Men’s Basketball Battles Out Close Win Against Manhattan
- MICHEAL BELLAMY
- Feb 7, 2019
- 2 min read

Garden City, NY) On Saturday, Men's Basketball hosted Manhattan Community College at home. The Panthers are currently in 3rd place in the region at 8-6. Nassau jumped out to an early 6-0 lead with 2 back to back three pointers by Darius Young. Manhattan responded going on a run and scoring 7 straight points to take a one point lead. The two teams battled back and forth. With 14:57 left in the half, Nassau led by 8 points making the score 15-7. Manhattan went on a run of their own outscoring Nassau 13-2 to take a 20-17 lead with 11:37 left on the clock. The score went back and forth for the reminder of the half with no team having more than a 3 point lead. Cheyenne Nettleton tallied 14 points, while teammate Stephen Moncrieffe recorded 12, including two breakaway dunks. Going into halftime, the Lions and Panthers were tied 41-41. The battle back and forth continued in the second half. Both teams traded baskets for the first 16 minutes. The Panthers took a 4 point lead with a little more than 3 minutes left in the game, making the score 66-62. Nassau rallied to tie the score at 67 with 5 consecutive free throws by Nettleton and Darius Young. Manhattan's Ashan Adams hit a jumper with 1:15 left keeping the Lions on their toes. Nettleton hit 2 free throws to again tie the game at 69 with only a minute left. With 30 seconds left, Young and Matthew Trepeta forced a turnover by Quran Dublin. This led to a steal and uncontested layup by Young to put the Lions ahead for good finishing 71-69. The Panthers made a last second 3 pointer attempt but fell short crowning NCC victorious. Head Coach AJ Wynder commented after the game that, "The team showed a lot of heart down the stretch in a tight, competitive contest. I'm looking forward to taking this into post season play next month." Standout players of the game were Cheyenne Nettleton who knocked down 23 points. He was 7-12 from the field. Darius Young tallied 19 points, while Stephen Moncrieffe recorded 16 points and 8 rebounds. Next up Nassau will travel to Suffolk Community College on Thursday. The Lions currently stand at 18-7 overall and 11-2 in the conference.
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