BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – Despite double-doubles from
Rick'Keem Mixson (Linden, N.J./St. Mary of the Assumption (Raritan Valley CC)) and
Eric Esposito (Langhorne, Pa./Conwell Egan), the HFU men's basketball team was defeated at Bridgeport, 81-98, on Saturday afternoon.
Individual Highlights
- Mixson's double-double was the third of his career, and his second in the last three games, as he led all players with career-highs of 13 rebounds and 10 assists
- Esposito's double-double was his fourth of the season, as he scored a season-best 19 points while adding 12 boards
- Vernon Johnson (Teaneck, N.J./Teaneck) scored a career-high 13 on 2-of-3 field goals, 2-of-2 3-pointers and 7-of-10 free throws
- Josh Thomas (Queens, N.Y./Hodgson Vo-Tech (Cecil College)) matched a season-best with seven points
- Malik Archer (Philadelphia, Pa./Mathematics,Civics & Science Charter School (Beaver County CC)) scored 19 too, the game's second-highest total, while Aamir Hurst (Philadelphia, Pa./Neumann Goretti) was also in double-figures with 14
- Evan Esposito (Langhorne, Pa./Neshaminy) notably scored his first two collegiate points
Inside the Box Score
- Holy Family's 23 made free throws were its most since Feb. 26, 2020
How it Happened
First Half
- Holy Family scored the first eight points, capped by Archer's four-point play just 2:46 in
- Bridgeport quickly came back with the next 10 points as there would feature four ties and three lead changes, before the Purple Knights went ahead for good on a jumper to make the score 17-19 at the 12:15 mark
- The Tigers got as close as one, 23-24, on an Archer 3-pointer with 9:29 showing, and it was still a one-possession score-line, 26-28, on his three-point 35 seconds after
- Bridgeport would begin to pull away with the subsequent 10 points though, establishing a double-digit cushion that would remain outside of another Archer trifecta bringing the scoreboard to 29-38 5:25 ahead of the half
- A Purple Knights 3-pointer capped a 6-22 run for a first-half-high 32-50 advantage, before Hurst ended the opening period with a triple of his own
Second Half
- Bridgeport would come out of the locker room the first seven points, and HFU could never get close than 15
Up Next
Holy Family returns home to host Georgian Court on Wednesday at 8 p.m.
