Island Trees vs Mineola
Tuesday January 09, 2018 at Mineola
Overall 10 - 9 | Conference 8 - 7
Overall 7 - 12 | Conference 3 - 9
| Teams | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1OT | 2OT | 3OT | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Island Trees | 7 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| Mineola | 15 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
Top performers IT: Verdi 14, Carita 10, Acevedo 8, Connors 8, Avery 3, Ferrufino 2. Totals 11-5-45. MIN: McMahon 14, Alonzo 8, Wiercinski 6, Dos Santos 4, Abdelaziz 3, Causcut 2, Eccher 2, O'Connell 2. Totals 10-4-43. Three-pointers: IT 5 (Carita 2, Connors 2, Avery); MIN 4 (Wiercinski 2, Alonzo, McMahon)
HIGHLIGHTS
Island Trees 45, Mineola 43: Nicholas Carita hit back-to-back three-pointers, starting when Island Trees trailed by six points, to tie the score at 43 with 24 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter. John Verdi and Robert Acevedo each hit foul shots in the final 24 seconds to give Island Trees (2-1) the Nassau A-IV win. Verdi finished with 14 points, seven rebounds and six assists and Carita had 10 points.
GAME STATS
| Island Trees | FGs | 3Pts | Fts | Assist | Reb | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Verdi | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 14 |
| Nicholas Carita | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| Robert Acevedo | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Christopher Connors | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Gregory Avery | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Anthony Ferrufino | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Mineola | FGs | 3Pts | Fts | Assist | Reb | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John McMahon | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Isaiah Alonzo | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Chris Wiercinski | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Nick Dos Santos | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Mustafa Abdelaziz | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Aaron Causcut | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jay Eccher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Matt O'Connell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |