Men's Basketball Survives Late Against Mt. St. Vincent

When and Where:

January 7, 2023 - Riverdale, NY

Records:

St. Joseph's (L.I.), 6-6, 3-1 Skyline

College of Mt. St. Vincent, 4-8, 1-3 Skyline

Results:

The St. Joseph's University (L.I.) men's basketball team survived late in a 60-58 win against College of Mt. St. Vincent in a Skyline Conference matchup on Saturday afternoon.

Top performers:

• Junior Xavier Allen finished with a game-high 23 points, to go along with eight rebounds

• Junior Spencer Malloy contributed a double-double scoring 21 points and adding a game-high 14 rebounds

• Graduate Liam Sheehy provided a spark off the bench with six points, nine rebounds, and six blocks

• DJ Tucker led the dolphins in points rebounds and assists, with 22, nine, and five

• Adrian Rraci also scored in double figures for the Dolphins with 12 points

How it happened:

• The Dolphins would score first with their being five lead changed in the first six minutes of action 

• SJLI would jump out to an early six-point lead, at the 9:03 mark of the first half that was capped by a layup from junior Ryan McNeely

• The Golden Eagles would hold on to their lead for the rest of the first half

• St. Joseph's would start the second half strong, gaining as much as a 16-point lead with 5 minutes left

• Mt. St. Vincent would proceed to go on an 8-0 run, cutting the lead to nine with 1:20 to left in the game

• Rrarci would score seven of total of 12 points in the final minute of the game to cut the deficit for the Dolphins 

Notes:

• St. Joseph's outscored Mt. St. Vincent 28-16 in points in the paint

• The Dolphins were held to shooting 27.1% from the field and 25% from three-point range

• Mt. St. Vincent had 21 bench points compared to Golden Eagles' eight bench points

• SJLI held a rebounding edge against CMSV 55 to 45 

Next up, the Golden Eagles resume Skyline Conference play when they visit St. Joseph's University Brooklyn on January 11 at 7:00 PM.