Flushing, N.Y. (January 19, 2013) - The Queens College men's basketball team took one step closer to a .500 conference record with a 75-66 win over Roberts Wesleyan on Saturday from Fitzgerald Gym.  With the victory, the Knights are now 3-12 overall and 2-5 in the East Coast Conference.

It was the Redhawks who built a seven-point cushion early, capped by a Devin Grmes layup that put Roberts Wesleyan up 10-3, three minutes into play.  From there, the Knights responded with an 11-3 run that gave QC a 14-13 lead at the 13:29 mark.  In that run, the Knights got two points each from Kevin Nascimento (Harlem, N.Y./Genesee C.C.), Pat Piasecki (Coram, N.Y./Longwood) and Abe Akanmu (Staten Island, N.Y./Xaverian) and five points from George Holmes (Gordon Heights, N.Y./Suffolk C.C.).

The Redhawks regained the lead immediately and finally the Knights took the lead for good when Piasecki connected on a three-point-play with 4:40 remaining.  Queens College took a 41-34 advantage into halftime.

The second half saw Roberts Wesleyan slowly close the gap as they got within a single point, 55-54, when Grimes threw down a dunk at the 7:42 mark.  The Knights pushed the lead out from there and made their foul shots down the stretch as they went on to win, 75-66.

Holmes came off the bench to score a game-high 25 points.  He was a perfect 10-of-10 from the charity line.  Patrick Parker (Queens, N.Y./Alfred State) chipped in with 15 points.  The Knights forced Roberts Wesleyan into 22 turnovers and outrebounded the Redhawks 31-27.

Queens College returns to the hardwood on Wednesday, January 23, when the Knights travel to Washington, D.C. to face UDC.  The game time with the Firebirds is 5:00 PM.