Lynbrook vs Malverne
Saturday February 21, 2026 at Malverne
Overall 16 - 6 | Conference 7 - 5
Overall 16 - 5 | Conference 11 - 1
Top performers LY: Byrne 16, Agwu 12, Dellacona 9, Cali 4, Pereira 4, Prince 4, Ryan 2. Totals 14-5-51. MAL: Lee 13, Inswood 11, Innocent 6, McIntosh 6, Miletic 6, Anderson 2, Dumornay 2, Tulloch 2, Wesley 2. Totals 10-8-50. Three-pointers: LY 5 (Byrne 4, Dellacona); MAL 8 (Inswood 2, Lee 2, McIntosh 2, Miletic 2)
HIGHLIGHTS
Lynbrook 51, Malverne 50: Down by two with 0.8 seconds left, Devin Byrne hit two free throws to lift No. 9 Lynbrook past top-seeded Malverne in the Nassau Class A quarterfinal round. Byrne, who had 16 points, got to the free-throw line after a technical foul was issued to Malverne's bench following Andrew Innocent's go-ahead layup to give the Mules a 50-49 lead. Orji Agwu had 12 points, six rebounds and two blocks, with one coming inside the final 15 seconds. Shane Lee led Malverne (16-5) with 13 points and Tristan Inswood had 11 points. Lynbrook (16-6) advances to the semifinal round to face No. 4 Friends Academy at Farmingdale State on Saturday, Feb. 28.
GAME STATS
| Lynbrook | FGs | 3Pts | Fts | Assist | Reb | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Byrne | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| Orji Agwu | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| Maxwell Dellacona | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| Luca Cali | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jaime Pereira | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jake Prince | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| Devin Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Malverne | FGs | 3Pts | Fts | Assist | Reb | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Lee | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Tristan Inswood | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Jason Miletic | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Andrew Innocent | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Bryce McIntosh | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Cam Wesley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Patrick Tulloch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Julien Dumornay | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Alexander Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |