ROCHESTER, N.Y. – On Saturday afternoon, the sophomore duo of
Sunnie Diamond (Hiram, GA) and
Tyron Wright (Camby, IN) combined for 33 points to lead the Queens College men's basketball team offense but another second-half rally would fall short as the Knights fell to the Redhawks of Roberts Wesleyan University in East Coast Conference at the Voller Athletic Center.
Game Recap
The Knights opened the game by committing three turnovers as the Redhawks went on a 7-0 run to open the game before Wright and the Knights went on a 7-0 run to tie the game with 15:39 left until halftime.
The Redhawks would respond with another 7-0 run to take a 14-7 before a 6-2 run brought Queens within 16-13 with 11:42 on the game clock.
With Queens struggling to find their shooting rhythm, the visitors would go scoreless until 9:12 as the deficit grew to double-digits of 25-13. A layup by junior
Malik Bentinck (Queens, N.Y.) would stop the bleeding as the Knights tallied a 15-5 run to claw back within two, 30-28 with 5:02 left.
Roberts Wesleyan would increase their lead back to eight, 38-30 before another 10-3 run saw the Knights come within one, 41-40 with 52 seconds until halftime.
But a layup with 35 seconds left would see the Knights trail by three, 43-40 heading into the locker rooms at halftime.
Queens began the second half as the aggressor as they cut the deficit down to one on two separate occasions.
After a dunk by senior
Tyler Carey (Bay Shore, N.Y.) brought the score to 45-44 with 18:58 to go, the Redhawks would use a 6-0 run to extend their lead to seven, 51-44 before the Knights went 3-4 from the field in an 8-4 run as they got within three, 55-52 with 14:55 to go.
But for every run the Knights would use, the Redhawks would stay a step ahead. Despite the Knights shooting 47.0% in the second half, a comeback rally would fall short as the Redhawks shot 58.0% from the field and converted 14-17 from the charity stripe to earn the series sweep over Queens to the final score of 95-81 Saturday afternoon.
By The Numbers
- Diamond led the Knights offense with a team-high 22 points (7-12 FG) with five rebounds and 2 steals, while Wright recorded his first career double-double with 11 points (5-13 FG), and a career-high 14 rebounds.
- Chester tallied 11 points (5-16 FG) and Carey notched 10 points (3-6 FG) with five rebounds and one block on the evening.
- As a team, Queens shot 44.3% as they went 31-70 from the field while the Redhawks went 34-59 shooting 57.6% on the evening.
- Queens won the boards battle (39-31) as they held a 23-12 edge on second-chance points.
- The Knights committed 16 turnovers to the Wildcats' 11 as the home side tallied a slim 16-14 advantage on points off turnovers.
NEXT GAME: Head coach
Matt Collier and the Knights conclude the road stand on Wednesday (Feb. 22) evening as they continue ECC play in Sparkill, N.Y. with a matchup against the Spartans of Saint Thomas Aquinas College. Tip-off set for 7:30 p.m.
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