Rockville Centre, N.Y. - The men's basketball team fell to the Knights of Queens College, 84-75, this evening from Quealy Gymnasium. Molloy sits at 2-13 on the season and 0-5 in East Coast Conference play while Queens improved to 8-7 (3-2 ECC).

How it Happened

• The teams exchanged buckets to start the contest, with no one maintaining more than a single-possession advantage until a three-pointer from Sunnie Diamond put the Knights in front, 16-12.
• The visitors remained in front the remainder of the first half and carried a 40-35 lead into the break.
• A jumper from freshman Rob Matos and dunk from junior Matt Lane opened the scoring for Molloy in the second half to come within one.
• A 15-3 run from Queens regained the lead for the Knights, 55-42, with 16 minutes left in the contest.
• A 10-1 run from Molloy that included six points from freshman Bryce Merchant brought the Lions within four, 56-52, with 12:22 on the clock. 
• Trailing by eight, five points from graduate student Bobby Connors and two from redshirt sophomore Sey Dieng cut the deficit to just one point, 60-59, with less than 10 minutes left in the second half.
• With 8:49 on the clock, the cardinal and white went on a nine-point run to take the lead for the first time this evening, 68-62.
• The Knights ended the contest on a 22-7 run to take the victory.

Top Performances

• Connors led with a double-double of 14 points and 12 rebounds while adding five assists and two blocks.
• Matos netted 13 points and added three assists.
• Junior Mick Browne dished out a team-leading six assists while adding three blocks to go with eight points and five boards.
• Lane also had three blocks while netting seven points. 
• Freshman Manu Alford led with two steals and netted nine points. Dieng and Merchant also each scored nine points.

Up Next
The Lions will step out of conference play for the final time this season on Saturday (Jan. 13) at Post University from Waterbury, Conn. at 4:00 p.m.