Michael Richards scored a career-high 20 points as the Bearcats defeated the Bulldogs of Brooklyn College, 86-73, on Wednesday night in the ARC Arena.

The Bearcats shot 59 percent (32-for-54) this evening, which included a heated 62 percent (18-for-29) during the second half as they maintained a double-digit lead en route to the home win.

Ryan Graziano had a career-high 18 points off the bench and hit 6-of-8 threes to play a big part in the win.

Adnan Bajrami scored 14 points with eight rebounds, while Emil Purisic totaled 10 points and six rebounds.

The visiting Bulldogs led early in the contest at 9-6 before the Bearcats took control.

Anthony McClean was tops for the visitors with 19 points.