Salem, W. Va. - The Adelphi men's basketball team erupted for 60 points in the first half, including 39 from Michael Coffey and Chris Millender, building a 31-point halftime lead on the way to a 104-64 victory over Salem International University this afternoon, November 29 in Salem, West Virginia.

Coffey led all scorers with a career-high 38 points for Adelphi (6-1), including a program-record tying eight triples (8-15), and also picked up four rebounds and four assists. Millender posted a new season-high in points by one, chipping in 24, including 14 in the first half and grabbed 10 rebounds, completing his double-double effort. Jack Laffey and Austin Beech joined that duo in double figures with 12 and 13 points respectively, and Manny Suarez contributed nine points and 10  rebounds.

The host Tigers (0-7) kept the contest close in the early going of the first half, never trailing by more then two buckets, including pulling within one make on a Jordan Robinson jumper with 12:32 to play, 17-14. However, a Millender make just 10 seconds later, in the paint, sparked an Adelphi eruption. When the dust cleared on the Panther run, the Brown and Gold ripped off 43 points in the final 12:22 and held the hosts to 15, creating a 31 point bulge for Adelphi at the break, 60-29.

Salem International was never able to recover from the Panthers first half onslaught and would only get as close as 25 points in the second half, on a Jarius Farrow jumper at the 14:05 mark, 67-42. Adelphi responded with seven straight points to push the advantage back over the 30 point mark, 74-42. The Brown and Gold claimed their largest lead of the game, 102-57, on two made Beech free throws with 3:15 remaining on the clock and then coasted to a 104-66 win.

Adelphi returns to action on Thursday, December 1 when they welcome local rival Molloy College to the Center for Recreation and Sports in Garden City for a 7:00 pm tip-off.

Notes:
- This is the second season in a row that Michael Coffey has tied the Adelphi single game record for made three-pointers. A year ago he sank eight triples against AIC (11/21/15). Coffey is also the second Panther to tie the record this year, as teammate Jack Laffey made eight three's in a win over AIC on November 19.
- The last time that Adelphi scored 100 points or more in back-to-back games was 3/3/91 and 3/6/91 in back-to-back wins over Philadelphia (101-94) and Mercy (108-95).
- The Panthers were ranked 8th in the region in the latest D2SIDA East Regional poll, up two spots from a week ago.
 

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About Adelphi Athletics:
Adelphi University joined the Northeast-10 Conference in the fall of 2009 and in the past seven seasons, has collected 20 regular season conference titles, 24 tournament championships, 29 individual crowns and captured the Northeast-10 Presidents' Cup three times (2013, 2014, and 2016), while winning five NCAA Division II National Championships.

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