Box Score
John Mish led New York University's dominance in the low post, finishing with a season-high 22 points and 11 rebounds, as the Violets defeated Hunter College, 81-63, in non-conference men's basketball Monday night at the Jerome S. Coles Sports Center.
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(8-for-11 FG, 16 points, 5 rebounds) and
Bill Morrissey (career-high 9 points, 5 boards) as NYU outscored the Hawks (4-11), 58-16, in the paint.
Overall, NYU shot 55.7% (34-for-61) from the field and owned a 40-29 edge on the boards.
"I thought our guys came out with a lot of intensity," NYU head coach
Joe Nesci said. "Our guys took what the defense gave them. They found John a lot, they found Billy and Richie. We got a lot of stuff around the basket and really hurt them inside."
Emiljano Kinaj scored a game-best 23 points for Hunter, going 7-for-12 from the field and 4-for-7 from three-point range. Frantz Emilien added nine points and seven boards.
Although the Violets trailed 9-2 at the start, a 29-11 surge put them ahead 31-20 after Mish converted a lay-up 5:42 before the break. He scored 10 during the burst. Overall, NYU outscored the Hawks 30-10 on points in the paint and shot 67.9 (19-for-26) from the floor in taking a 44-34 lead into the locker room.
An 11-3 surge to start the second half put the Violets ahead 55-37 with 16:08 remaining, and featured four points apiece from Mish and Polan, as well as a three-pointer by
Omar Meziab off a nifty no-look pass from
D.J. Glavan.
Hunter pulled within nine on two occasions, but could never climb closer.
Derek Becker scored 12 points, while Glavan finished with eight points, five rebounds and five assists for NYU. Meziab and
Keith Jensen each produced seven tallies.
NYU will play only University Athletic Association (UAA) games to cap its regular season, and has 11 UAA contests remaining. Next up for the Violets is an 8 p.m. game Friday, Jan. 23, at Emory University.
