Balanced Offense Leads Beavers to 72-65 Victory Over John Jay
1/6/2010 10:37:21 PM
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New York, NY – The CCNY men’s basketball team put forth a great team effort in their home, 72-65, defeat of conference foe John Jay Bloodhounds Wednesday night at Nat Holman Gymnasium at City College.
The Beavers (5-7, 1-2 CUNYAC) would jump out to a 19-7 lead after 10 minutes of play and would hold their largest lead of the first half at 3:13, 32-18. John Jay would fight back and go on a 10-0 run in the last three minutes of the half to cut the Beavers lead to four, 32-28, at the break.
The Bloodhounds would continue their hot run in the second half, jumping out to a 37-32 lead. After John Jay’s 19-0 run, CCNY answered with a 9-0 run of their own to take a 41-37 lead at the 14:16 mark. The Bloodhounds would tie up the game at 41 with 13:38 to go, but that’s as close as they would get the rest of the game. CCNY maintained a 10-point lead for most of the half, holding their largest lead of the second half with 1:46 to play, 68-55.
Three players finished with double digits for City College. Ben Washington (Brooklyn, NY), Xavier Gonzalez (Brooklyn, NY) and Jordan Jackson (West Hempstead, NY) finished with 14, 13 and 11 points respectively. Freshman Tom Hart (Richmond, VA) would contribute with 7 points and 10 rebounds.
CCNY’s defense held John Jay 39% shooting on the night, compared to CCNY’s 48% from the floor. Vaughn Mason (Bronx, NY) led his team with a game-high 23 points and 12 rebounds in a losing effort for the Bloodhounds.
The CCNY men’s basketball team will resume their conference schedule Friday night with a 7:00 pm CUNYAC contest against City Tech at the Nat Holman Gymnasium.