American Int'l AIC 7-13,5-9 NE10

Southern Conn. St. SCSU 13-7,7-7 NE10

American Int'l AIC

7-13,5-9 NE10

Final

Jan. 30, 2024

Southern Conn. St. SCSU

13-7,7-7 NE10

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
American Int'l AIC	38	34	72
Southern Conn. St. SCSU	39	51	90

Summary
Box Score

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Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 1/30/2024 9:48:00 PM

SCSU Men's Basketball Rolls To 90-72 Win Against American International

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Southern Connecticut men's basketball defeated American International, 90-72, in a Northeast-10 Conference matchup at James Moore Field House. The Owls improved to 13-7 overall and 7-7 in the NE10 while AIC dropped to 7-13 overall and 5-9 in conference play.

Marty Silvera scored a game-high 20 points and flirted with a triple double after also totaling nine assists and seven rebounds, as well as four steals. Silvera was 8-for-12 from the floor and 2-for-3 from long range. Cherif Diarra had a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds and Josh McGettigan chipped in with 19 points and six rebounds. Christian Joe totaled 12 points, five assists and five steals while Kazell Stewart had 12 points and five rebounds.

The first half saw six lead changes with AIC leading by as many as 12 before Southern bounced back to take a halftime lead. Stewart scored the first six points of the game, but AIC countered by outscoring the Owls, 17-7, over the next 10 minutes to take a 17-13 lead. A pair of hoops by Diarra and a timely three by Logan Bagshaw tied it at 20-20 with 8:45 to go. AIC used a 12-0 run to take a 32-20 lead over a two-minute stretch, but the Owls outscored AIC, 19-6, the rest of the way. In that run, McGettigan scored six points while Silvera scored five before Diarra grabbed an offensive rebound and a put back to give the Owls the lead at the break, 39-38.

The second half saw the Owls lead from wire-to-wire, pushing their lead to as many as 22 points, 86-64, down the stretch. Outscoring AIC, 51-34, in the second half, it was Southern's scoring duo of Silvera (15) and McGettigan (10) accounting for half of the Owls' points. The Owls set the tone for the second half when they opened with an 11-2 run to take a 50-40 lead over the first five minutes and then outscored the Yellow Jackets, 22-13, to take a 70-53 lead with nine minutes to play.

Southern is back in action on Saturday, Feb. 3 when it travels to Albany, N.Y. to take on College of Saint Rose at 3:30 p.m. The Owls return home on Wednesday, Feb. 7 to host Pace at 7:30 p.m. at James Moore Field House.

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