BRONXVILLE, N.Y. – Sophomore forward Alex White Jr. (Middletown, Conn.) and senior guard Michael Demello (White Plains, N.Y.) both set career-highs on Saturday afternoon, with White Jr. adding a Concordia College New York men's basketball single-game record to propel the Clippers past visiting Wilmington University (Del.) 95-89 in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) play.
NOTES
• Concordia improves to 5-10, 2-4 in CACC play.
• Wilmington falls to 6-9, 3-3 in league action.
• White Jr.'s .900 field goal percentage (9-10) marks the highest clip in the program record book with a minimum of eight field goals made.
• The team's .554 field goal percentage in the victory sits fifth in the program record book and the second-best within the Meyer Athletic Center.
STANDOUT PERFORMERS
• White Jr. finished with 26 points on top of eight rebounds and three blocks.
• Demello tallied 23 points on 7-12 shooting with five rebounds and five assists.
• Redshirt-senior guard Cedrick McFadden (Washington, D.C.) tallied seven assists with two steals.
• Sophomore guard Baron Goodridge (Bronx, N.Y.) scored 16 points.
• Senior forward Stephen Milhaven (Port Washington, N.Y.) chipped in 15 points.
• For Wilmington, Danny Walsh scored 28 points while Jermaine Head added a double-double behind 21 points and 12 assists.
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Concordia opened the contest with the initial 15 points, holding the visitors without a basket until a triple with 16:05 remaining in the half made it 15-3.
• Concordia led by as many as 27 in the opening half at 52-27, with the Wildcats ending the half on an 8-4 run to make it 56-35.
• Wilmington used a 27-11 stretch to start the second half to make it a 10-point contest at 67-57, cutting the separation to single-digits at 70-62 with 11:11 remaining in the half.
• The Wildcats continued to claw into Concordia's lead, getting within four at 72-68 before a White Jr. triple and Milhaven layup created a nine-point cushion at 77-68.
• Concordia maintained its nine-point advantage until a late 9-2 Wilmington rally made it a one-possession game at 85-82.
• Back-to-back layups from Goodridge and Milhaven ended the rally, with Concordia scoring eight points in final minute while Wilmington scored seven to create the final score.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
• The Clippers converted on 36-65 shots, going 9-25 from three-point territory and 14-16 from the free throw line.
• Wilmington finished 34-66 from the field, 15-30 from distance and 6-9 from the free throw line.
• Concordia recorded 21 assists while Wilmington boasted 25.
• Concordia held a 38-25 advantage in rebounds.
• Concordia had 11 turnovers, resulting in 17 points for Wilmington. The Wildcats had nine turnovers, leading to 14 Clippers' points.
• Concordia' bench scored 21 points while the visitors got seven from its bench.
• Concordia recorded a six steals with three blocks while Wilmington stole the ball five times with two blocks.
UP NEXT
The men's basketball team travels to Dominican College (N.Y.) on Wednesday, Jan. 16 for a 7:30 p.m. CACC tilt.
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