Caldwell Scores 29 in Men's Basketball's 2019-20 Finale

New York, NY| Senior Jonah Caldwell scored a game- and career-high 29 points in the St. Joseph's College (L.I.) men's basketball team's 83-69 defeat at #17 Yeshiva University on Saturday evening.

A loss in what was the Golden Eagles' final game of the season ensured they finished the year with a 7-17 overall record and a 2-14 Skyline Conference mark.

The Maccabees win their 24th-straight game, move to 24-1 overall and complete an undefeated 16-0 conference campaign in 2019-20.

Caldwell shot 13-for-21 from the field and pulled down 10 rebounds for his fourth-straight double-double in his final collegiate contest.

Fellow senior Frank Basile tallied 22 points and grabbed a team-best 11 rebounds, and senior Doug Niblock went for 13 points, a game-high six assists and five rebounds.

Powering the Maccabees were Simcha Halpert and Gabriel Leifer, who contributed 18 points apiece.

SJC led early and took a five-point lead (19-14) when Niblock drained a three-pointer midway through the first half. With 2:11 to play in the first, Yeshiva cut the lead to two points (33-31) and eventually pulled ahead, taking a 35-33 lead into the break.

In the second, the hosts expanded their lead to as great as 18 points (4:40) en route to a 14-point victory.

SJC shot 41.4% from the field but was bested by Yeshiva, who knocked down 50.8% of its attempts from the floor. The Golden Eagles pulled down 35 total rebounds, scored 38 points in the paint and dished out 12 assists as a team.