The men's basketball team lost to Lehman College, 78-62, on Wednesday night on the campus of the College of Staten Island. With the loss, the Bloodhounds drop to 3-15 overall and 2-7 in the CUNY Athletic Conference. The Lightning improve to 11-7 on the year and 6-3 in the conference.
In the first seven minutes of play, Lehman had three leads only to see the Bloodhounds tie it up. With the Lightning leading 13-8 with 12 minutes remaining in the half, junior
Darell Robinson made a lay-up and senior
Kris Owens drained a long three-pointer to tie the game at 13.
The Lightning took a six-point lead with 7:19 left in the half but a three by Owens trimmed the deficit to three. Lehman's largest lead of the half came at 3:41, when they led 27-19. The Bloodhounds responded right away with a 9-0 run to take a 28-27 lead. Lehman recorded a three in their next possession to regain the lead, 30-28. Owens then dribbled the ball up and drained a half-court shot at the buzzer to put the Bloodhounds ahead by one heading into halftime. Owens led all scorers with 18 points, on 4-of-6 shooting from behind the arc.
Lehman took a one-point lead on their first possession of the second half. The guests followed that up with a 8-0 run to lead 42-33 with 15:50 left in the contest. Three minutes later, lay-ups by seniors Kevin Crosby and Korede Griffith cut the Bloodhound deficit to five. With 7:00 remaining on the clock, the Lightning broke open the game on a 7-0 run to lead by double-digits. Lehman would go on to win as the Bloodhounds were outscored in the second half, 48-31.Owens led the Bloodhounds with 25 points and nine rebounds. Robinson recorded 10 points, five assists, and four rebounds. Griffith registered six points, four assists, and two steals. Senior
Anthony Saldarriaga dished out a team-high six assists, grabbed seven boards, and swiped two steals.
John Jay finished 24-for-63 (38.1%) from the field and 6-for-19 (31.6%) from three. Lehman shot 47.8% (32-for-67) from the floor.
The Bloodhounds will travel to Brooklyn College on Friday, January 23, for a conference game starting at 7 p.m.
