Box Score
Springfield, Mass. - The Adelphi University men's basketball team traveled to American International College Tuesday evening for a Northeast-10 divisional contest. Shooting over fifty percent from downtown, the Panthers defeated the Yellow Jackets 68-62. AIC falls to 9-15 overall and 6-11 in the conference, while Adelphi sits at 5-17 and 3-13 in league play.
Pacing the offense in the victory was sophomore
Anthony Libroia, who posted a team-high 18 points, shooting 4-7 from downtown. Three other Panthers found themselves in double-figures, as
Duane Morgan accounted for 17 and
Matthew Citron and
Ryan DeNicola chipped in 10 apiece. DeNicola registered his eighth double-double of the season, grabbing 13 boards in the win.
Four YellowJackets found themselves with double-digit points as Spencer Braithwaite registered a team-high 17 points and added six assists in the loss. Marcus Porter completed his fourth double-double on the season with 12 rebounds and 10 points.
It was AIC that jumped out to a big lead in the first half, and after junior guard Al-Shabazz Jabateh buried a three midway through the half, AIC was up 19-9. Adelphi answered back with several triples of their own from Libroia and points in the paint from DeNicola to go on a 10-2 run and make the score 22-19.
AIC's Jason Perrier scored five straight points to push the lead back to double digits, 29-19, with 5:23 left in the frame. However, Adelphi again drained some threes, scoring 13 over the final 4:49 to get to within two at the half, ending with a Greg Davis triple,as the Jackets took a 34-32 lead into the locker room.
The second half saw Adelphi use the long ball to take the lead :29 in by Libroia, a lead they would not relinquish for the entire frame, as they shot 6-of-11 from downtown in the period and cleaned up on the glass, out-rebounding the Yellow Jackets 19-12. They built the advantage as large as 16 with 7:34 left and then held on to earn the victory.
Up Next
Adelphi returns home on Saturday, February 15 to host Southern Connecticut State University in the Center for Recreation and Sports at 3:30 p.m.
