From NYU Athletics
The New York University men's basketball team picked up a road
victory on Sunday afternoon, February 23, topping the University of
Rochester 81-64 in Rochester, NY.
The Violets (16-8, 6-7 University Athletic Association) found
themselves trailing the Yellowjackets (9-15, 3-10 UAA) 34-32 at the
half after Rochester went 14-16 from the foul line. NYU, led once
again by captain Ryan Tana, came back in the second
to outscore the Yellowjackets 49-30 and runaway with the win.
The senior guard finished with a game-high 24 points, as well as
four rebounds, three assists, and two steals. Moreover, Tana was a
perfect 5-of-5 from three-point range and is now in a position to
finish his career as NYU's all-time leader in three-point
percentage.
"He just came up huge for us," said Head Coach Joe
Nesci. "He hit clutch shots, played great defense and just
did a great job all the way around. I'm very proud of him."
As a team, the Violets outworked the Yellowjackets in almost every
aspect of the game. NYU shot 50.0 percent from beyond the arc. The
squad also outrebounded Rochester 35-29, outscored the
Yellowjackets 28-18 in points in the paint, 21-10 in points off
turnovers, 11-5 in second-chance points, and 8-4 in fast-break
points.
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Tana finished as the game's leading scorer for the second
straight contest. He poured in a career-best 31 points on Friday
night at Emory University.
- Sophomore forward Evan Kupferberg finished
behind Tana as the game's second-leading scorer. He registered 16
points, eight rebounds, two steals, and one assist. In the second
hafl, Kupferberg was 5-of-6 from the foul line and scored 11 of his
16 points.
- Sophomore center Costis Gontikas finished
with 15 points, six rebounds, three assists, and one block.
- Sophomore forward Patrick Burns finished
with seven points, three rebounds and a block in 26 minutes.
- Junior guard Iyoha Agho had six points on
two three-pointers and added an assist.
- Sophomore point guard Max Ralby chipped in
five points, three assists and a steal in 23 minutes despite
battling foul trouble all game long.