RINDGE, New Hampshire - The American International College men's basketball team fell in the first round of the Northeast-10 Conference Championship at Franklin Pierce University by a score of 86-82.
FAST FACTS:
Final Score: Franklin Pierce 86, AIC 82
Records: AIC ends the season with a 6-23 overall record, Franklin Pierce improves to 16-9 overall
Location: The Fieldhouse Rindge, New Hampshire
KEY STATS:
AIC:
Jordan Vidal: 20 points, four rebounds
Buke Peokrishvili: 15 points, four rebounds
Carlos Hubb: 11 points, three rebounds
Walter Covington; 11 points
Franklin Pierce:
Isiah Moore: 34 points, five rebounds four assists
Maxwell Zegarowski: 17 points, 7 rebounds
Sean Bresnan: 10 points, seven rebounds
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The Ravens took an early 11-2 lead in the five minutes after the tip. Trailing 17-9 with 11 minutes on the clock, sophomore Jalen Jordan hit a jumper. On the next possession, graduate Jordan Vidal hit a driving layup to make it a four-point game. After forcing another miss on the other end, junior Walter Covington swished a three on the fast break and made it a one-point game.
- Trailing by 10 with 27 seconds left in the opening frame, Jordan hit another layup to bring the AIC deficit to eight as the teams headed to the locker room.
- AIC trailed 77-62 with three minutes remaining in the game. Graduate Xion Golding hit a jumper and the Yellow Jackets forced a turnover on the other end before freshman Carlos Hubb hit a three and made it a 10-point game with two minutes left.
- With 1:23 on the clock, Vidal hit a three off a pass from Golding to trail by single digits. The Yellow Jackets forced another turnover and rookie Buka Peikrishvili made it a four-point game with a three. That was as close as the Yellow Jackets came as the Ravens took the game 86-82.
NEXT UP:
- The Yellow Jackets' season has come to an end. They will now turn their eyes to the 2022-23 season.
