BROOKLYN--- (www.YORKATHLETICS.com) York College men's basketball completed the season sweep Friday over the Medgar Evers College Cougars (2-18, 0-9 CUNYAC) with a 95-73 CUNYAC road win inside Cougars Cave.

How it Happened

• The Cardinals got off to a hot start as Olawale Kila canned a jumper at the 16:24 mark to put York up, 10-0.
• Clawing back, the Cougars went on an extended 17-11 burst to trim the deficit to four (21-17). 
• Leading 28-23 with 8:42 remaining, the Cardinals pushed their lead to a first-half high 16 points (43-27) after Tyres Desinor's layup with 3:42 showing on the clock. 
• Two free throws by Medgar Evers' Jackson Bartley with 27 seconds remaining made it 47-35 York at intermission.
• Nicholas Guillen drained a jumper for the Cougars' first possession of the second period that pulled Medgar Evers within 10 (47-37).
• Responding with poise, Abdul Seck's layup with 12:20 left gave the Cardinals the game's first lead over 20 points (63-42).
• York held a 20+ point lead for the final 12:20, with Aidony Nivar's free throw near the end of the contest generating a game-high 29-point advantage (92-63).

Leading the Cardinals

• Kila posted 19 points (7-of-10 FG, 5-of-5 FT) and 10 rebounds to produce his 10th double-double of the season (19th career).
• Nivar contributed 17 points (5-of-12 FG, 6-of-7 FT), four steals and four rebounds.
• Tafari Jerome sparked York off the bench with 16 points (6-of-10 FG, 1-of-1 3FG, 3-of-3 FT), four assists and two blocks.
• Bryce Haynes netted a career-high 13 points (4-of-6 3FG), and also went for five assists and two steals.
• Desinor added 12 points (6-of-11 FG), eight rebounds, four assists, two blocks and a steal.
• Rohan Singh chipped in eight points, four steals and four assists.  

For Medgar Evers

• Nicholas Guillen paced the Cougars with 21 points (8-of-22 FG, 3-of-10 3FG, 2-of-2 FT) and five assists.
•   Michael Perez and Joshua Jean Pierre followed in scoring with 15 and 14, respectively. 
• Derek Wicker pulled down 10 boards (six offensive) and scored nine points to control the paint.  

Inside the Box Score
The Cardinals shot a monstrous 56.5 percent (35-of-62) from the field, 43.8 percent (7-of-16) from 3-point distance, and 75 percent (18-of-24) from the charity stripe. Medgar Evers shot 38.2 percent (26-of-68) from the floor, 23.3 percent (7-of-29) from beyond the arc, and 66.7 percent (14-of-21) from the free-throw line. 

York maintained an advantage over Medgar Evers in the rebound (40-37), assist (22-15), steal (15-13), and block (5-2) categories. The Cardinals ran in transition, turning 25 Cougar follies into 31 points, totaling 22 fast break points which helped the massive 52 points in the paint output.

Up Next 
The Cardinals (5-14, 3-6 CUNYAC) return to home court Tuesday (Jan. 30) with a CUNYAC showdown against the City College of New York Beavers (13-7, 6-3 CUNYAC) starting at 7 p.m. inside York College Gymnasium.   Tune in with live stats and video by visiting yorkathletics.com/live.

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