Box Score

Box Score

 

RIVERDALE, N.Y. (Feb. 20, 2010) – The Maritime men's basketball team ended the regular season with a 72-69 road victory over Mount Saint Vincent Saturday afternoon. With the win, the Privateers improve to 18-7 (14-6 Skyline) – the 18 wins is a modern history high for Maritime – while the Dolphins end the year with a 7-13 record (11-14 Skyline).

 

Senior Andre Cooper (Baltimore, Md./Southwestern) led all players with 23 points and brought down seven rebounds, while classmate Adedokun Olanrewaju (Brooklyn, N.Y./Bishop Loughlin) recorded his team-leading eighth double-double of the season with 15 points and a game-high 16 boards. Junior Giovanni Hurley (Brooklyn, N.Y./Middle College High) rounded out the Privateers in double-figures with 16 points, while recording eight rebounds.

 

Mount Saint Vincent started the game strong, building up a 12-7 lead early, forcing Maritime to call the game's first timeout with 13:05 to play in the first. The Privateers fought to within one point three times, the last time on a layup by Cooper with 4:36 left to make the score 26-25, Mount. The Dolphins brought a four-point lead, 31-27, into the half, as Maritime shot just 35.3-percent from the field.

 

In the second, the Maritime final tied the score up, then took a 38-37 lead on a pair of made free throws by Hurley. The score was tied three more times, until Mount Saint Vincent went on a 14-6 run to grab its largest lead of the game, seven points, 60-53, with 5:59 to play. However, the Privateers finished the game on a 19-9 run and two free throws by Olanrewaju with 10 seconds to play gave Maritime the 72-69 advantage. A Dolphins' three-point attempt to tie the game failed and the Privateers held on for the victory.

 

The Maritime men's basketball team finished the Skyline slate with a 14-6 record and has earned the No. 4-seed in the Conference Tournament, which begins on Tuesday, Feb. 23. The Privateers will play host to the No. 5-seed Farmingdale State Rams at 7 p.m. at the Riesenberg Hall Gymnasium. The winner of that game will move on to face top-ranked Old Westbury on Thursday, Feb. 25, on the road.

 

The home game against the Rams on Tuesday will be broadcasted live on the internet by the Privateer Radio Network. Live audio will begin 20 minutes prior to tipoff, as play-by-play man Matt Gregory will call the action with color-analyst Kent Chambliss, and can be accessed by clicking here.