BROOKLYN-- (www.YORKATHLETICS.com) York College men's basketball settled for a season-series split Friday against the Brooklyn College Bulldogs (10-14, 8-5 CUNYAC), falling 82-68 in a pivotal CUNYAC road contest inside the West Quad Center Gymnasium. 

How it Happened

• Both sides played each other even in the first 6:16, with Gozie Chinegwundoh's triple leveling the score at nine.
• Brooklyn started to assert its will in the next 2:02, utilizing an 8-1 burst to lead 17-10.
• Babacar Gueye knocked down two triples to keep York within striking distance (22-18).
• The Bulldogs then began to pull away, as an extended 14-6 stretch pushed the advantage to 12 (36-24) with 5:14 remaining in the half.
• Malakai Clark's three-point play tried to stop the blitz (36-27), but Brooklyn kept increasing the margin, outscoring the Cardinals 13-3 in the final 4:41 to close out the period.  
• Keeping the fire on, Abdoulaye Gueye's three-pointer gave the Bulldogs a game-best 24-point edge (59-35).
• Gueye and Bryce Haynes responded with consecutive triples for York trim the deficit to 18 (59-41).
• Keeping the pressure on, a further 14-6 expanded spurt got the margin down to 10 (65-55) with 8:25 showing on the clock.
• Brooklyn countered the run with a swift 7-0 burst, extended the lead to 17 (72-55) with five minutes to go.
• A Chinegwundoh triple made it a four-possession game (72-60) at the 4:02 mark, but it did not matter, as the Bulldogs ultimately closed out an 82-68 victory.

Leading the Cardinals

• Jonte Wallace led all scorers with 19 points (8-of-16 FG) and paced the Cardinals in rebounds (8) and a career-high seven assists.
• Clark continued his impressive scoring streak with 11 points (4-of-8 FG, 3-of-3 FT), and also contributed defensively with a team-leading two blocks.
• Chinegwundoh added 10 points, seven rebounds, and three steals.
• Gueye swished home a career-best three triples to score nine points off the bench. 
• Christopher Smith and Joshua Jackman provided a presence inside with seven rebounds each.

For Brooklyn

• Joe Charles netted a team-best 16 points (5-of-12 FG, 3-of-4 3FG, 3-of-4 FT) to go along with seven rebounds and four assists.
• D'Aze Hunter stuffed the stat sheet with 14 points, eight rebounds, and a game-high 10 assists.
• Hall authored a solid performance with 14 points (4-of-7 3FG), six rebounds, and two steals.
• Gueye (13 points and six rebounds) and Altin Kukaj (11 points and five assists) rounded out the team's double-digit scorers.

Inside the Box Score
York shot 35.2 percent (25-of-71) from the floor, 32 percent (8-of-25) from downtown, and 62.5 percent (10-of-16) from the free-throw line. Brooklyn connected on 47.5 percent (28-of-59) of its field goals, converted on 13 out of 24 triples, and sank 13 extra shots. Besides the shooting edge, the Bulldogs totaled more assists (26-20 and steals (10-9), while the Cardinals won the rebound (43-40) and block (3-2) categories. In a similar statistical battle, York generated more paint points (32-22) and second-chance points (15-8), as opposed to Brooklyn, which led in fast-break scoring (18-9) and points off turnovers (21-20).  

Up Next 
The Cardinals (7-13,7-6 CUNYAC) close out their regular season campaign Tuesday (Feb. 17) with a CUNYAC home bout against the Medgar Evers College Cougars (1-23, 1-12 CUNYAC) starting at 7 p.m. from York College Gymnasium. Prior to tip-off, Bryan Godette (2024-26), Benjamin Grant (2024-26), and Christopher Smith (2025-26) will be honored for their dedication to York Athletics with the annual Senior Day Ceremony.

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