Men’s Basketball Downed by SUNY Cobleskill in League-Opener, 90-77

QUINCY, Mass.- The Eastern Nazarene College men's basketball team dropped a 90-77 decision to SUNY Cobleskill Tuesday evening at the Lahue Athletic Center in the first North Atlantic Conference contest of the year.

THE BASICS:
Score: Eastern Nazarene 77, SUNY Cobleskill 90
Records: Lions (1-5, 0-1 NAC) | Fighting Tigers (4-4, 1-0 NAC)

                                   
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The guests chalked up 17 of the first 21 points to establish a 17-4 lead with 15:08 left to play in the first half.
• Eastern Nazarene cut the deficit to 39-33 on a layup by Carlos Reynoso (Clifton, N.J.) with 1:16 remaining in the opening frame.
• SUNY Cobleskill boasted a 41-33 lead at the midway point of the game.
• The Lions clawed back to pull to within one with 14:24 on the clock, 45-44, as JT Rosier (Miami, Fla.) splashed a trey.
• The Fighting Tigers used an 8-0 spurt to reclaim a double-digit advantage with 8:52 to go, 64-49.
• Eastern Nazarene trimmed the gap to 80-75 on a three-pointer from the right corner with 1:15 left to play.
• The visitors closed out the game with a 10-2 run to wrap up their first conference victory.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:        

• Darrell Hardge (Hialeah, Fla.) led all scorers with 19 points while adding six assists, four boards, and three steals.
• JT Rosier (Miami, Fla.) notched a career-high 15 points off the bench.
• Khabri Davis (Peoria, Ariz.) finished with 14 points and five rebounds.
• Eastern Nazarene concluded the game with a field-goal percentage of 35.1% while nailing 6-of-27 from three-point territory.
• SUNY Cobleskill shot 45.5% from the floor and 43.8% from behind the arc on the night.
• Andre Starks paced the Fighting Tigers with 17 points while Kobe Long added 15 points and Jeremy Rosario tallied 14 points. Jermaine Wheeler and Quanire Greene both chipped in with 13 points.

                                                                                    
LOOKING AHEAD:
Eastern Nazarene hosts Vermont State Johnson December 1 in a North Atlantic Conference clash.