Photo Courtesy of the Skyhawks
After capturing a 120-113 road game win against the Capital City GO GO on Wednesday, the College Park Skyhawks (7-6) returned home on Thursday and defeated the Westchester Knicks (6-8), 123-118, bouncing back from a 20-point first half deficit.
Got the W 😎 pic.twitter.com/cvdrQycZbT
— College Park Skyhawks (@CPSkyhawks) February 10, 2022
The Skyhawks had four players score in double digits. Forward A.J. Lawson and guard Langston Galloway each scored 25 points. Justin Tillman added 24 points, and Marcus Georges-Hunt rounded out the scoring effort with 21 points.
This is the Skyhawks second time this season to have four players score at least 20+ points (Jan. 28, 2022 at Delaware).
📊 Final Stats 📊
Langston Galloway: 25 PTS | 10 AST | 8 REB
AJ Lawson: 25 PTS | 8 REB
Justin Tillman: 24 PTS | 15 REB
Marcus Georges-Hunt: 21 PTS | 8 REB
— College Park Skyhawks (@CPSkyhawks) February 10, 2022
“Before the game, I told our guys I wanted them to get clean shots through extra passes and attacking the paint,” said Skyhawks Head Coach Steve Gansey. “I was proud of how we fought back and never lost sight of what we needed to do.”
The Skyhawks will play a two-game series against the Fort Wayne Mad Ants at home on Saturday and Monday. The Saturday game will tip at 6:30 p.m. ET and the Monday game will tip at 7 p.m. ETat the Gateway Center Arena at College Park.
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