Box Score
BROOKVILLE, N.Y. (Feb. 26, 2011) – The matchup between the two top teams in the East Coast Conference lived up to its billing, as the Bridgeport Purple Knights defeated the men's basketball team on Saturday afternoon, 67-65. The game, which was featured on CBS College Sports, saw 21 lead changes and seven ties as the teams battled back and forth for the entire contest.

Prior to the game, C.W. Post men's basketball honored its three seniors, James Mutlu (Bayside, N.Y.), Aaron Hall (Syracuse, N.Y.) and Gilbert Montalvo (Astoria, N.Y.) for their hard work and dedication to the program throughout their careers. 

Bridgeport improves to 18-8, 18-3 ECC, while C.W. Post now stands at 19-9, 16-5 in conference play.

The game started very close as the teams exchanged leads in the early going several times. Bridgeport was able to open up a seven point lead over the Pioneers at just under the eight minute mark, taking a 24-17 advantage following a Eion Lewis tip-in.

But C.W. Post put together an 8-0 run that turned the deficit into a 25-24 advantage with 6:09 remaining. The teams were neck and neck for the remainder of the half, as Josh Martin's three-pointer with eight seconds left on the clock put UB up by a point heading into halftime, 40-39.

The Pioneers regained the lead in the beginning of the second half, and held onto it all the way to the 12:21 mark, where Bridgeport's Tim Cokley hit a layup to tie the game at 50-50. The Pioneers remained in control as they took back the lead, but Bridgeport was relentless and at 7:08, Dave Boykin's layup put the Purple Knights on top, 59-58. C.W. Post tied the game and then pulled ahead on a jumper by Hall, but traded baskets with the Purple Knights and held just a one-point lead with 3:31 to play. 

Msoo Ikyaator hit one-of-two shots from the stripe to tie the game at 65-65 with 2:13 remaining, and after a missed shot by the Pioneers, Ikyatoor converted a layup at 1:09 to put UB on top, 67-65. However, the Pioneers could not connect on any of their shot attempts to potentially tie the game, as they suffered their second straight home loss.

The Pioneers got a game-high 23 points from Stefan Bonneau (Middletown, N.Y.), who shot 8-15 from the floor. Freshman forward Vaughn Allen (Mount Vernon, N.Y.) registered a double-double with 15 points and 12 boards, while Hall added 13 points, and Montalvo chipped in with 11 assists. 

The P-Knights had a 39-32 advantage on the boards over the hosts, but the teams were relatively evenly matched in shooting percentage – 42.6% (26-61) for UB and 44.1% (26-59) for C.W. Post. 

Cokley led UB with 19 points, while Ikyaator was right behind with 16. Dave Boykin's 10 points rounded out the effort. 

With the regular season ended, the Pioneers clinch the number two seed in the upcoming East Coast Conference championships. Seeding and details will be provided during the week.