JAMAICA, NY --- (www.YORKATHLETICS.com) York College men's basketball commenced their 2024-25 home schedule Tuesday evening against the William Paterson University Pioneers (1-0), dropping a 93-75 non-conference decision inside York College Gymnasium.
 
How it Happened

• York's Rohan Singh buried a triple for the game's first bucket. 
• A layup from William Paterson's Shane Geene leveled the score at 11. His layup was part of a 10-0 burst to give the Pioneers a 19-11 advantage. 
• William Paterson took a 15-point lead (35-20) following Londen Pope's trifecta at the 8:20 mark of the first stanza. 
• Trying to claw back, two freebies from Malakai Clark cut the deficit to 11 (40-29) for the Cardinals. 
• Two free throws by Delano Hyde gave the Pioneers a first-half high 16-point edge (45-29) with 3:09 remaining in the half. 
• A buzzer-beating three by Jack Gobel closed the score line at 51-37. 
• Brandon Barrett layup for York trimmed' the deficit to 13 (64-51) at the 13:02 mark in the second frame.
• Delani Hyde's fastbreak layup pushed William Paterson's edge to 18 (71-53).
• The Cardinals responded with a 5-0 run to get the margin back to 13 (71-58) with 9:48 left on the clock.
• Singh's triple maintained York's 13-point difference (79-66) at 6:05.
• Turning up the defensive pressure, the Pioneers went on a 12-2 blitz over the next 5:44 to take a game-best 23-point lead (91
• York's Rohan Singh buried a triple for the game's first bucket. 
• A layup from William Paterson's Shane Geene leveled the score at 11. His layup was part of a 10-0 burst to give the Pioneers a 19-11 advantage. 
• William Paterson took a 15-point lead (35-20) following Londen Pope's trifecta at the 8:20 mark of the first stanza. 
• Trying to claw back, two freebies from Clark cut the deficit to 11 (40-29) for the Cardinals. 
• Two free throws by Delano Hyde gave the Pioneers a first-half high 16-point edge (45-29) with 3:09 remaining in the half. 
• A buzzer-beating three by Jack Gobel closed the score line at 51-37. 
• Brandon Barrett dropped in a layup to trim York's deficit to 13 (64-51) with 13:02 showing on the second-half clock. 
• Delani Hyde's fastbreak layup pushed William Paterson's edge to 18 (71-53).
• The Cardinals responded with a 5-0 run to get the margin back to 13 (71-58) with 9:48 left on the clock.
• Singh's downtown strike maintained York's 13-point difference (79-66) at 6:05.
• Turning up the defensive pressure, the Pioneers went on a 12-2 blitz over the next 5:44 to take a game-best 23-point lead (91-68).
• A 3-pointer from York's Michael Litchfield finalized the 93-75 result.

Leading the Cardinals

• Aidony Nivar paced the squad with a game-high 20 points (7-of-18 FG, 5-of-13 3FG), to go along with four assists and two steals.
• Singh tallied 19 points (7-of-17 FG, 3-of-8 3FG) and a team-leading five dimes. His 19 points were his most ever as a Cardinal.
• Clark chipped in with eight points, four assists, and two steals.
• Barrett hauled in a game-high 15 boards (12 defensive, 3 offensive).

For William Paterson

• Neftali Valentin netted a team-best 17 points (7-of-16 FG) and gathered 10 boards.
• David Martinez added 15 points (5-of-13 FG, 3-of-6 3FG) and nine rebounds.
• Andre Wells controlled the offense with a game-leading 11 assists. 
• Geene scored 13 points (6-of-7 FG), Gobel poured in 11 (4-of-8 FG, 2-of-5 3FG), and Hyde added 10 (4-of-4 FG) to round out the double-digit scorers.

Inside the Box Score
The Cardinals shot 37 percent (27-of-73) from the field, 31 percent (9-of-29) from downtown, and 70.6 percent (12-of-17) from the charity stripe. William Paterson connected on 52.9 percent (37-of-70) of its field goals, 36.4 percent (8-of-22) of its triples, and made 11 free throws. Beyond the final score, the Pioneers had the advantage in rebounds (44-37), assists (26-20), and blocks (6-8), while York recorded 11 steals to William Paterson's eight. The Pioneers owned the inside, outsourcing York 52-26 in the paint and 14-7 on second chance opportunities. In transition, William Paterson had a 21-12 edge in points off turnovers. 

Up Next
The Cardinals (0-2) travel Saturday (Nov. 16) to Madison, New Jersey to continue their campaign with a non-conference road battle against the Drew University Rangers (1-1), starting at 4 p.m. inside Baldwin Gym.

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