HACKETTSTOWN, N.J.- Mandon Seapoe led all scorers with 24 points as the Immaculata men's basketball team defeated Centenary 81-69 on Saturday for their second consecutive win. Four Mighty Macs scored in double figures as Immaculata kept their AEC Tournament hopes alive with the win.
 
Immaculata with the win improves to 8-16 overall, and 3-8 in Atlantic East Conference play. With the loss Centenary falls to 10-14 overall, and 4-7 in Atlantic East Conference play.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• After Centenary hit an early three-pointer, Tym Richardson got Immaculata started with back-to-back layups to give Immaculata their first lead 4-3 with 18:21 remaining in the half. Dylan Crews hit a three-pointer to put Immaculata up 7-5. Centenary bounced back to take a 10-7 lead before Tym Richardson would score on a layup and compete the three-point play at the foul line to tie the score at 10-10.
• Trailing 19-17, Immaculata would go on a 10-0 run to take a 27-19 lead with 8:04 remaining in the half. Samuel Jankowski completed a three-point play, and Mandon Seapoe scored consecutive layups to extend the lead to 34-21. Domenic Vacchiano hit a three pointer in the final minute of the half as Immaculata went to the locker room leading 39-29 at the half.
• Centenary got off to a fast start in the second half tying the score at 41-41 with 15:13 remaining in regulation. Samuel Jankowski scored on a layup, and Robbie Logan hit a three-pointer to put Immaculata back ahead 46-41. Ryan Straub scored on a layup as Immaculata extended their lead to 50-44 with 12:23 remaining.
• Mandon Seapoe would score on a pair of layups and John Proctor hit a pair of free throws as Immaculata went up 61-52. Seapoe and Samuel Jankowski hit multiple free throws to help keep the Cyclones at bay as the Mighty Macs would go on to close out the win 81-69.

 
TOP PERFORMERS

• Mandon Seapoe led all scorers with 24 points shooting 9-15 from the field, and 6-8 from the stripe, with six rebounds and three steals.
• Tym Richardson scored 16 points shooting 7-12 from the field, with two rebounds, and four assists.
• Samuel Jankowski scored 13 points, with six rebounds, one assist, one blocked shot, and one steal.
• Dylan Crews scored 11 points, with two rebounds, two assists, and four steals.
• John Proctor scored eight points, with six rebounds, and one steal.
• Robbie Logan scored four points, with one rebound, two assists, and one steal.
• Domenic Vacchiano scored three points, with one rebound.
• Ryan Straub scored two points, with one rebound, and one blocked shot.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Immaculata shot 54% (27-50) from the field, 40% (4-10) from behind the arc, 76.7% (23-30) from the stripe. They scored 0 second chance points, 38 points in the paint, and 21 points off turnovers.
• Centenary shot 40.6% (26-64) from the field, 26.3% (5-19) from behind the arc, and 75% (12-16) from the stripe. They scored 19 second chance points, 38 points in the paint, and 12 points off turnovers.
• The game was tied seven times, and the lead changed hands seven times.

 
UP NEXT

• The Immaculata men's basketball team will be back in action on Wednesday, February 19^th when they travel to Marywood for their final regular season game at 7 p.m. Immaculata will need to win to have a chance at earning a spot in the AEC Tournament.