Rockville Centre, N.Y. - The men's basketball team had its largest margin of victory of the season this afternoon, topping the Queens College Knights, 92-68. Molloy improved to 8-12 on the season and 4-5 in East Coast Conference play while Queens fell to 8-13 (4-5 ECC).

How it Happened

• The Lions came out of the gate firing, opening the contest on a 16-2 run that included seven points from senior Mick Browne. 
• A 10-5 run from the Knights would cut the deficit back to single digits, 21-12, but a layup from sophomore Rob Matos and a three-pointer from freshman Dylan Kopp put Molloy ahead 26-12 with 8:27 left in the first half.
• In the final four minutes, a 7-0 run from Queens brought the visitors within six, 36-30. The teams would enter the halftime break with Molloy leading 40-34.
• The cardinal and white opened the second frame on a 9-4 run that included four points from both Matos and junior Payton Shumpert to lead 49-38.
• Back-to-back field goals from Queens would cut the lead to seven, but an 11-4 run from Molloy quickly regained the lengthy margin for the Lions, leading 60-46 with 12 minutes to play.
• The home team would lead by as many as 29 before securing the victory. 

Top Performances

• Matos led the Lions with 23 points, shooting 11-of-23 from the field to go with five assists and five rebounds. 
• Shumpert netted 16 points to go with six rebounds.
• Kopp, Browne, and graduate student Matt Lane each scored 12 points.
• Lane added 18 rebounds to go with a career-high three assists and three steals. 
• Kopp and sophomore Bryce Merchant each also added three assists with Merchant adding 12 points and two blocks.

Up Next
Molloy will host Roberts Wesleyan University on Sunday (Feb. 9) at 1:30 p.m.