BROOKVILLE, N.Y. (Feb. 7, 2015) - The LIU Post men's basketball team scored a suffocating 35 points on the fast break Saturday in an 82-68 win versus East Coast Conference rival Dowling at the Pratt Recreation Center.

Leading 16-15 with 11-plus minutes left in the opening stanza, the Pioneers (11-10, 6-7 ECC) went on a 13-2 run in a span of 5:29 to extend their advantage to 29-17 at the 5:55 mark. Junior guard Akosa Maduegbunam (Hyde Park, Mass.) and sophomore forward Greg Dotson (Abington, Pa.) each put home dunks in transition. Junior guard Dillon Burns (Staten Island, N.Y.) got it started with a three.

The Golden Lions (9-12, 7-7 ECC) then chipped away at the double-digit deficit and closed the gap to as few as three points (33-30), before LIU Post finished the half on a quick 6-1 spurt. A reverse lay-up by Dotson gave the Pioneers a 39-31 cushion, which they brought into the intermission. Dotson poured in eight points in the first 20 minutes to lead all green and gold scorers.

Nearly four minutes into the second half, the green and gold remained ahead by eight (45-37), until a 16-7 streak in a stretch of 4:28 opened the flood gates. Maduegbunam drove the court for a dunk on three separate occasions in the burst. He also knocked down a three to cap it off. Senior guard P.J. Torres (New Rochelle, N.Y.) added six of his 16 points off the bench in the effort.

Maduegbunam finished with 16 points, as well, on 7-of-16 shooting. Meanwhile, Torres grabbed a team-leading 11 rebounds for a double-double. Dotson amassed a game-high 20 points, to go along with five boards and four blocks. Senior forward Charles McCann (Springfield Gardens, N.Y.) collected 10 rebounds, six points, three assists and two steals. Senior guard Isiah Stokley (Queens, N.Y.) totaled 10 points and five boards. Burns had eight assists, six points and four rebounds.

LIU Post shot 50.0 percent (20-of-40) from the floor in the second half, en route to shooting 46.3 percent (37-of-80) for the contest. The Pioneer reserves dominated the scoresheet against the Golden Lions' bench players, outscoring them by an overwhelming 42-12 count.

Head Coach Erik Smiles and the Pioneers wrap up a four-game homestand Wednesday (Feb. 11), when they welcome in ECC foe Mercy for a 7:30 p.m. opening tip at the Pratt Recreation Center.