Garden City, NY - After a come from behind victory on Wednesday, the Adelphi University men's basketball team lead for most of today's contest at Pace towards a 89-68 Northeast-10 Conference victory.
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Duane Morgan continued his recent hot streak with a double-double of 27 points and 14 rebounds as well as three blocks while
Anthony Libroia notched his own double of 11 points and 13 rebounds to go along with five assists. Adelphi (6-19/3-16 NE-10) shot 49.2 percent (30-for-61) from the field on the way to building a lead as large as 26 points.
Shelton Mickell lead three players in double-figures for Pace (5-22/1-18 NE-10) with 22 points on 10 field goals. Mike Demello added 16 points, eight rebounds, and four assists. The duo each also came up with two steals to help the host collect seven on the afternoon.
Morgan shot 10-for-11 from the free throw line on the way to 18 first half points and help the Brown and Gold head into the locker room up 48-28. Libroia helped generate a 25-12 advantage on the glass behind eight boards of his own. Adelphi started up 10-2 on the back of a Morgan layup just a little more than three minutes into the contest. The defense then held Pace to one point in the final four minutes of the first half.
Each team knocked down 16 field goals in the second half, however, a 6-0 run to start the second half allowed for a comfortable margin for the visitors. Morgan hauled in eight rebounds in the half while
Michael Coffey came off the bench to contribute 10 points.
The 2014-15 regular season comes to its conclusion this Tuesday as the Panthers travel to New Haven for a 7:30 pm league tilt.