Men's Basketball Gets Ninth Win
CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. – The Finger Lakes Community College Men's Basketball team gained their ninth win of the season after their winter break against the Bryant & Stratton Rochester Bobcats on Tuesday. The Lakers won 84-80.
The Bobcats started off strong early on in the game. They had nine points before the Lakers could get their first points on the board. From then on it was a struggle for the Lakers to catch up. With around 30 seconds left in the first half, Derek Slywka made a three-point shot that drastically cut the Bobcats lead down. Gedeon Germinal made three-pointer right after that and put them with an 11-point deficit going into halftime. The score was 46-35.
The second half was huge offensively for the Lakers. They scored the first points of the half with a made three-pointer from Dante Cannon-Ford. Everyone was pitching in and scoring points to cut down that deficit. With 14:16 left in the game, Hakeem Dobbins tied up the score with a made layup. It was a battle from then on for the lead.
The final minutes of the game is where everything started to get interesting. The Lakers had an eight-point lead. The Bobcats made two layups and started to close the gap. It came down to free throws, smart possessions, and a few timeouts from there. The Lakers managed to keep their lead and won 84-80.
Game leaders for the Lakers were Dobbins with 19 points, Cannon-Ford with 15 points, twelve rebounds, four assists, and four steals, and Gedeon Germinal with 14 points.
The Lakers will play again at SUNY Broome Community College on Thursday, January 9th. They will have their chance for a second conference win at 7:30pm.