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Cotterel
61
Medgar Evers MEDGAR 6-16,3-11 CUNYAC
83
Winner Lehman Lehman 19-3,12-2 CUNYAC
Medgar Evers MEDGAR
6-16,3-11 CUNYAC
61
Final
83
Lehman Lehman
19-3,12-2 CUNYAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Medgar Evers MEDGAR 19 42 61
Lehman Lehman 42 41 83

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Lehman 83, Medgar 61; Aaron Cotterel scores 17 points

Box Score

The Medgar Evers men's basketball team dropped its regular season finale on Tuesday evening, falling to the Lightning of Lehman College by a score of 83-61 in a CUNYAC contest. The game took place at the APEX Center in the Bronx, NY. With the defeat, the Cougars wrapped up their regular season portion of the schedule at 6-17 (3-11 CUNYAC). The Lightning won for the third straight time, improving to 19-3 on the season (12-2 CUNYAC).

Despite the loss for the Cougars, freshman Aaron Cotterel paced his squad with a team-high 17 points, and a game-high of four steals. Dante Simmons scored 12 points, snatched five boards, registered three steals, and swatted two shots, and it was senior Keison McIntosh connecting on three trifectas, finishing with nine points on the evening.

Lehman College was led by Isaiah Geathers, as he connected on 10 of his 20 shots from the floor, scoring a game-high of 22 points while pulling down 12 rebounds and adding a pair of assists. Gian Batista also posted a double-double, scoring 10 points, snatching a game-high 14 rebounds, and stacking six dimes. Mo Idrissou and Juan Fernandez scored eight points apiece, and Will Feldman recorded a game-high seven assists.

The Lightning never trailed in this game, setting the tone for the evening early by racing out to a commanding 14-3 edge just 5:09 into the contest. Lehman's defense held the Cougars at bay, as Medgar Evers didn't get into double figures until there was 9:29 left in the half on Simmons' converted layup. At that juncture of the session, Lehman held a 24-10 edge. The lead continued to gradually grow, with the Lightning taking a 23-point lead into the locker room at halftime (42-19).

Lehman scored eight of the first 11 points in the second half, taking a 50-22 lead with 17:53 to go. The Lightning took its biggest lead of the game with 10:20 remaining, going up by a score of 67-35 on a converted layup by Marquese Johnson. Lehman never led by any less than 22 points the remainder of the game, eventually advancing for a 22-point win.

Dominating the contest in all facets, Lehman shot 51.4 percent from the floor, connecting on 36 of its 70 attempts from the floor, while holding Medgar Evers to a 27.4 percent conversion rate (20-73). The Lightning held a sizable 65-40 edge on the glass, while also registering 24 assists to the Cougars' 10. Both teams struggled from the line, with Lehman misfiring on 13 freebees (5-18, 27.8 percent), and Medgar Evers missing 15 (12-27, 44.4 percent). The Cougars did win the turnover battle, committing just 16 miscues compared to 26 for Lehman.

Medgar Evers will enter the 2021-2022 CUNYAC men's basketball playoffs as the No. 7 seed, and will pay a visit to the No. 2 seed, the Baruch College Bearcats, on Saturday afternoon. The Cougars will look to once again be a thorn in the Bearcats' side, as Medgar Evers ended Baruch's bid for an unblemished CUNYAC mark back on February 9th, defeating the Bearcats 71-65. On Saturday, they'll hope to end Baruch's bid for its first CUNYAC title since 2019. Start-time at the ARC Arena is set for 3:00pm.
 
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