Box Score The men's basketball team lost in the final minute to Mitchell College, 72-69, on Homecoming at the Doghouse. The Bloodhounds drop to 2-2 on the season. The Mariners improve to 2-3.
Doug Levy finished with his best game of the season. The sophomore recorded his first double-double with a season-high and team-high 20 points and a season-high and team-high 13 rebounds. Sophomore
Luciano Cruz-Fernandez registered 10 points and four boards. Senior
MiKing Richardson added 10 points and four assists. Freshman
Kyle LaGuardia finished with seven points and seven rebounds.
John Jay opened the game with a 9-7 lead at the first media timeout. The Bloodhounds scored eight straight to hold a 17-7 advantage. With 10:45 left in the half, Mitchell cut the deficit to 21-14. John Jay followed on a 6-0 run to go up 13 with 9:03 on the clock. Mitchell ended the half on a 22-0 run to lead 36-27.
The guests scored the first 10 points of the second before Richardson made a layup and three-pointer and LaGuardia hit a jumper to cut the deficit to 46-34. Trailing by 14, Cruz-Fernandez sank a three and Levy and freshman
Myles Mills made back-to-back layups with 12:30 remaining.
The Bloodhounds then went on an 8-0 run to tie the game 51-51 and a free-throw by Levy gave John Jay their first lead of the second half. The Mariners responded on a 5-0 run to go ahead by four. With 4:25 on the clock, Mitchell increased its lead to 62-56. Levy and Cruz-Fernandez drained two straight three-pointers to tie the score.
Two free-throws by sophomore
Hakeem Animashaun put the Bloodhounds ahead by two. With the score knotted at 67 apiece, the Mariners scored three straight before Levy hit two free-throws. With four seconds left, Mitchell made a pair of free-throws to lead by three with four seconds left. Freshman
Matt Hudzik had a last second three-point opportunity but the ball bounced off the rim.
John Jay went 22-for-64 (34.4%) from the field, 7-for-29 (24.1%) from three, and 18-for-25 (72.0%) from the charity stripe.
The Bloodhounds open conference play on Saturday, December 2, when they host the College of Staten Island at 12:00 pm at the Doghouse.
