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Baruch College Athletics

Jack Reese
Denis Gostev
72
Baruch College BAR 7-3
84
Winner Westfield State WSU 7-5
Baruch College BAR
7-3
72
Final
84
Westfield State WSU
7-5
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Baruch College BAR 34 38 72
Westfield State WSU 41 43 84

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Men's Basketball Falls to Westfield State (84-72)

The men's basketball team lost 84-72 to the Owls of Westfield State University on Friday afternoon in Westfield, Massachusetts.

Westfield led 41-34 at the half and gradually extended its lead in the second half by going up 19 points (63-44) with 12:21 remaining.

The visiting Bearcats rallied back to get as close as 11 points (69-58) on a three by Joseph Zecchino Jr. with under eight minutes remaining.

The Owls quickly responded with five consecutive points and later built on their momentum to go back up again 19 points (83-64) in the final two minutes to seal the non-conference home win.

Andre Harris recorded his fourth straight double-double to finish with team-highs of 19 points and 13 rebounds. George Smyth, Jr. had a big game with a career-high of 16 points, shooting 7-of-9 from the field.

Jauch Green, Jr. racked up a near triple-double for the hosts with 26 points, 10 rebounds and eight steals, shooting 9-of-16.

The Bearcats received 33 points from the bench and won the rebounding battle, 43-42, but the Owls from the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) scored 25 points off Bearcat turnovers for the win in the second-ever contest between both teams.


 
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