Box Score

NYACK, N.Y. – The Post University men's basketball team held off Nyack and notched a 75-74 win at Bowman Gymnasium Thursday night. The Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) win snapped a three-game losing streak for the Eagles, and pulled their record to 3-3 in league play. Four Post players reached double figures, due in part to 10 assists and just one turnover by junior guard Jake Wilcox (Kent, Wash.).
 
Wilcox's 10 helpers were the most since Garvin McAlister assisted on nine baskets on Dec. 9, 2010, against Felician. He scored four points in the game.
 
Post (5-10, 3-3 CACC) was led in scoring by sophomore Zach Krischer (Port Jefferson, N.Y.), who scored 15 points on 6-for-7 shooting from the field. Senior James Lee (Montclair, N.J.) added 11 points and a team-high nine rebounds. Freshmen Jerry Cummings (La Plata, Md.) and Sarunas Jackson (Corona, Calif.) totaled 13 and 12 points, respectively.
 
In the final minute of the game the Warriors pulled to within one with 16 seconds to play on a Jose Benjamin-Pena triple. Krishner missed a pair of foul shots with two seconds remaining in regulation, but the Eagles were able to hold on for the road victory.
 
Nyack (0-17, 0-7, CACC) held a 13-12 lead with 12:49 to play in the first half, when Post went on a 16-2 run over the next 7:23 to claim the lead. The spurt was sparked by a Lee jumper off a Wilcox pass. At the 6:46 mark, Krishner, who scored the last five points of the run, gave the Eagles a 28-15 lead. Post did not allow a Nyack field goal during the run, a string of five missed attempts by the Warriors.
 
Post grew its first half lead to 14 points on a Geraldo Fernandez jumper with 3:55 remaining in the opening stanza. The score after his make was 32-18 in favor of the Eagles. At the half, Post held a 39-28 lead on the host Warriors.
 
The Warriors used a 12-2 run at the start of the second half to pull as close as two, 44-42, with 16:02 remaining in the game. Nyack took a temporary one-point lead on a Benjamin-Pena three-pointer at the 10:03 mark. However, on the next possession Wilcox hit a jumper with 9:32 to play to give Post the lead for good.
 
For the game, Nyack had five players net double-digit scoring efforts, behind Benjamin-Pena's 21-point performance. Lafayette Curtis turned in a double-double with 10 points and 13 rebounds.
 
The Eagles shot a season-high 50 percent (29-for-58) from the field in the contest. The team also posted a two-to-one assist-to-turnover ratio with 16 helpers and just eight giveaways.
 
Post attempt to win consecutive games for the second time this season on Wednesday, Jan. 18. The Eagles will travel to Rutherford, N.J., for a CACC contest against Felician. Tip-off is set for 8 p.m.