Farmingdale State - 101, Purchase - 58
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. | The Farmingdale State men's basketball team rolled to a 101-58 victory over Purchase College on Tuesday evening. The Rams improved to 14-6 overall and 9-2 in Skyline Conference play with the win.
Farmingdale State led 4-3 in the opening minutes before nine straight points put the Rams on top, 13-3.
After a Purchase layup, a 10-2 run, including a pair of 3's from senior forward Nick Hurowitz (Mount Sinai, N.Y.), gave FSC a 23-7 lead.
Farmingdale State held a 25-12 advantage midway through the first half and used a Kobe Thomas (Hicksville, N.Y.) layup, a 3-pointer by Jaden Barwicki (Island Park, N.Y.) and a Zamere McKenzie (Beacon, N.Y.) dunk to increase the advantage to 20 at 32-12.
The Rams led by 26, 55-29, with 1:09 on the clock before a pair of free-throws from senior guard Corey Powell (Valley Stream, N.Y.), a dunk by senior forward Tre Riggins (Baldwin, N.Y.) and a Jevon Santos (Elmont, N.Y.) 3-pointer closed out a 62-point first half for FSC.
With 17:35 to play in the second half and Farmingdale State leading 62-33, 13 consecutive points allowed the Rams to take a 42-point lead, 75-33.
FSC led by as many as 48 down the stretch as they went on for the 101-58 victory.
Hurowitz recorded a game-high 19 points, to go along with eight rebounds and two steals. Powell tallied 15 points, five rebounds and an assist and freshman forward Macai John (Hauppauge, N.Y.) produced 10 points, including a trio of dunks, five rebounds and two assists.
Senior guard Aaron Davis (Valley Stream, N.Y.) registered nine points, five rebounds and three assists off the bench, while Riggins had six points and 10 rebounds. Santos registered six points, six assists, three steals and three rebounds and McKenzie tallied eight points and three rebounds.
Thomas and Barwicki added seven points in the win, while junior guard Kamani Jones (Baldwin, N.Y.) knocked down a pair of 3's for six points.
The Rams next travel to play Skyline opponent St. Joseph's-Long Island on Saturday, February 4th at 1:00 p.m.
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