Box Score

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PATCHOUGE, N.Y. (Jan. 19, 2010) – The Maritime men's basketball team lost on the road to St. Joseph's-L.I. Tuesday night, 77-67, in a battle for second place in the Skyline Conference. The loss drops the Privateers to 8-4 overall (6-3 Skyline), while the Eagles improve to 11-3 (7-2 Skyline).

 

Four players scored in double-figures for Maritime as senior Adedokun Olanrewaju (Brooklyn, N.Y./Bishop Loughlin) recorded his second-straight double-double with 11 points and a game-high 13 boards, while classmate Andre Cooper (Baltimore, Md./Southwestern) tied the game-high with 19 points. Juniors Shamair Williams (Brooklyn, N.Y./Bishop Loughlin) and Justin Bright (Brooklyn, N.Y./Park West) contributed 16 and 13 points, respectively.

 

St. Joe's grabbed its largest lead of the game, 17 points, at 34-17 with 8:00 remaining in the first half, but the Privateers fought back to within three points with just 1:23 left when Cooper nailed a jumper to make it 41-38. The half ended with the Eagles on top 43-38 thanks in large part to shooting 56.7-percent from the field.

 

In the second half, St. Joseph's again built its lead up to double-figures at 16:52, 50-40, and was able to hold the Privateers the rest of the way. Maritime would not get any closer than five points (52-47 at 12:52).

 

The Privateers will look to keep its perfect home record intact when they return to the court on Thursday, Jan. 21, to take on first-place Old Westbury (11-4, 9-1). Tipoff against the Panthers is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the Riesenberg Hall Gymnasium.