JAMAICA, NY --- (www.YORKATHLETICS.com) York College men's basketball finalized their non-conference home schedule Saturday afternoon against the No. 8 ranked New York University Violets (4-0), falling 112-56 inside York College Gymnasium.

How it Happened

• York's Brandon Barrett got off to a solid start, hooking one home at the 15:34 mark to give the Cardinals their sixth point of the afternoon to pull within eight (14-6). 
• Over the following 11:40, the Violets went on a 39-0 mega burst to take a 53-6 advantage. 
• Malakai Clark sank four free throws for the Cardinals helped make the score 61-13 at intermission. 
• A driving layup from Hampton Sanders gave NYU a game-best 62-point (80-18) advantage. 
• Demitrius Gould canned a trio of jumpers to spark an 11-5 burst for York, making the score 85-29 with 11:31 remaining. 
• Gould's triple at the 6:03 mark trimmed York's deficit to 52 (97-45).
• Trading buckets, a hook shot from NYU's Aidan Clarke closed out the scoring at 112-56. 

Leading the Cardinals

• Gould poured in a career-best 18 points (8-of-12 FG) to go along with six rebounds, four assists, and a team-leading two steals. 
• Barrett added eight points and six rebounds. 
• Michael Litchfield totaled nine points and three assists off the bench. 
• Rohan Singh dished out a team-high five dimes and Bryan Godette matched the six-rebound high.

For NYU

• Brock Susko swished home a game-high 20 points (6-of-9 3FG) and added eight rebounds. 
• Bryan Moussako 14 points (14 points), Sanders (12 points), Zay Freeney (11 points), and Matt Volkening (11 points) rounded out the Violets' double-digit scorers. 
• Josh Menard authored a game-leading eight assists, and Tristan How collected a game-best seven rebounds.

Inside the Box Score
The Cardinals shot 33.8 percent (22-of-65) from the field and 23.8 percent (5-of-21) from deep. NYU scorched the nets to the tune of 54.8 percent (40-of-73) from the floor and 52.1 percent (25-of-48) from downtown. The Violets owned the edge in rebounds (44-27) and assists (33-16). Both teams recorded 30 paint points, and the Cardinals outgained NYU 17-14 in transition.

Up Next
The Cardinals (0-5) embark Tuesday evening (Nov. 26) on a four-game non-conference road slate, heading to Purchase, New York, to battle the Manhattanville University Valiants (2-3) inside Kennedy Gym starting at 6 p.m.

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