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RJ Delahaye in the air with the ball still in his hand, about to release it for a lay-up
67
Staten Island CSI 1-2,0-0 ECC
80
Winner Holy Family HFam 2-1,0-0 CACC
Staten Island CSI
1-2,0-0 ECC
67
Final
80
Holy Family HFam
2-1,0-0 CACC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Staten Island CSI 31 36 67
Holy Family HFam 35 45 80

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Men’s Basketball Defeats CSI, 80-67, in Home-Opener

PHILADELPHIA – The Holy Family University men's basketball pulled away from College of Staten Island in the second half for an 80-67 triumph over the Dolphins inside of the Campus Center on Wednesday night. 
 
Individual Highlights
  • RJ Delahaye (Newburgh, N.Y./The Storm King School) led all players with a career-high 10 rebounds and four assists and added 16 points  (9-of-10 free throws) for his first career collegiate double-double
  • Tairi Ketner (Philadelphia, Pa./Archbishop Carroll) also had four assists, a new career-best, to go along with 18 points (5-of-8 shooting), nine boards and a game and career-high four steals
  • Omarion Jett (Montclair, N.J./Saint Benedict's Prep) led all players with a season-best 19 points on 6-of-10 shooting and contributed six rebounds
  • CJ Mundell (Somerdale, N.J./Sterling) also netted a season-best, 10 points, to make it four Tigers in double-figures, while Jason Shields (Scranton, Pa./Scranton) chipped in with nine
 
Inside the Box Score
  • Holy Family shot over 50 percent for the second time in three games, converting 25-of-49 field goals, while limiting CSI to just 30.3 percent (20-of-66) 
  • The Tigers dominated the paint, 38-24
 
How it Happened
  • College of Staten Island jumped out to its largest lead, 4-11, 3:19 in
  • Mundell poured in five straight points to give HFU its first advantage, 17-16, midway through the first
  • Following six lead changes and six ties, the Tigers went ahead for good with the final four points of the half to establish a 35-31 edge
  • Holy Family then scored the first three of the second to complete a 7-0 surge for its first three-possession advantage
  • The Dolphins got as close as 41-40 with 12:57 left, only for Jett to respond with a 3-pointer
  • CSI also was within two at the 10:26 mark, but again Jett answered with a triple to establish a multiple-possession lead for good 
  • Two Delahaye free throws established the game's first double-digit cushion, 60-50, with 6:02 showing 
  • College of Staten made one final push to six, 73-67, in the final minute and a half, but the Dolphins did not score again
 
Up Next
Holy Family returns to the road on Saturday, traveling to Molloy for a 12 p.m. tip. 
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