Box Score
 
        THROGGS NECK, N.Y. (Jan. 19, 2012) – The Maritime men's basketball team lost to Farmingdale, 81-47, Thursday night at the Riesenberg Hall Gymnasium. The defeat drops the Privateers to 2-14 on the season (2-7 Skyline), while the Rams improved to 11-4 (7-1 Skyline).
 
        Senior Mike McSloy (Kings Park, N.Y./Kings Park) (Kings Park, N.Y./Kings Park) scored 27 points for the second consecutive game, while also leading the team with seven rebounds and three rebounds. Junior Henry Evans (Saratoga Springs, N.Y./Stillwater) (Saratoga Springs, N.Y./Stillwater) tallied six points and sophomore Jack Cole (Bethany Beach, Del./Indian River) (Bethany Beach, Del./Indian River) chipped in with five.
 
        The Rams scored the first six points of the game, and built its lead up to 18-13 at 11:33 of the first half. At that point, McSloy had scored all of Maritime's points, but Cole and Evans scored the next two baskets to cut the deficit to just one, 18-17. Freshman Tyler Brown (New York, N.Y./Humanities Prep.) (New York, N.Y./Humanities Prep.) nailed a three-pointer at 7:47 to give the Privateers their first lead of the night. That was the only lead in the game for the home team and their second-to-last basket of the first half, as the Rams fought back and ended the half on a 13-2 run to take a 31-22 lead into the locker room at halftime.
 
        Farmingdale came out strong in the second half, quickly expanding their lead to double-digits and growing it to as much as 22 points just shortly after five minutes went by on the clock. 14 second-half turnovers by Maritime led to 12 points for the Rams. The Farmingdale lead grew to 30 points with 10:03 to go in the game, squandering any chance for the Privateers to come back.
 
        The Rams were led by junior AJ Matthews (Brooklyn, N.Y.), who recorded a double-double just in the first half, as he entered the break with 11 points and 13 rebounds. He finished the night with 23 points and a game-high 20 rebounds. Three more Farmingdale players scored in double-figures on the night, as freshman Ibrahim Johnson (New York, N.Y.) registered a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds.
 
        The Privateers return to action on Saturday afternoon, when they host Skyline-opponent NYU-Poly. Game time is scheduled for 2 p.m. at the Riesenberg Hall Gymnasium.