Le Moyne defeats Assumption, 79-71, in Northeast-10 action

December 5, 2009

Le Moyne 79, Assumption 71

SYRACUSE, NY --- Postgraduate guard DAMANI CORBIN (Brooklyn, NY/Frederick Douglass) scored 27 points and senior forward LAURENCE EKPERIGIN (Cortlandt Manor, NY/Walter Panas) added a double-double 13 points and 16 rebounds (five blocked shots) as Le Moyne College defeated Assumption College, 79-71, in Northeast-10 Conference men's basketball action here SATURDAY at the Ted Grant Court.

Senior guard/captain COURTLAND BLUFORD (Fort Washington, MD/Saint Vincent Pallotti) scored 22 points, junior forward/captain MIKE BALDARELLI (Sutton, MA/Holy Name) added 17 points and sophomore forward TIM BEINERT (Floral Park, NY/Holy Cross) 10 points, nine rbeounds to lead the Greyhounds offense. Bluford also had four assists, four steals and six rebounds along with making all eight of his free throw attempts. He now has 977 career points.

Le Moyne is now 5-2 overall and the Greyhounds are 4-2. Both teams are 3-2 in conference action.

The Dolphins led 44-37 at the half as Ekperigin led the way with 10 points and eight rebounds. Corbin scorched the nets for 19 points in the second half for Le Moyne. He finished 13-for-15 from the floor.

When Ekperigin connected inside on a offensive rebound conversion with 4:05 left in the first half Le Moyne moved to its largest lead of the game, 21 points, at 43-22. A three-pointer by freshman guard BOBBY HARRIS (Berlin, NJ/Eastern Regional) and a conventional three-point play (dunk and free throw) by senior center SAVOY FRAINE (Granada Hills, CA/Granada Hills) with four seconds left cut it to seven at the break.

Le Moyne built it back to 15 points, 77-62, with 1:30 left on a Corbin layin before the Hounds outscored the Dolpins 9-1 down-the-stretch.

Assumption hosts Southern Connecticut TUESDAY at 7:30 p.m. in another conference game.

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