JAMAICA, NY --- (
www.YORKATHLETICS.com) York College men's basketball opened their CUNYAC home slate Tuesday night with a 84-68 setback to the Baruch College Bearcats (10-3, 2-0 CUNYAC) inside York College Gymnasium.
Playing in his 87th-career game, senior guard
Devine Chisholm canned a 3-pointer to reach the 1,000-point landmark with 9:48 left in the first half to extend York's lead to 13 (31-18).
"Devine has been nothing but a pleasure to coach for 4 years. He embodies what a York Cardinal is and should be."-said head coach Jamel Gist
How it Happened
- York took an early 10-3 lead following Micaiah Goosby's dunk.
- The Cardinals stretched their advantage to 12 (25-13) with 11:35 remaining in the half after Matthew Trepeta's layup.
- Baruch responded with a 20-6 burst to take a 33-31 lead at 6:49.
- Mohammed Gueye's basket for the Bearcats with 1:03 showing on the clock pushed Baruch's lead to six (43-37) by halftime.
- The Bearcats began the second stanza on another 20-6 run, extending their advantage to 20 (63-43) at the 15:10 mark.
- Trailing 72-50, York went on a 16-4 burst to cut the deficit to 10 (76-66) with 2:59 remaining.
- Baruch outscored York 8-2 in the final minutes to secure the 16-point win.
"Our guys showed that they can compete with the defending champions. We will continue to grow and get better as time goes on."-Gist remarked
Inside the Box Score
Terrell Fullerton paced York with a team-best 20 points (3-of-7 FG, 7-of-7 FT). Fullerton also gathered a season-high 11 rebounds, dished out a team-leading four assists, and added two steals.
Olawale Kila continued his recent surge, scoring 16 points on an efficient 8-of-14 from the floor. Trepeta chipped in with 11 points (3-of-7 3FG), hauled in five boards, totaled three assists, and recorded two steals. Goosby added 10 points (4-of-7 FG) as well.
Devin Nicholson stole the show for Baruch, finishing with a game-best 28 points (10-of-15 FG, 6-of-9 3FG). Emil Purisic and Gueye both recorded double-doubles for the Bearcats. Purisc netted 14 points (5-of-9 FG) to go along with a game-high 13 boards. Gueye scored 11 points (5-of-9 FG) and grabbed 11 rebounds.
York shot 34.7 percent (25-of-72) from the field, 33.3 percent (10-of-30) from 3-point range and 72.7 percent (8-of-11) from the free-throw line as Baruch connected on 46.8 percent (29-of-62) from the floor, 35.7 percent (10-of-28) from beyond the arc and 80 percent (16-of-20) from the stripe. The Cardinals outplayed Baruch in steals (8-4), assists (15-9) and converted 17 Bearcat miscues into 26 points. Baruch won the boards battles, 49-34, scoring 22 second-chance points off 15 offensive boards. The Bearcats also owned the edge in blocks (2-0), points in the paint (30-28) and bench scoring (38-5).
Up Next
The Cardinals (2-11, 1-1 CUNYAC) travel Friday (Jan. 6) to take on the John Jay College Bloodhounds (1-11, 0-1 CUNYAC) in a CUNYAC encounter at 7:30 p.m. inside The Doghouse.
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