Men's Hoops Snaps Skid with 71-49 Win Over Farmingdale

When and Where:

February 4, 2023 - Patchogue, NY

Records:

St. Joseph's (L.I.), 10-10, 7-5 Skyline

Farmingdale St., 14-7, 9-3 Skyline

Results:

The St. Joseph's University (L.I.) men's basketball team snapped a three-game losing skid with a 71-49 Skyline Conference win over Farmingdale State College in the Danzi Center on Saturday afternoon.

Top performers:

• Sophomore Alec Tabada went 7-for-13 from the field and scored a game-high 19 points with five rebounds, two  assists, and a block to lead the Golden Eagles

• Junior Xavier Allen added 14 points and collected a game-high 12 boards

• Junior Spencer Malloy finished with a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds

• Freshman Justin Turner rounded out the top scorers with 10 points going 3-for-3 from the field and 2-for-2 at the free-throw line 

• The Rams were led by a 10-point performance off the bench from Aaron Davis 

• Nick Hurowitz added seven points with a team-high seven boards

How it happened:

• A layup from FSC's Davis off an SJLI turnover gave the Rams their largest lead of the afternoon, 14-10, at the 8:55 mark 

• That score held for the next minute before Turner sparked a 6-0 run that put the Golden Eagles ahead 18-14 with just under five minutes left in the half

• A pair of Farmingdale free throws brought the visitors to within three, 23-30, but a three from Matthew Hirdt sent the Golden Eagles into the break leading 26-20

• St. Joseph's opened the second frame with 10 unanswered points capped by a Jake Gaudiello layup at the 16:13 mark

• Farmingdale crept to within 10, 38-28, following a pair of free throws from Jevon Santos, but back-to-back buckets from Malloy and Ryan McNeely had the Golden Eagles ahead 42-28 with 12:23 on the clock

• St. Joseph's maintained a double-digit lead building to their largest advantage of the day, 65-43, with 2:23 remaining

• Tabada's layup with 43 seconds closed the scoring moving the game to its final 71049

Notes:

• St. Joseph's shot 41.7% from the field and 23.1% from three-point territory

• The Golden Eagles held the Rams to just 29.5% from the field, their lowest of the season

• SJLI held the advantage in points in the paint (36-24) and rebounds (47-38)

• Farmingdale scored 27 points off the bench against SJLI's 16

Next up, the Golden Eagles host Yeshiva University for a conference match-up on Wednesday, February 8 at 6:00 pm.