Box Score

Garden City, N.Y. – The men's basketball team dropped a 70-51 contest to the Yellow Jackets of American International College in Northeast-10 Conference action this afternoon. Despite heading into the half down by one, the Brown and Gold were put away by 40 points in the second from their counterparts, ultimately resulting in their third loss. In defeat, the Panthers are now 0-3, 0-2 NE-10 while AIC levels out their record at 3-3, 1-0 NE-10.
 
Duane Morgan posted a double-double for the Brown and Gold with 13 points and 11 rebounds while Jeremy Schulkin dipped into double figures with 13 points on 5-9 shooting from the field. Anthony Libroia and Boris Fodouop combined for 13 points and eight boards in the loss.
 
It was a back and forth affair in the first act which featured 10 lead changes and a scoring margin that reached as high as seven points in favor of Adelphi. An early and-one by Morgan gave the Panthers their first lead of the game at the 16:06 mark. A triple by Shulkin and a jumper by Fodouop kept the Brown and Gold on top for the time being.
 
With 10:30 showing, the scoreboard was leveled at 18-18 until five different players contributed to a 9-2 run in favor of Adephi, giving them a seven point cushion. However, it was short lived after AIC fired back with a 10-2 run of their own, capped by two made shots from the charity stripe with under a minute left in the half.
 
The Panthers were plagued by four turnovers and a 1-7 struggle from the field which left the flood gates open for AIC to make a crushing 14-2 run. Despite cutting the deficit to eight, foul trouble caught up with Dom Savino's squad forcing him to sit some of his starters.
 
AIC's lead grew from eight to 22 in a span of 4:46 and proved to be too much to overcome. Down the stretch, Morgan, Schulkin and Matthew Citron contributed last minute points but the final horn sounded in favor of the Massachusetts based team.
 
Up Next
The Panthers look for their first win as they host the Golden Knights of St. Rose on Tuesday, November 26 with tip off at the Center for Recreation and Sports slated for 7:30 pm. A free HD webcast of the game will be streamed here while live stats will also be available. Additionally, you can catch all the action during the game on Twitter by following @AUPanthers.