Farmingdale State - 105, Old Westbury - 70
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. | The Farmingdale State men's basketball team improved to 5-0 in Skyline Conference competition with a 105-70 victory over Old Westbury on Saturday afternoon.
FSC (10-4) led by 11, 27-16, midway through the first half and used a pair of Kobe Thomas (Hicksville, N.Y.) baskets to go up by 15.
The Rams followed with a 3-pointer from senior guard Aaron Davis (Valley Stream, N.Y.) and two free-throws by freshman forward Macai John (Hauppauge, N.Y.) to take a commanding 20-point edge.
After an OW (1-10, 1-3 Skyline) jumper, a 7-0 run, highlighted by a John dunk, put Farmingdale State in front, 43-18, with 3:43 on the clock.
In the final 30 seconds of the half, senior forward Nick Hurowitz (Mount Sinai, N.Y.) knocked down a 3 and Jaden Barwicki (Island Park, N.Y.) made a layup as the Rams took a 29-point lead, 53-24, into the break.
With FSC in front 57-31 early in the second half, junior guard Jevon Santos (Elmont, N.Y.) knocked down a 3, Hurowitz made a layup and senior guard Corey Powell (Valley Stream, N.Y.) tallied a dunk to go up 64-31.
Farmingdale State still led by 33, 76-43, with 9:44 to play and outscored the Panthers 29-27 down the stretch as they went on for the 105-70 victory.
Hurowitz led the way with 20 points, seven rebounds and three steals, while Barwicki hit a trio of 3's and totaled a season-best 13 points. Tre Riggins (Baldwin, N.Y.) notched nine points, four rebounds, two assists, one steal and one blocked shot, Santos recorded seven points, three rebounds and four assists, and both Zamere McKenzie (Beacon, N.Y.) and Thomas totaled eight points apiece. Davis and John added seven points each.
Senior forward Elijah Galloway (Bronx, N.Y.) tallied six points, four rebounds, three assists, a steal and one block, freshman guard Kamren Denhart (Elmont, N.Y.) produced five points, two rebounds and an assist, and junior guard Kamani Jones (Baldwin, N.Y.) had four points, two assists and a rebound. Freshman guard Anthony Cupid (Valley Stream, N.Y.) recorded three points and two steals and junior forward Jovayne Walters (Cambria Heights, N.Y.) added two points and seven rebounds.
14 different players recorded points for FSC to account for the season-high 105 points.
The Rams next will head to the United States Merchant Marine Academy for a Skyline game on Saturday, January 14th at 12:00 p.m.
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