Corey Jones Jr. Action Shot
69
Winner Purchase SUNYPC 2-0,0-0 Skyline
61
John Jay JJC 0-2,0-0 CUNYAC
Winner
Purchase SUNYPC
2-0,0-0 Skyline
69
Final
61
John Jay JJC
0-2,0-0 CUNYAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Purchase SUNYPC 38 31 69
John Jay JJC 33 28 61

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Men's Basketball Falls In Home Opener To Purchase, 69-61, On Wednesday Evening

New York, NY -  The John Jay men's basketball dropped a 69-61 decision to Purchase College in the Bloodhounds' home opener on Wednesday evening.
 
Three players reached double-figures led by Corey Jones Jr., who tallied a team-high 16 points on 6 of 11 shooting from the floor. Jones Jr. connected on 4 of 8 from three-point range while helping out on the boards, as he, Dan Kenny, and Garrison Watkins had seven rebounds. 
 
Isaac Holmes and Jayson Delgado each chipped in 10 points with Delgado swiping three steals to pace the home team. 
 
 
"Tonight, was a tough one for us," commented head coach Ryan Hyland. "Give credit to Coach Bozelli and the guys (Purchase) in their locker room, that came out ready to play. I'm proud of our toughness and effort through these first two games, but, we have some work to do in order to get the outcome we are looking for. These early season games are designed to challenge us and shed light into the makeup of our locker room. We are learning a lot that will help us later in the season when CUNYAC play begins." 
 
The Panthers (2-0) had two players in double-figures as Mark Morgan scored a game-high 19 points, 10 of which coming from the free-throw line. Isaac Johnson added 15 points off-the-bench. 
 
Matthew Phillips was one rebound shy of a double-double, tallying nine points and grabbing 11 rebounds in 21 minutes of action. Rashid Nikiema had a game-best 13 caroms, 12 of which coming on the defensive end. 
 
The Bloodhounds jumped out to an early lead after Kenny muscled inside for two. John Jay sparked an 8-2 run in increasing their lead by six, 17-11, as Jones Jr. was able to race in for two. 
 
 
Purchase answered back with a 14-5 run over a near four-minute span in taking a 25-22 lead as Johnson was able to hit from the outside after receiving the pass from Jalen Bartley. Chisolm put an end to the run as John Jay trailed by one, 25-24, with a little over eight minutes left in the contest. 
 
Both teams struggled heading into the break, as Purchase scored 13 of the final 22 points in the frame in taking a 38-33 lead. 
 
 
The Panthers added four quick points to start the second half, taking a nine-point lead after Terrence Mason was able to hit a step back jumper. 
 
John Jay trimmed the deficit down to four, 44-40, after Jones Jr. connected on his fourth trifecta of the game. 
 
The Bloodhounds continued to chip away at the Purchase lead as Joel-Anthony Alleyne hit a pair from the line that brought the Panthers' lead back down to four, 48-44. 
 
Purchase started to pull away, sparking a 10-4 run over a 2:18 span that elevated the lead to 58-48, as Johnson was able to convert the layup after James Brady stole the ball away. 
 
John Jay closed out the game scoring 13 of the final 24 points in the contest, with Delgado netting six of those as Purchase held on for the eight-point road victory. 
 
The Bloodhounds limited the Panthers' three-point shooting, holding the visitors to just 20.0 percent (5 of 25) from the outside. 
 
Purchase outmuscled John Jay on the boards, 54-40, while holding a 39-27 edge on the defensive glass and netted 32 of their 69 points from inside the paint. 
 
The Bloodhounds will hit the road this weekend, competing in the Crosstown Challenge as they will take on Penn College on Friday, November 11 at 5:00 p.m. before wrapping up the trip at Lycoming on Saturday in Williamsport, PA. 
 

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