ASTON, Pa. – The Neumann University men's basketball team defeated Pratt Institute 92-59 on Saturday afternoon in Atlantic East Conference action.
Prior to the game, the Knights honors its senior class:
Uche Unegbu,
TJ Lewis,
Gary Francis and
Kian Nixon. Each senior scored in the win.
Lewis finished with 19 points, going 7-for-7 from the line. Francis tallied 10 points, going 4-for-4 from the floor and 2-for-2 from the line.
Donte Dupriest notched another double-double with 21 points and 15 rebounds.
The Knights lead wire-to-wire. Holding a 19-16 advantage midway through the first half, Neumann went on a 17-0 run for a 36-16 score. The Knights took a 42-26 lead into halftime. Neumann continued with the pressure in the second half and came away with the 92-59 win.
Neumann (17-6, 8-2 Atlantic East) will host Marymount on Tuesday evening in the final week of the regular season. Action is slated to get underway at 6:00 PM.