NYACK, N.Y. – Sophomore guard Baron Goodridge (Bronx, N.Y.) scored a career-high 25 points on Tuesday evening, 22 coming in the second half to help the Concordia College New York men's basketball team cut a 15-point deficit down to one with under a minute remaining but host Nyack College held onto its lead in a 73-69 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) setback.
NOTES
• Concordia falls to 9-16, 6-10 in CACC play.
• Nyack improves to 5-19, 4-12 in league action.
STANDOUT PERFORMERS
• Goodridge went 9-15 from the field, 5-7 from distance.
• Sophomore forward Alex White Jr. (Middletown, Conn.) pulled down a team-high 10 rebounds with a block.
• Redshirt senior guard Cedrick McFadden (Washington, D.C.) scored 15 points.
• Senior guard Michael Demello (White Plains, N.Y.) recorded a team-high two assists.
• For Nyack, Gemaal Davis scored 25 points with eight rebounds while Shawn Witherspoon dished out four assists to go with 13 points.
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Concordia jumped out to an early 6-0 lead off back-to-back baskets from senior forward Stephen Milhaven (Port Washington, N.Y.) and a Demello jumper, with a Nyack three pointer cutting the lead in half at 6-3 with 17:36 remaining in the half.
• Nyack used the triple to stage a 7-2 rally that made it a one-point game at 8-7, but a 5-2 retort by the Clippers made it 13-9 with 14:02 to play in the half.
• The host evened the score at 15-all, with the two sides splitting the ensuing 12 points to keep the score tied at 21-21 before an 8-0 run by Nyack created a 29-21 score with 5:39 remaining in the half.
• Concordia cut the separation in half off back-to-back baskets, but a quick 10-2 stretch for Nyack extended the deficit to 36-27 with 1:12 remaining in the half.
• The Clippers scored five points in the final minute of the half off a Goodridge three pointer and freshman forward Devon Sims (Centreville, Va.) layup to create a 36-32 halftime score.
• Nyack scored the opening four points of the second half, sparking a 15-4 run that created a 51-36 separation with 14:47 left to play.
• Goodridge brought the gap down to single digits with 10 consecutive points over two minutes of play to make it 51-46 with 12:43 remaining in the contest.
• The host responded with back-to-back baskets to recreate its double-digit advantage, while matching a 6-0 run by Concordia with one of its own to maintain its 10-point lead at 62-52 with 5:49 remaining in the contest.
• The Clippers made it a one-point game with 1:34 left to play at 67-66 behind a 14-5 rally, but three-consecutive free throws extended the separation to four at 70-66 with 15 seconds left.
• McFadden brought the deficit down to one again off a triple with nine seconds remaining, with Nyack connecting on three free throws over the final 10 seconds to create the final score.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
• The Clippers converted on 28-60 shots, going 7-24 from three-point territory and 6-9 from the free throw line.
• Nyack finished 23-60 from the field, 9-20 from distance and 18-22 from the free throw line.
• Concordia recorded four assists while Nyack had 13.
• Concordia held a 37-36 advantage in rebounds.
• Concordia had 17 turnovers, resulting in 19 points for Nyack. The host had 15 turnovers, leading to 18 Clippers' points.
• Concordia' bench scored 33 points while the visitors got 16 from its bench.
• Concordia recorded four steals with two blocks while Nyack stole the ball seven times with three blocks.
UP NEXT
The men's basketball team treks to Felician University on Saturday, Feb. 23 for a 3 p.m. CACC contest.
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