Purchase Rally Falls Short in Men's Basketball

PURCHASE, N.Y. -- Purchase came storming back in the second half, but visiting SUNY-Old Westbury held off the Panthers, 78-66, in a men’s college basketball game Thursday. The Panthers were trailing by 30 with 14 minutes remaining in the game, but a 28-2 run brought them within six. D.J. Smith paced Purchase with 17 points and Justin Person, a Woodlands’ alumnus, finished with 14 points.

 

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