Men’s Basketball Controls Second Half in Win over Hunter
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NEW YORK, NY— After trailing at halftime, the York College men's basketball team dominated the second half to top Hunter College by a score of 72-64 in an important CUNY Athletic Conference match-up on Wednesday night.
The Cardinals trailed by three points at the half but outscored the Hawks by 11 in the second half and avenged a loss to Hunter from earlier in the season. York saw big efforts from three players in the game, led by
Tony Vails, who netted 25 points with seven points and three assists.
Shamir Wilkinson recorded a double-double with 13 points and 11 boards and
Du'Quan Lawson finished with a career-high 16 points on 5-of-9 shooting.
In what seems a to be a trend lately, the Cardinals had a rough first half and trailed by as many as 11. They closed the half strong though and cut the deficit to a manageable three points going into the locker room. York carried that momentum into the second half and quickly reversed its fortunes by opening up a 13-1 run out of the gate to take a 45-37 advantage. A Lawson three-pointer highlighted the stretch. It was all York from there, as they led by as many as 14 and held a comfortable lead the rest of the way.
Hunter drops to 7-16, 4-10 in the CUNYAC, while York improves to 10-13, 6-8 in the CUNYAC. York will host Medgar Evers College on Friday at 8:00 p.m. It is also the 3rd Annual Spirit Day at York. Jet Blue tickets and Applebee's gift cards will be raffled off and t-shirts will be given away. Seniors
Tony Vails and
Shamir Wilkinson, who will be playing in their final home game, will also be honored prior to tip-off.
