Men's Basketball Downs Bridgeport 67-56 at Purple Knight Classic
Bridgeport, Conn. - The American Internationals College men's basketball team picked up its first win of the season and evened its record at 1-1 after defeating host Bridgeport Sunday afternoon at the Purple Knight Classic. Three Yellow Jackets scored in double figures, led by sophomore forward Ryan Leak's (Brooklyn, N.Y.) 17-point effort.
Junior forwards Lucius Millinder (Belleville, N.J.) and Colson Senat (Montreal, P.Q.) netted respective scoring totals of 16 and 11 points. Leak and Millinder led AIC with seven rebounds each. Senior guard Jeff Dosado (Montreal, P.Q.) added eight points, five assists, four rebounds and three steals.
Senior center Lex James (Brooklyn, N.Y.) and junior guard/forward Teairez Stennis (St. Louis, Mo.) scored 14 points each for Bridgeport (1-1), while senior guard T-Ron Christy (Stratford, Conn.) and junior guard Cornell Littlejohn (Oakland, Calif.) added eight points apiece. James also led the team with eight boards.
AIC trailed 24-18 with six minutes to go in the first half, but ended the period with a 12-0 run to take a 30-24 lead into the locker room at halftime. The two teams traded the lead several times in early in the second half and The Purple Knights led 46-45 with 9:49 into the period before AIC went on a 13-2 run to take a 56-48 lead with 7:27 left in the game.
Bridgeport pulled within four points at 60-56 with 53 seconds left in the contest, but was forced to foul and AIC converted seven of its eight free throws in the last minute of play for the 67-56 final.
The Yellow Jackets return to action Tuesday when they travel to
Pace Tuesday for a 7:30 p.m. Northeast-10 contest.