FLUSHING, N.Y. – Five Post University Men's Basketball players finished in double figures, led by graduate guard Tyler Small as the Eagles got back on track on the road before the brief Thanksgiving Break against Queens College (N.Y.) on Tuesday evening. Shooting 56.1% from the field as a team, their highest since playing Chestnut Hill College on January 7th, 2023, when they shot 61.9%, Post cruised to a 21-point win over the Knights, 84-63.

THE BASICS

Post University 84, Queens College (N.Y.) 63

Post University (5-2)

Queens College (N.Y.) (2-4)

HOW IT HAPPENED
This would be a game that the Eagles led nearly wire-to-wire after sophomore guard Ta'Quan Williams hit a three-pointer after a scoreless first 1:29 of the first half to make it a 3-0 game. That initial 1:29 of play would be one of only two times the game would be tied as graduate forward Harrison Warnock threw down a dunk that started Post off on a 5-0 run before junior guard Jade Tse's three cut the lead down to two. 

Senior guard Shamar Chester tied the score up once more with 11:27 left in the first half to tie things up at 13 all, but a massive 13-0 run would follow for the Eagles, giving them their first double-digit lead of the contest which they would never see dip below eight points. Warnock and Small started the run with the first nine combined points followed by two points each from senior forward Deng Deang and senior guard Bol Akot, making it a 26-13 game. 

An 8-0 run by senior guard Damiri Lindo all by himself towards the tail end of the first half threatened to give the Knights some momentum trailing by just eight, 31-23, but another double-digit run to the tune of 10-0 quickly allowed Post to regain control and take a 20-point lead, 47-27, into the half. The Eagles shot 20-for-34 (58.8%) overall and 6-for-12 (50%) from three while making one of their two free throws while Queens shot 8-for-26 (30.7%) overall and 5-for-12 (41.6%) from three with 6-of-7 free throws made. 

A Williams layup with 3:47 left in the second half gave Post their largest lead of the affair at 27 points, 80-53, a mark they would hit again inside of two minutes on a layup from sophomore forward Matthais Leichner as the Eagles rolled back into the win column, 84-63, to move to 5-2 overall on the season and a perfect 4-0 in road or neutral site games this season. Williams, Deang, and Warnock all finished with 15 points and combined to shoot 18-for-32 from the field while knocking down five threes while Small led all scorers with 16 points on 6-of-8 shooting. 

BY THE NUMBERS

• For the fourth time in seven games, Post University had five scorers in double figures led by Tyler Small with 16 points followed by Harrison Warnock, Ta'Quan Williams, and Deng Deang with 15 points, and then Bol Akot with 12 points 
• Shooting 56.1% from the field today, that was the highest field goal percentage Post University has had as a team this season – The last time the Eagles shot above 56% as a team was against Chestnut Hill College on January 7th, 2023 in a 92-57 victory which saw them shoot a blistering 61.9% from the field 
• Post University moves to 4-0 when leading at halftime this season while holding a 1-2 record when trailing at halftime this season 
• In the all-time series, Post University remains undefeated against Queens College having won all five matchups against them since their first meeting during the 2008-09 season 

WHO'S NEXT
Post University will have a few days off for the Thanksgiving Break before returning to the court at home against Saint Anselm College in the Drubner Center on Sunday afternoon at 2:00 PM. The Eagles have won the last four head-to-head matchups against the Hawks after losing the previous 11 straight in the all-time series. Last season, Post overcame a 19-point deficit in the second half to beat Saint Anselm on a Deng Deang layup, 69-68.