The host Mariners (8-7, 3-2 Skyline) got out to a 30-23 halftime lead, behind seven points from Joe Hart (10 points on the afternoon). A 7-0 run late in the stanza gave the Blue and Gray a seven-point lead with 2:03 remaining in the frame.
USMMA then scored the first 10 points of the second half to go up 40-23, and held a double-digit advantage until the final minute of the contest.
The Mariners were buoyed by a season-best 56.4 percent display from the field (22-for-39), including a 6-for-12 mark beyond the 3-point arc. USMMA's defense (35-30 rebounding advantage) held the Panthers (6-10, 3-3 Skyline) to 27.6 percent from the floor, and 7-for-31 from 3-point land.
Junior point guard Lou DeCarlo added 14 points and five assists for USMMA, while seniors Josh Buck (six rebounds) and Joe Hart (3-for-3 FG) scored 11 and 10 points, respectively. Buck now sits in 10th place on the USMMA all-time scoring list (1,330 points).
Old Westbury's Roman Pettway netted a game-best 24 points to go with four steals, while Russell Brereton added 11 points off the bench.
Head coach Chris Carideo's Mariners are back in action Tuesday night (Jan. 25), when they play host to CCNY in the Blue and Gray's final non-conference tilt of the regular season. Tip-off at Liebertz Gymnasium is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
At Kings Point, N.Y. - Liebertz Gymnasium USMMA-KINGS POINT 70, OLD WESTBURY 57 OLD WESTBURY (6-10, 3-3) Roman Pettway 7-16 6-7 24; Russell Brereton 4-15 3-3 11; Ian Johnson 2-4 1-2 7; Jared Weir 2-7 2-2 7; Dan Kane 1-2 1-2 3; Sal Clark 0-7 3-4 3; Kevin St.Pierre 0-2 1-2 1; Juan Ortiz 0-3 1-4 1; Nathaniel Marner 0-0 0-0 0; Derek Deloney 0-2 0-0 0; Isaiah Kelly 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 16-58 18-26 57. USMMA-KINGS POINT (8-7, 3-2) Sanders, Jimmy 8-10 0-1 19; DeCarlo, Lou 3-4 7-8 14; Buck, Josh 2-5 7-8 11; Hart, Joe 3-3 3-4 10; Kelly, Brian 3-4 0-0 6; Holm, Sky 1-1 1-2 3; Hanson, Eric 1-2 0-0 3; McDade, Stephen 1-4 0-0 2; Tricarico, Paul 0-1 2-4 2; Wyatte, Zach 0-3 0-0 0; Gavis, Tyler 0-1 0-0 0; Icke, Eric 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 22-39 20-27 70. Old Westbury.................. 23 34 - 57 USMMA-Kings Point............. 30 40 - 70 3-point goals-Old Westbury 7-31 (Roman Pettway 4-12; Ian Johnson 2-2; Jared Weir 1-5; Sal Clark 0-4; Russell Brereton 0-8), USMMA-Kings Point 6-12 (Sanders, Jimmy 3-3; Hanson, Eric 1-2; Hart, Joe 1-1; DeCarlo, Lou 1-2; McDade, Stephen 0-2; Icke, Eric 0-1; Buck, Josh 0-1). Fouled out--Old Westbury-Roman Pettway; Derek Deloney, USMMA-Kings Point-Buck, Josh. Rebounds-Old Westbury 30 (Russell Brereton 5; Jared Weir 5), USMMA-Kings Point 35 (Sanders, Jimmy 10). Assists-Old Westbury 10 (Russell Brereton 3), USMMA-Kings Point 12 (DeCarlo, Lou 5). Total fouls-Old Westbury 26, USMMA-Kings Point 22. A-383 Skyline Conference contest Josh Buck (USMMA) fouled out with :57 remaining Derek Deloney (OW) fouled out with :23 remaining Roman Pettaway (OW) fouled out with :11.8 remaining