Men's Basketball Falls to Brooklyn

Box Score

CHICOPEE, Mass. - Brooklyn College senior guard Daniel Nisbett led all scorers with 19 points as the Bridges took care of Mitchell College in the second game of the opening night of the Blazer Tip-off Tournament Saturday night at Picknelly Arena.

With the win, Brooklyn opens its season 1-0, while Mitchell falls to 0-2 with the loss.

The game got out of hand quickly for the Mariners as Brooklyn used an 11-0 run, not three minutes into the game, to propel them to an early 12-point advantage. Mitchell freshman Shadayne Philbert ended the run with a three, just before the Bridges exploded on a 14-0 run to put the Mariners in a 23-point hole. The Bridges took a 61-30 lead into the locker room at the half.

It was much of the same during the second half, as the lead would go up by as many as 46 and was only as close as 28. Senior Eric Murray led the Mariners in scoring with 15 points while junior Jenel Russell added 12.

Helping Nisbett was senior Thomas Guerin's 15 points, while classmates Darnell Cudjoe and Ahmad Hemingway netted 10 apiece.