Box Score

Bronx, NY (Feb. 14, 2013) – Men's basketball touched the hearts of its fans on Valentine's with a resounding win at SUNY Maritime Thursday night.

At the Riesenberg Hall Gymnasium, Purchase floored the Privateers, 71-41. The Panthers are now 19-5, including 13-4 in Skyline Conference play following the league win. Maritime falls to 4-18 and 3-14 in the Skyline on the season.

For the Panthers, reserve guard Amar Reynolds (SR/Bronx, NY) led the way offensively, scoring 15 points off the bench. It was a homecoming of sorts for Reynolds, a Bronx native. Center Joel Neri (SO/Port Chester, NY) added 14 points and seven rebounds. David Haughton (JR/Greenburgh, NY) contributed eight points and nine boards in another nice effort off the bench for Purchase. Haughton led all players in the rebounding department.

In addition, Craig Davis (SR/Queens, NY) and Andre Nixon (JR/Harlem, NY) scored nine points apiece for Purchase in the victory.

Purchase will now wrap its regular-season schedule on Saturday, with Senior Day festivities as the backdrop.

For Maritime in defeat, Ron Bethea was two rebounds short of a double-double. He registered a team-high 14 points and eight boards.  
Purchase brought down 53 rebounds on the night compared to the Privateers' 25 and also dominated the play down low, outscoring Maritime 24-12 in the paint.  
 
The Panthers are currently in the mix for either the second or third seed in next week's conference tournament, depending on the outcome of this weekend's action around the Skyline.  

-SUNY Maritime Sports Information Contributed to this report