Highlanders
Drop Decision to Bengals
(Buffalo, N.Y.)—The Houghton
College men’s basketball team couldn’t keep up as the Buffalo State
Bengals got 22 points off the fast break to run away with an 82-63
victory Tuesday night.
The
Highlanders stayed with the Bengals in the early going, holding the lead
(12-11) with 12:08 left in the first half. That’s when Buffalo State
went on a 20-4 run to take a 15-point lead with five minutes to go
before the break.
That proved to
be the difference. Houghton made a run in the second half, cutting the
Bengals’ lead to 10 (60-50) with 8:40 left in the game. The Bengals
responded with a 17-7 run in the next four minutes to put the game away.
Mada
Abdelhamid and Yannick Anzuluni once again led the way for the
Highlanders. Abdelhamid had 21 points and 11 rebounds; Anzuluni added 19
and 10. Ben Kopp was the only other Highlander in double figures with
10. Ryan Shay had nine.
Jamar Gray had
a game-high 33 points for the Bengals, shooting 14-18 from the field,
including 2-3 from beyond the arc, and had four assists. His running
mate at guard, James Tyndal, had 14 assists with only two turnovers and
added five points.
The
Highlanders’ record falls to 7-15. They return to conference play Friday
night when they host Point Park University at the Nielsen Center at 8
p.m.
