Trailing 15-6, AIC newcomer Franklyn Batista laid the ball in off a pass from Golding that jumpstarted a Yellow Jacket run. Classmate Tyrae Washington hit a layup off an offensive rebound to score his first points of the game. After a free throw by the Golden Knights, senior Shyheim Hicks nailed a triple to make it a five-point game.
• The Golden Knights and Yellow Jackets traded threes on the next made baskets before senior Jordan Vidal made it a four-point game, 19-15, just before the halfway point. Washington closed the gap to one possession with a layup on the next possession. Twenty seconds later, he found himself at the line and brought the game to within one.
• With 7:08 in the first frame, junior Walter Covington tied the game with a three off an offensive rebound to bring him up to five points for the half. The tie did not last long as the Golden Knights converted a layup on the other end. Covington stepped to the line on the next possession and tied the game with two makes. His hot streak continued as he nailed a three with under five minutes remaining until the break to give AIC the 28-27 lead.
• The Golden Knights used an 11-6 run over the last four minutes and took a 45-34 lead into the break.
• Out of the locker room, senior Bane Terzic scored his first points of the game from deep off the pass from freshman Donovan Miller. Saint Rose answered with a triple of their own two possessions later, but Terzic drained another deep ball from the left wing to bring it within six.
• Under 14 minutes remained when Washington swished a three that made it a 56-52 game in favor of St. Rose. AIC forced a missed shot on the other end and Vidal grabbed the board and nailed a jumper on the other end. The Yellow Jackets had the ball underneath their basket when Vidal found Terzic for a jumper to tie the game.
• Just as the other times before, the tie game did not stay that way for long as the Golden Knights hit a three 14 seconds later. After trading baskets, Vidal nailed a jumper to cut the AIC deficit to one, 61-60, but once again, the Golden Knights answered with a bucket of their own which sparked a 24-7 run that lasted almost seven and a half minutes.
• AIC broke the streak with a pair of free throws from Hicks and a single freebie from Miller. The run proved to be too much for the Yellow Jackets as Saint Rose took the game 90-78.

UP NEXT:

• The Yellow Jackets are scheduled to take on Saint Thomas Aquinas on Wednesday, February 24 at 6 p.m in New York.

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