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57
Medgar Evers ME 0-16,0-5 CUNYAC
64
Winner John Jay JJC 4-12,2-3 CUNYAC
Medgar Evers ME
0-16,0-5 CUNYAC
57
Final
64
John Jay JJC
4-12,2-3 CUNYAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Medgar Evers ME 24 33 57
John Jay JJC 27 37 64

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Cougars drop low-scoring CUNYAC game to Bloodhounds, 64-57; Three players score in double figures for Medgar Evers

Despite a valiant effort, the Medgar Evers College men's basketball team was unable to register its first victory of the season, falling to CUNYAC foe John Jay College by a score of 64-57. The contest took place at the Doghouse on the campus of John Jay in New York, NY. With the Cougars' defeat, Medgar Evers dipped to a mark of 0-16 on the 2025-2026 campaign (0-5 CUNYAC), while the Bloodhounds improved to 4-12 (2-3 CUNYAC).

Despite the loss for the Cougars, veteran Joash Beaton led the way for his squad, scoring a game-high 17 points, while also collecting seven rebounds, and tying for the game-high of three steals. Ahmed Toure posted a double-double, scoring 12 points, pulling down a game-high 15 rebounds, dishing two assists, and adding a steal. Finally, it was Nicholas Bocharov knocking down three triples and finishing with 10 points, two rebounds, and a steal.

Four players scored in double figures for the Bloodhounds, including Jamir Stewart, as he connected on all eight of his free throw attempts, finishing with a game-high 18 points. His five assists also led all players, and he grabbed two rebounds and swiped a steal, as well. Keyshawn Miller posted a double-double with 13 points, a game-high 10 rebounds, four assists, and three steals. Adrian Kopec netted 10 points, snatched seven rebounds, and dished two assists, and finally, it was Aidony Nivar contributed 10 points, five boards, three steals, and two assists.

In what was a very competitive game, things looked bleak early for Medgar Evers, as the hosts rattled off the first nine points of the contest (courtesy of converted trifectas by Kopec and Miller, and three converted free throws by Nivar). The Bloodhounds continued to extend their significant advantage in the early stages, as a drained three-point basket by Stewart put the hosts ahead 16-1 just 5:23 into the contest. Medgar Evers responded in a big way over the ensuing 6:32, putting together an 18-2 run to snatch a 19-18 advantage. Beaton and Toure contributed six points apiece during that aforementioned spurt.

Trailing by a point, John Jay scored seven of the next eight points to take a modest 25-21 advantage with 5:41 remaining in the half. Remarkably, the teams would combine for just one made field goal for the rest of the session (a Beaton jumper), and the Bloodhounds took a 27-24 advantage into the locker room at halftime.

In the second half, a Toure layup just 1:26 into the period inched the Cougars to within one (29-28), but the Bloodhounds used an 11-0 spurt over a span of 4:52 to take a 40-28 edge. Kopec scored a pair of buckets during that spurt, while Nivar nailed a triple. Later in the session, a long three-point conversion by Stewart extended the Bloodhounds' advantage to 15 (46-31) with 11:24 to go.

Medgar Evers, despite being down 15, refused to go quietly. The Cougars put together a 10-0 run over a span of 3:21 to pull to within five (46-41). Bocharov netted four points during that surge, with Beaton capping the run with a made jumper.

John Jay would go back up by as many as nine points, doing that on four difference occasions, but the Cougars stayed within striking distance, slicing the hosts' advantage to three (60-57) on a made trifecta by Bocharov with 59 seconds to play. Unfortunately for Medgar Evers, that would be the final bucket they would sink on the evening, as John Jay connected on all four of its free throws down the stretch to hold on for a 64-57 win.
 
The Cougars lost the CUNYAC contest despite shooting slightly better than their opponents, as Medgar Evers earned a conversion rate of 36.7 percent (22-60), while the Bloodhounds connected on 34.5 percent of their attempts (19-55). Medgar Evers dominated the glass, snatching 46 boards compared to 34 for the hosts, and the Cougars also held a 3-2 advantage in blocked shots. John Jay held edges in assists (14-6) and steals (11-7), and the Bloodhounds won the turnover battle, committing just 11 miscues, while the visitors finished with 18.

The Cougars will return to action on Friday evening, as Medgar Evers will travel to the Nat Holman Gymnasium to battle the Beavers of CCNY. Start-time is scheduled for 7:00pm.
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