Box Score New York – The Lehman College men's basketball team opened CUNYAC play with an 87-49 victory over CCNY in the CUNYAC opener played at CCNY on Friday night.  The team improved to 3-2 on the season and has scored 80 or more points in every game this season.  Four Lightning players reached double-figures in scoring and all 16 members of the team saw playing time in this contest.
 
Lehman opened the game with a 12-0 run in the first 5:40 of action.  The Beavers opened the game by making a technical free throw prior to the tipoff.  After the tip, the Lightning rattled off 12 straight points to take a 12-1 lead.  Jean Marcial scored the first seven points.  Clinton Akalonu added a foul shot to make it 8-1.  Back-to-back baskets from Ja-Zhyoun Laing capped the run.  CCNY fought back to pull within three points, 24-21, but Lehman responded and got the advantage up to as much as 16 points courtesy of an Akalonu layup with a minute left.  The Lightning led at the half, 41-29.
 
2:50 into the second half and Lehman had the advantage up to 20, when an Andrew Utate three-pointer made the score 49-29.  The lead grew from there and a Tommy Batista steal and layup with 4:24 left put the Lightning up 37, 79-42.  Their largest lead of the game was the final basket, a Dominek Tucker bucket that the made the final score 87-49.
 
In the win, Marcial shot 8-11 and had 18 points.  Luis Hernandez had 12 points and six assists.  Mylo Mitchell finished with 11.  Laing came off the bench to score 13 on 5-6 shooting.

The Lehman College men's basketball team returns to action on Tuesday, December 5, when they face John Jay at 8PM.