12/12/11

NY LOSES CLOSE CONTEST

The New York men's basketball team's three game win streak came to an end on Saturday in a tough non-conference loss to Western New England College.

Western New England (4-4) jumped out to an early 13-point lead in the first half before the Knights (6-4) responded with a 15-6 run to end the half down 27-23.

The Knights would open up the second half with a 5-0 run to take their only lead of the game and the game would be close for most of the second half with no team holding more than a six-point lead until 2:26 remained in the game. Western New England would seal the game at the free throw line, making 17 of 20 attempts from the charity stripe.

The Knights were led by sophomore forward Jose Stable (EBC for Public Service/Brooklyn, NY) who led all scorers with 24 points and 18 rebounds. Only two Knights would end up in double figures for the game. Both teams would shoot less than 40% from the field for the game.