Garden City, N.Y. - The men's basketball team fell to the Panthers of Adelphi University, 91-64, this evening from the Center for Recreation and Sport The Lions fell to 5-6 on the season in the loss.

How it Happened

• After a closely contested opening 10 minutes of action, Adelphi went on a nine-point run to take a 33-18 lead with six minutes remaining in the opening half.
• The Lions were unable to put the deficit under double digits and entered the break trailing 44-44 after a layup from senior Josh Dennis and a three-pointer from sophomore Pierce Boczar.
• Midway through the second half, the Panthers took its largest lead of the contest, 73-43. 
• The maroon and white would come within 20, 79-59, in the final six minutes but were unable to overcome the deficit. 

Top Performances

• Molloy was led by 14 points and 10 rebounds from Dennis.
• Senior Nick Corbett and sophomore Colin Brady each tallied 12 points.
• Sophomore Pano Pavlidis led with four blocks while adding eight rebounds.

Up Next
The Lions return to league play on Saturday (Dec. 21) against New York Tech. Tip-off from Quealy Gymnasium is slated for 2:00 p.m.