PURCHASE, N.Y. - The Purchase College men's basketball team soared to an easy win Saturday afternoon, besting St. Joseph's University-Long Island by the score of 90-65.

With the result, the Panthers jumped to 7-13 overall and 5-6 in the Skyline Conference. For the Golden Eagles, they dropped to 9-10 and 5-5, respectively.

While the hosts started the game scoreless over the first 2:44 of action, they quickly made up for it with back to back 3-pointers. From there, they were off to the races and never looked back, eventually leading 45-26 at the break.

The fast-paced action continued in the second frame, as the advantage grew to as many as 25 points. In the end, the Blue and Orange won by that margin, taking the contest 90-65, as they finished with their second-best scoring output of the season.

Offensively, the Panthers were successful all game, shooting 47.9 percent from the field. 3-pointers set the tone for the hosts, as they nailed 18 in the win while shooting 42.9 percent.

Purchase also limited the damage on turnovers to just seven, while Long Island finished with 19 in the loss.

Individually, Maurice Western (FY/Bronx, NY) enjoyed the best day of his career as he totaled 23 points, four assists and two steals.

Trey Skeete (SR/Brooklyn, NY) added 18 points, including five 3-pointers and seven assists, while Chris Hunter (SR/Charlotte, NC) chipped in 16 points and four rebounds.

Up next for the squad is a road matchup with the United States Merchant Marine Academy on February 4th at 7 p.m.