Old Westbury shot the ball very well for most of the afternoon, finishing at a 45% clip from the field and a 50% clip from three-point range. The Blue Knights, on the other hand, only shot 36% from the field and 26% from behind the arc.
Even with the hot shooting from the Panthers, MSMC led at the half, 42-40. Following two free throws at the 16:44 mark of the second half, the Blue Knights led 49-47. It would be the last time they would have the lead in the game. The Panthers went on a 15-4 run that included two three-pointers from junior Kenneth Eusey (Brooklyn, NY) and took a nine point lead with just under twelve minutes to go. Eusey finished the game with 20 points and 6 rebounds.
Mount Saint Mary senior guard Mike Hoyt (Florida, NY) was the story again, however. He was red-hot in the first half, single-handedly keeping the Blue Knights in the game. He shot 9-13 from the field and made four three-pointers for 31 first half points. Hoyt struggled slightly in the face of increased defensive pressure in the second half and finished with 40 points. He also had 6 rebounds.
Despite being outsized, the Blue Knights rebounded the ball very well, out-rebounding the Panthers 45-34. Sophomore Chris Harrison (Baldwin, NY) finished with a school-record 21 rebounds and sophomore Matt Cunningham (Alpharetta, GA) had 11 boards.
The Blue Knights drop to 4-9 overall and fall to 1-4 within the Skyline Conference. Old Westbury improves to 7-5 overall, 3-1 in the Skyline. MSMC’s next game will be against Centenary College in Hackettstown, NJ on January 16. Game time is 8:00 p.m.
Newspaper Box Score SUNY Old Westbury vs Mount Saint Mary College 1/13/07 2:00 PM at Kaplan Center, Newburgh, NY At Kaplan Center, Newburgh, NY SUNY OLD WESTBURY 85, MOUNT SAINT MARY COLLEGE 75 SUNY OLD WESTBURY (7-5, 3-1 Skyline) Eusey,Kenneth 6-13 3-4 20; James, Garthlette 5-9 4-6 14; Stowe, Anthony 5-8 1-2 12; Jackson, Divine 6-13 0-0 12; Johnson, Ian 3-6 3-5 10; Kane, Dan 3-9 2-2 8; DeLoney, Derek 0-4 4-4 4; Ignacio, John 1-3 0-0 3; Phillips, Alanzo 1-1 0-0 2; Kuar,Brian 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-66 17-23 85. MOUNT SAINT MARY COLLEGE (4-10, 1-4 Sky) Hoyt, Mike 10-23 15-17 40; Cardez, Jason 5-12 2-3 13; Harrison, Chris 1-6 5-6 7; Hoyt, Joe 3-8 1-1 7; Cunningham, Matt 3-9 0-0 6; Cutney, Matt 0-1 2-2 2; Begley, Kieran 0-3 0-0 0; Harte, Andrew 0-0 0-0 0; McWalters, Rich 0-0 0-0 0; Morris, Charles 0-0 0-0 0; Costello, Joe 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-62 25-29 75. SUNY Old Westbury............. 40 45 - 85 Mount Saint Mary College...... 42 33 - 75 3-point goals-SUNY Old Westbury 8-16 (Eusey,Kenneth 5-9; Johnson, Ian 1-2; Stowe, Anthony 1-1; Ignacio, John 1-3; James, Garthlette 0-1), Mount Saint Mary College 6-23 (Hoyt, Mike 5-11; Cardez, Jason 1-4; Hoyt, Joe 0-2; Cunningham, Matt 0-3; Cutney, Matt 0-1; Begley, Kieran 0-2). Fouled out--SUNY Old Westbury-None, Mount Saint Mary College-Hoyt, Mike. Rebounds-SUNY Old Westbury 34 (James, Garthlette 6; Eusey,Kenneth 6), Mount Saint Mary College 45 (Harrison, Chris 21). Assists-SUNY Old Westbury 16 (Jackson, Divine 4), Mount Saint Mary College 15 (Harrison, Chris 4). Total fouls-SUNY Old Westbury 22, Mount Saint Mary College 21.