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55
Holy Family HFU 5-9, 0-4
93
Winner Post POST 6-6, 2-0
Holy Family HFU
5-9, 0-4
55
Final
93
Post POST
6-6, 2-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Holy Family HFU 29 26 55
Post POST 50 43 93

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Tigers Fall to Eagles in Return to CACC Action



Waterbury, Conn. – The Holy Family University men's basketball team saw its winning streak come to an end after dropping a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) contest at Post University by the score of 93-55 on Sunday afternoon at the Drubner Center.
 
Score: Post 93, Holy Family 55
Records: Holy Family (5-9, 0-4 CACC) | Post (6-6, 2-0 CACC)
Location: Waterbury, Conn. (Drubner Center)
 
How It Happened
 
* Post started the game with a 12-3 run and eventually mounted a double-digit lead by halftime.  The Tigers made it a three-point game at the 13:37 mark when junior Eric Esposito (Langhorne, Pa./Conwell Egan) knocked down a three to make the score 14-11.  The Eagles responded with back-to-back three-pointers on their next two possessions to make the score 20-11 with 12:27 to play in the opening half.
 
*With Post leading 30-24, the Eagles went on to outscore the Tigers, 20-5, the final seven minutes of the half. Tyler Small drained a three-pointer to cap the scoring to give Post a 50-29 halftime advantage.
 
* Post carried the momentum over into the second half as the Eagles opened with a 22-3 run over the first eight minutes.  Four straight free throws by Devonte McCall gave the Eagles a 72-32 lead at the 11:56 mark.
 
* Post shot 46-percent from the field and was 15-of-33 from deep range.  The Eagles made 10 of their 15 three-pointers in the first half.  Post controlled the boards holding a 56-29 margin on rebounds and turned 20 Holy Family turnovers into 26 points.
 
Inside the Box Score
 
* Esposito led the Tigers with 13 points to go along with three rebounds, one block and one steal.
 
* Freshman Vernon Johnson (Teaneck, N.J./Teaneck) finished with 11 points; one shy of his season-high.
 
* For Post, Small led all scorers with 29 points (10-17 FG | 7-11 3PT), while Abdul-Basit Ajia recorded a double-double with 10 points and a game-high 11 rebounds.
 
All-Time Series
Today marked the 23rd meeting between Holy Family and Post since the start of the program's Division II era (2003-04).  The Tigers are now 10-13 versus the Eagles in that span with Post winning six of the last seven meetings.
 
Next Up
Holy Family returns to action on Wednesday, Jan. 5 as the Tigers host city rival University of the Sciences in a CACC contest.  Game time is set for 7:30 p.m. at the Campus Center Gymnasium.
 
 
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