Box Score

BROOKVILLE, N.Y. (Feb. 4, 2015) - On Wednesday night, the LIU Post men's basketball team came out on the short end of a 63-53 loss to East Coast Conference rival Bridgeport at the Pratt Recreation Center.

Trailing by a slight 7-6 edge nearly six minutes in, the Pioneers (10-10, 5-7 ECC) went on a 14-4 run in a six-plus minute stretch to grab a 20-11 lead with 7:54 left. Sophomore forward Greg Dotson (Abington, Pa.) got the run going with a one-handed slam. Senior forward Tyuan Williams (Newark, N.J.) knocked down a jay to cap it off.

The Purple Knights (15-5, 11-2 ECC) answered back though in the last 4:29. A 15-2 streak in the closing minutes, led by an eight-point effort from Devon Elliott (Brooklyn, N.Y.), sent UB into the break ahead 31-26.

In the latter stanza, Bridgeport drained the period's first basket to extend its lead to seven points, but LIU Post rallied with an 11-4 run to tie the score (37-37) at the 13-minute mark. Three different players hit lay-ups in the burst, while junior guard Akosa Maduegbunam (Hyde Park, Mass.) buried one of his three trifectas on the evening.

Despite the Pioneers' comeback effort, the Purple Knights put together a run of their own to pull away. An 11-3 response, capped by a Jesse Jones (Irvington, N.J.) three from the wing, put Bridgeport back in front for good.

For the fifth-straight game, Williams led the green and gold in scoring, pouring in 14 points. He also crashed the glass for nine rebounds. Senior forward Charles McCann (Springfield Gardens, N.Y.) had 11 boards, six points and three blocks. Dotson recorded 10 points and two blocks in 20 minutes of the bench. Maduegbunam added a nine-point showing. Junior guard Dillon Burns (Staten Island, N.Y.) pitched in five points, four rebounds, three assists and two steals.

Head Coach Erik Smiles and his LIU Post squad continue their four-game homestand Saturday (Feb. 7), when they host Dowling in an East Coast Conference tilt at the Pratt Recreation Center at 3:30 p.m.