ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY – Led by a career night from Rapolas Buivydas, the Assumption University men's basketball team traveled to New York and defeated Molloy on the road to get back to .500, grabbing a 60-57 victory Monday evening.
 
THE BASICS
Score: Assumption University 60, Molloy College 57
Records: Greyhounds (3-3, 0-2 NE10), Lions (0-7, 0-0 ECC)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The first half was a back-and-forth affair, with both sides exchanging small leads and spurts of good offense. The scoring was pretty split throughout the Greyhound rotation, with three players going into the break with five points, including Kani Glover, Cooper Creek, and Njavan Stewart. Rapolas Buivydas used his minutes wisely, leading Assumption with six points, including a layup with one second left on the clock, to give the Greyhounds a one-point lead at halftime.
 
For the final 20 minutes, this one proved to be a very close basketball game, looking very much like the first. More Greyhounds got in on the action, with Isiah Gaiter getting up to seven points and DeWarren Watkins piling on nine off the bench. The story for Assumption was Buivydas, who went a perfect 7-7 from the field for 16 points, the most for the Greyhounds. Njavan Stewart hit two critical free throws with 20 seconds left, giving the Greyhounds enough cushion to hand on for a much-needed three-point victory.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Rapolas Buivydas scored a career-high 16 points, going a perfect 7-7 from the field while also grabbing seven rebounds
• Despite the victory, it was one of Assumption's quiet nights shooting-wise, going 4-for-24 from beyond the arc and 34.4 percent overall from the field
• The Blue and White had the deeper squad, outscoring Molloy 26-4 in bench points

UP NEXT

• AU vs. Saint Michael's College, Wednesday, November 30, 7:30 pm
• Molloy vs. Daemen University, Friday, December 2, 7:30 pm

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