Men's Hoops Picks Up 86-73 Road Win Over Mercy
Purple Knights Force 25 Mavericks Turnovers On The Way To The Victory
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bridgeport
12-10, 7-5 ECC
|
41 | 45 | 86 |
|
Mercy
6-14, 4-8 ECC
|
32 | 41 | 73 |
Team Stats
Mercy
| Game Statistics | Bridgeport | Mercy |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (38-69) | (28-59) |
| Field Goal % | 55.1% | 47.5% |
| Rebounds | 29 | 38 |
| Assists | 22 | 10 |
| Turnovers | 14 | 25 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 31 | 12 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 13 | 9 |
| Pts in the Paint | 62 | 44 |
| Fastbreak Pts | 26 | 20 |
| Bench Pts | 42 | 18 |
Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.-The University of Bridgeport men's basketball team never trailed in the game and scored 31 points of 25 Mercy College turnovers, as the Purple Knights posted an 86-73 East Coast Conference road win on Wednesday night. With the victory, UB is now 12-10 overall and 7-5 in the ECC. Mercy falls to 6-14 overall and 4-8 in conference play.
Junior Bakary Camara (Harlem, N.Y.) led a balanced Bridgeport scoring attack that saw five player reach double figures with 14 points.
He was joined in double digits by senior Dennis Green (Bronx, N.Y.) with 13 points, classmates Eric Rankin (Bronx, N.Y.) and Vakas Iqbal (Staten Island, N.Y.), each had 11 points and sophomore Travis Robinson-Morgan (Elmont, N.Y.) netted 10 points for the winners.
Bryan Griffin led Mercy with a game-high 17 points.
After a weekend off, the UB women's basketball team is back in action one week from tonight at Molloy College. Tip-off is set for 5:00 p.m.