SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts - The American International College men's basketball played a Sunday afternoon Northeast-10 Conference game against Adelphi on January 9. The Yellow Jackets outscored the Panthers in the second half but fell 73-66.

FAST FACTS:
Final Score: Adelphi 76, AIC 66
Records: AIC moves to 6-8 (3-4 NE10), while Adelphi moves to 9-4 (4-2 NE10)
Location: Butova Gym Springfield, Massachusetts

KEY STATS:
AIC:
Jalen Jordan: 21 points, four rebounds
Frankyn Batista: 14 points, nine rebounds, three assists
Jordan Vidal: 12 points, four rebounds, five assists

Adelphi:
Ronnie Silva: 21 points four rebounds
Jake Hlywiak: 15 points, four rebounds
Andrew Delaney: 12 points, nine rebounds, three assists
Chris Coalman: 11 points, five rebounds

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Yellow Jackets came out hot to start the game on both ends. Junior Frankyn Batista hit a jumper on the first AIC possession of the game to open the scoring. Sophomore Jalen Jordan added to the lead at the 18-minute mark. The Yellow Jackets continued to roll as they held the Panthers to two points in the first six minutes of the game.
• Adelphi started to find their groove and tied the game at 10 with 12:43 on the clock. They lead by as many as 13 in the half but took a nine-point lead into halftime.
• The Panthers continued to roll as they led by as many as 15 but with 5:19 remaining in the game, AIC started to make a push as they trailed 65-54.
• Jordan hit a jumper off the pass from graduate Jordan Vidal who nailed a pair at the line on the next AIC possession to make it a seven-point game. With 78 seconds left Vidal found the bottom of the net and brought it within two possessions.
• Trailing 69-62 with under a minute left Vidal once again had a layup this time to put AIC within three.
• It would be as close as the home team would get as the Panthers went four-for-four from the line in the last 29 seconds to take the game 73-66.

NEXT UP:

• AIC is scheduled to return to action on Tuesday, January 11 at 7:30 p.m. at Saint Anselm College.
• Any changes to the schedule will be updated on aicyellowjackets.com as well as social media.