Result: NCC (12-11, 1-60) 78, LaGuardia (4-18, 4-14) 69
When: Feb. 10, 2024
Where: Garden City, N.Y.
Top performers
- Sophomore Jesse Taylor shot 8-for-22 from the floor and 7-for-13 from three for a team-best 29 points.
- Sophomore Shane Turner scored a season-high 20 points on 6-for-11 shooting and pulled down seven rebounds.
- Sophomore Bashir Byrd tallied 14 points and sophomore Anthony Todd had eight points and a team-high 10 rebounds.
How it happened
- Up 47-34 at the half, NCC held off a resurgent LaGuardia in the second period and, despite being outscored 35-31, secured a nine-point victory (78-69).
Notes
- NCC held a slim edge in shooting percentage from the three (38.1% to 35.7%).
- Nassau out-rebounded the Red Hawks, 35-26.
- The win snaps a four-game NCC losing streak.
Up next: The Lions return to action on Thursday, Feb. 15, when they host Monroe College - Bronx for a Region XV tilt at 7:30 p.m.
