Box Score

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THROGGS NECK, N.Y. (Jan. 30, 2010) – The Maritime men's basketball team improved its home record to a perfect 9-0 with a 77-66 win over Mount Saint Mary Saturday afternoon at the Riesenberg Hall Gymnasium. The Privateers move to 12-4 overall (10-3 Skyline) with the win, while the Blue Knights drop to 7-12 (6-8 Skyline).

 

Four players scored in double-figures for Maritime, as junior Justin Bright (Brooklyn, N.Y./Park West) led the way 20 points – his second-straight 20-plus game. Senior Andre Cooper (Baltimore, Md./Southwestern) scored 17 points and dished out a game-high eight assists with four steals. Junior Shamair Williams (Brooklyn, N.Y./Bishop Loughlin) and senior Adedokun Olanrewaju (Brooklyn, N.Y./Bishop Loughlin) added 14 and 13 points, respectively, to round out the Privateers in double-digits and junior Giovanni Hurley (Brooklyn, N.Y./Middle College High) scored eight points with five rebounds. Sophomore Sam Porte (Harlem, N.Y./H.S. for Math, Science & Engineering) contributed off the bench with three points and a team-high seven boards, while senior Sean Robinson (Bronx, N.Y./H.S. for Art & Design) chipped in with two points and two rebounds.

 

Maritime came out very strong in the first half, starting the game on a 19-3 run over the first 6:22. The Privateers grabbed their largest lead of the night, 17 points, when Bright nailed a three-pointer to make it 24-7 at 8:48. Mount Saint Mary bounced right back, however, by going on 15-0 run to come within two points, 28-26 at 3:47. Maritime held off the momentum to take a 35-30 lead into the half.

 

After tight play by both teams to begin the second, the Privateers regained a double-digit lead on a three-point play by Porte at 3:31 that made the score 67-57, and Maritime held up the lead to claim the victory. Bright stepped up in the second half by scoring 13 of his 20 points, with seven points coming from the free throw line.

 

The Privateers took benefitted from points off turnovers – outscoring the Blue Knights 39-11 – as well as points in the paint, 44-28.

 

With the win, the Maritime basketball team picked up its 30th Skyline victory since head coach Jody King and his staff took over in 2007-08. That win triples the Privateers' conference win total from the previous six years before (2001-02 to 2006-07).

 

King and his squad will quickly return to action for the season's only Monday night game, when the Privateers travel to face non-conference opponent Baruch on Feb. 1. Tipoff against the Bearcats is scheduled for 8 p.m. at Baruch's ARC Arena.