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97
Winner FDU-Florham Devils FDU 3-4
82
Medgar Evers Cougars MEDGAR 2-4
Winner
FDU-Florham Devils FDU
3-4
97
Final
82
Medgar Evers Cougars MEDGAR
2-4
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
FDU-Florham Devils FDU 41 56 97
Medgar Evers Cougars MEDGAR 28 54 82

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Despite 40 minutes of diligence, Cougars drop non-conference clash to Devils, 97-82

The Medgar Evers men's basketball team suffered a non-conference defeat last night, falling to the Devils of FDU-Florham by a score of 97-82. The contest took place at the Cougars Cave in Brooklyn, NY. With the defeat, the Cougars dipped to a mark of 2-4 on the 2023-2024 campaign, while the Devils upped their mark to 3-4.

Despite the loss for Medgar Evers, freshman Nicholas Guillen led the way for the hosts, scoring a team-high 22 points while snatching four rebounds and adding a pair of assists. Junior Andre Evans Jr. connected on three shots from downtown, pouring in 21 points, tallying a game-high four steals, snatching four boards, and adding two assists. Dante Simmons netted 13 points, grabbed four rebounds, swatted a game-high three shots, and added two steals, and it was Joshua Jean Pierre finishing with 13 points, seven rebounds, and two assists.

In the victory for FDU-Florham, Carson Woods posted a monster double-double, registering game-highs of 23 points and 12 rebounds while also adding three assists and a pair of steals. Christopher Smith scored 16 points while snatching 11 boards, and it was James Zingaro finalizing his evening with 14 points, a game-high six assists, and four rebounds. Finally, Jamal Santana finished with 13 points, three rebounds, and three dimes.

Medgar Evers held a three-point leads of 3-0, 6-3, and 8-5, before the Devils took a 10-8 edge following a Brian Nichols three-point basket 3:19 into the game. Later, with the game knotted at 14 apiece, FDU-Florham took the lead for good when Andre Macaranas drained a triple to put the visitors ahead 17-14. That aforementioned triple by Macaranas sparked a 13-2 run for the Devils, as they catapulted to a 27-16 advantage. FDU-Florham used a balanced attack to take a 41-28 edge into the locker room at halftime.

After Zingaro earned the first bucket of the second stanza to give FDU a 43-28 lead, the Cougars put together an 8-0 run over a span of 24 seconds to inch to within seven points (43-36). That spurt featured three-point baskets by Simmons and Guillen, and a layup by Evans Jr. Medgar Evers would get as close as just six points down (47-41) before FDU outscored the hosts 18-9 over a span of 5:44 to re-take a 15-point lead, 65-50.

Medgar Evers stayed within striking distance, trailing by just 10 points, 78-68, with 3:34 remaining in the contest. That would be the closest the Cougars would get, however, as FDU connected on 12 of its 16 free throw attempts the rest of the way, and eventually won the game 97-82.

The Devils connected on 49.2 percent of their attempts from the floor (31-63), while Medgar Evers drained 29 of 78 shot attempts (37.2 percent). FDU dominated the glass, snatching 51 rebounds compared to 39 for the hosts, and the visitors piled 21 assists to the Cougars' 11. Medgar Evers did hold a 10-8 edge in the steals department, while also winning the turnover battle, committing 13 miscues while FDU finished with 18 mistakes. The contest featured 52 foul calls and 73 total free throw attempts, and lasted one hour and 50 minutes in length.

Medgar Evers will now begin a miniature two-game road trip on Friday evening, as the Cougars will travel to CCNY's Nat Holman Gymnasium for a CUNYAC clash with the Beavers. Start-time for the conference contest is scheduled for 7:00pm.
 
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