Men's Basketball Win Streak Stopped at Chestnut Hill, 72-66

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Going on the road for the first time in five games, the University of Bridgeport's men's basketball team suffered a 72-66 loss at Chestnut Hill College on Saturday. The narrow defeat moves the Purple Knights to 8-6 overall this season and 5-2 in the CACC.

After trailing for much of the afternoon, UB surged ahead 54-53 with 6:07 remaining in the second half and later trimmed the deficit to 61-60 with 2:00 left before the Griffins responded with a decisive 7-0 run that proved to be the difference.

The Purple Knights were held to their second-lowest point total of the season but still controlled the glass with a 43-29 rebounding advantage, which marked their second-largest margin of the year.

Bridgeport also received a lift from its reserves, as the UB bench outscored Chestnut Hill, 16–7. Jaheem Tyson led the Purple Knight subs with four points, six boards and a block.

UB's duo of Isaiah Sullivan and Jason Edokpayi once again carried the offensive load on Saturday, combining for 40 of Bridgeport's 66 points.

Sullivan, who posted his third 20-point outing over the last four games, has now scored in double figures in every contest this season, and continues to lead UB at 17.6 points per game, which ranks fourth in the CACC.

Edokpayi narrowly missed his fifth double-double of the year (17 pts, nine rebs), finishing one rebound shy while continuing a torrid stretch that has seen him average 19.0 points and 8.7 boards over his last seven games.

John Dash Jr. added eight points to rank third on the team in scoring and also paced the Purple Knights with two steals.

Coming into Saturday, UB had won three straight games and four straight conference contests.

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The Purple Knights will visit another CACC foe, Dominican, on Wednesday (Jan. 14) at 7:30 p.m.