Hubb leads men's basketball with 17 points in loss to Adelphi
Posted: Dec 05, 2021

Hubb leads men's basketball with 17 points in loss to Adelphi

GARDEN CITY, New York - The American International College men's basketball team headed to Long Island and took on Adelphi University in a Northeast-10 Conference showdown on Saturday, December 4. The Yellow Jackets fell by a score of 78-69.

FAST FACTS:
Final Score: Adelphi 78, AIC 69
Records: AIC moves to 3-4 (1-2) overall, while Adelphi improves to 6-1 (2-1 NE10)
Location: Center for Recreation and Sport - Garden City, New York

KEY STATS:
AIC:
Carlos Hubb: 17 points, six-of-six from the floor, four-of-four from three
Jordan Vidal: 11 points, four-of-five from the floor
Buka Peikrishvili: 10 points, four rebounds
Donovan Miller: eight points, three rebounds, four assists
Xion Golding: seven points, eight rebounds, three assists
Tyrae Washington: six points, eight rebounds, four assists

Adelphi
Ronnie Silva: 21 points, four assists
Isaiah Salter: 13 points, six rebounds
Adonis Williams: 12 points, 15 rebounds
Jake Hlywaik: 12 points, eight rebounds

HOW IT HAPPENED:

  • The Panthers scored the first four points of the game but the Yellow Jackets answered with four of their own. Trailing 9-7, the Panthers took the lead and started to create some distance from the Yellow Jackets. They went on a 22-6 run over seven minutes.
  • The Yellow Jackets were able to get their deficit down to single digits and trailed 35-30 at the break.
  • AIC came out of the locker room as graduate Xion Golding hit a jumper and rookie Tyrae Washington also hit a jumper to make it a one-point game.
  • Graduate Jordan Vidal made a two-point shot with 14:33 on the clock to tie the game at 43.
  • The score was tied at 45 when the Panthers went on a 9-3 run and took the six-point lead. AIC brought it to within two when Peikrishvili hit a three with under nine minutes left in the game.
  • Trailing 66-60, sophomore Jalen Jordan finished with a dunk off a pass by Golding to make it a four-point game. On the next possession, rookie Carlos Hubb hit a shot from deep and made it 66-65.
  • Headed into the final minute of the game the Panthers led 69-65. Down the stretch, they went five-for-six from the line to take the game 78-69


NEXT UP:

  • The Yellow Jackets return to action on Tuesday, December 15 at the University of New Haven at 7:30 p.m.