Newark, NJ --- The Brooklyn College Men's Basketball team fell to the Jumbos of Tufts University, 74-62, in the consolation game of the John K. Adams Tip-Off Classic on Saturday. With the loss, BC drops to 0-2 overall on the season, while Tufts moves to an even 1-1 on the year.

The Bulldogs were led by senior transfer Jeffrey Noel who led all scorers with a game-high 23 points coming off the bench. Classmate Kavon Baker added 13 points and a team-high seven rebounds, en route to being named to the All-Classic team.

Tufts was paced by Scott Anderson's team-high 18 points, to go along with nine rebounds. C.J. Moss added 15 points, while Ben Ferris finished with a double-double with 13 points and a game-best 12 rebounds. Matt Lanchantin just missed a double-double recording 11 rebounds and nine points.

Following a jumper from Baker for the first points of the game, the Jumbos rattled off a 12-0 run to take a 12-2 advantage. Tufts would never look back as they would go on to lead by as many as 16, 22-6, at the 11:55 mark of the opening half. The Jumbos would eventually take a nine point lead into the halftime break, 36-27.

BC would battle back in the second half, using an 11-4 run to start the second period, cutting their deficit down to two, 40-38, with 16:37 remaining in the game. Noel fueled the run scoring seven of the 11 points in the run.

However, that's as close as the Bulldogs would get, as Tufts would once again build their lead into double digits. The Jumbos would lead by as many as 14 on two occasions in the half. Brooklyn would not go down lightly, as BC got to within six, 68-62, with just 38 second left in the game, but Tufts would score the final six points of the game hitting their free throws, to take the 74-62 victory.

For the game, Tufts shot 41.8% (28-67) from the field and 29.4% (5-17) from three, while converting 81.3% (13-16) from the free throw line. Brooklyn shot 36.4% (24-66) from the field and 21.4% (3-14) from three. BC made the most of its free throw attempts, converting 91.7% (11-12) from the charity stripe.
The Jumbos out-rebounded the Bulldogs 50-31.

Brooklyn will be back in action this Tuesday, November 20th, as the Bulldogs will play host to SUNY College at Old Westbury. The game is slated for an 8:30 pm start time at the West Quad Center. The game was originally scheduled to be played at Old Westbury; however, the game was moved to Brooklyn due to Old Westbury's gym being used as an evacuation center from the after effects of Hurricane Sandy.