The SUNY College at Old Westbury men’s basketball team defeated the visiting Sarah Lawrence Gryphons 85-48 on Saturday afternoon in Skyline Conference action from Clark Athletic Center.
With the win, Old Westbury (7-10) now stands at 7-3 in conference play, having won seven of its last eight games, while sending Sarah Lawrence (1-16) to 0-11.
Floyd Leroy got the action started with a jumper to spark a 6-0 Panther run to open the game for Old Westbury’s wire-to-wire victory.
With 13:06 remaining in the first half, Reynaldo Walters’ jumper ignited a 19-5 Panther run, highlighted by Stephen Odle’s back-to-back three-pointers which helped grow the lead to 20 (31-11).
The Panthers’ first-half lead reached as high as 22 points (35-13). Ege Ozcan’s fast-break layup started a 10-3 Gryphon run over the final 5:59 to trim its deficit to 38-23 at the half.
Both teams exchanged buckets to begin the second half until a pair of Luckens Victor free throws at the 17:04 mark fueled a 16-1 Panther run over the next 6:55.
During that stretch, three different Panthers connected from downtown (Jaquan Potter, Omari Trebuse and Walters) to give Old Westbury a 61-30 advantage.
Nat Vaughan would also connect from long distance at 8:27 to start a 12-2 Panther run over the next 3:33 as Old Westbury took a game-high 38-point lead (74-36).
Sarah Lawrence outscored Old Westbury 5-1 over the final 1:55 for the 85-48 final.
Walters led all scorers with a game-high 16 points to go along with three steals in Old Westbury’s victory. Odle recorded career-highs with 14 points and two steals.
Trebuse chipped in with 13 points and four assists while Leroy and Vaughn each netted 10 points.
Ozcan’s 14 points paced Sarah Lawrence while Stevan Radosavljevic posted a double-double, combining 10 points and 10 rebounds.
Mat Gerak chipped in with eight points, six rebounds and one steal.
Courtesy of Old Westbury Sports Information
