Burnett scored 19 of his career-best 28 points in the first half to stake the Skyhawks to a big halftime lead they would hang on to in the second half (PHOTO BY Saylor Murphy)

WATERBURY, Conn. (November 27, 2021) - Stonehill College, receiving votes in this week's National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Division II poll, jumped out to a 19-point halftime lead and held off a second half comeback from Post University to claim a 65-59 victory in non-conference men's basketball action at the Drubner Center this afternoon.

The Details

• Senior Isaiah Burnett led three Stonehill players in double-figures with a career-high 28 points, aided by 6-for-14 shooting from three-point distance, with six rebounds, two steals and a blocked shot.
• Senior Andrew Sims added ten points and seven rebounds, while sophomore Jackson Benigni totaled 11 points and six boards.
• Senior David Jasson paced three from Post in double-figures with 23 points, connecting on 4-of-9 three-pointers, three rebounds and two assists.
• Senior Isaiah Holmes added ten points, six rebounds and six assists for Post, while classmate DeVonte McCall tallied 12 points, five boards, three blocked shots and two assists.
• Stonehill led by as much as 23 points (36-13) just before halftime behind a 28-2 run, keyed by 17 points on five three-pointers by Burnett alone.
• McCall scored the final four points of the opening half to force Stonehill to settle for a 19-point (36-17) halftime advantage.

• Sims contributed ten points and seven rebounds for the Skyhawks (PHOTO BY Ryan Feeney)

  Senior Myles Hanson scored the first basket of the second half to push the Stonehill lead back to 21, but Post followed with ten-straight to draw within 11 (38-27) after a Holmes jumper and sparked by back-to-back threes by McCall.
• Stonehill led by 15 (44-29) after a layup from Benigni, before Post followed with eight-straight from Jasson to pull within seven (44-37) with 8:49 remaining.
• A three-point play by Holmes had Post back within two (50-48) with 4:42 on the clock, but the Eagles would get no closer.
• Stonehill followed with the next seven, including five by Burnett including a run capping three-pointer, to restore a nine-point cushion (57-48) with 3:35 to go and the Skyhawks were able to see the game out from there.

Up Next

Stonehill (5-1, 2-0 NE10) is right back in action tomorrow afternoon when it hosts Molloy College for a non-conference matchup at Merkert Gymnasium at 1 p.m. Post (2-4, 0-0 CACC) hosts American International College on Wednesday at 7 p.m.

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