NEWBURGH, NY --- (www.OLDWESTBURYPANTHERS.com) SUNY Old Westbury men's basketball used a 50-28 second-half scoring advantage to claim Tuesday's 69-52 Skyline Conference road win over the Mount Saint Mary Knights from Kaplan Center in Newburgh, New York.  With the win, Old Westbury (3-4) improves to 3-1 in conference play as the Knights (3-5) dropped to 1-4.  

Both teams combined to miss the game's first eight shots before Jamail Stanley's layup finished off a fast break to break the scoring ice for Old Westbury.  Daniell Wolff then launched a three pointer to give Mount Saint Mary a 4-3 lead, one of seven first-half lead changes.  Mount Saint Mary grew its advantage twice to as much as seven points in the opening half and took a 24-19 lead into intermission.  

Down by five entering the second half, P.J. Page dialed up a three pointer to spark Old Westbury's 9-0 run.  Stanley's pair of made free throws put the Panthers ahead for good (26-24) with 17:27 remaining.  Keith Lackerson sank a pair of free throws to ignite a 22-8 Panther run to extend the lead to a game-high 19 points (68-49) with 37 seconds left in regulation.    

Stanley's 18 points (7-of-12 FG) and 11 rebounds paced the Panthers with his second double-double of the season.  Stephon Odle scored all 15 (4-of-5 FG, 6-of-7 FT) of his points during the second half and finished with seven rebounds.  Lackerson followed with 11 points (3-of-6 3FG) and eight rebounds while Mark Gjonlekaj swatted three shots and Luckens Victor added two.  

Gerard Nocera (14 points) and Tyler McDine (13 points) led the Knights with double-digit scoring outputs.  

Old Westbury shot 39.6 percent (21-of-53) from the field while connecting on 36.4 percent (8-of-22) from three-point territory and a season-high 82.6 percent (19-of-23) from the free-throw line.  By comparison, Mount Saint Mary shot 26.2 percent (17-of-65) from the floor, 35 percent (7-of-20) from beyond the arc and 64.7 percent (11-of-17) from the charity stripe.  Old Westbury owned a +23 rebounding margin (55-32) while scoring eight second-chance points off 14 offensive rebounds.  Old Westbury held the advantage in blocks (7-1), offensive rebounds (14-12), points in the paint (24-14), fast-break points (9-0) and bench scoring (20-10).
     
MOUNT SAINT VINCENT DOLPHINS UP NEXT FOR THE PANTHERS: Old Westbury returns home for Saturday's (Dec. 12) Skyline Conference showdown with the Mount Saint Vincent Dolphins at 2 p.m. from Clark Athletic Center.  

On Saturday, Old Westbury's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) will once again join forces with the United States Marine Corps for the fifth-consecutive year to host its second Toys for Tots event in as many weeks.  Fans are invited to donate new, unwrapped toys that will later be distributed to children in need.  Admission is $3 or a new, unwrapped toy, and students are free with school ID.  Fans can drop donations in the marked "Toys for Tots" bin at the entrance to Clark Athletic Center.          
    

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