METUCHEN, NJ–In the nightcap of our Piscataway doubleheader on Wednesday night, GMC Hoops traveled over to St. Joseph’s to see the second ranked Falcons host PWay. Joes jumped out to a 14-3 first quarter lead and eventually led by as many as 29 points in the second half en route to a 64-36 victory. Marcus Ashamole collected a double-double of 15 points and 15 boards while Branislav Vujadinovic and Breein Tyree both added 15 points. Tyree also collected 8 assists, 6 rebounds, and 5 steals. Donzell Cunnigham led Piscataway in defeat with 11 points while D’Ondre Dent chipped in with 10.
First Quarter
0:00–St. Joseph’s jumps out to a 14-3 lead as the Falcons. Branislav Vujadinovic led the way with 5 points while Marcus Ashamole chipped in with 4 points. Mikey Granda added a three and Breein Tyree contributed with a bucket. D’Ondre Dent scored all 3 points for Piscataway.
Second Quarter
0:00–Arrive. St. Joseph’s leads 31-13 at the half. Joes outscores PWay by a 17-10 margin in the second. Marcus Ashamole scores 7 points while Branislav Vujadinovic adds 5 and Breein Tyree chipped in with 3. Piscataway first half scoring: Donzell Cunnigham leads the Chiefs with 6 points all in the second quarter. St. Joseph’s first half scoring: Ashamole and Vujadinovic both lead the Falcons with 11 and 10 points respectively.
Third Quarter
3:55 left in the third and St. Joseph’s leads 43-21 thanks in part to this three by Bree Tyree. Joes starts half on a 12-8 run. Mikey Granda had a layup and a jumper while Branislav Vujadinovic added a three.
0:00–End of third and St. Joe’s leads 54-30 after this jumper at the buzzer by Breein Tyree. Joes ends quarter on an 11-9 run.
Fourth Quarter
6:53 left in the game and Joes calls timeout with a 56-32 lead. Both teams exchange scores to open scoring.
3:00–Breein Tyree just missed throwing down a tremendous dunk in traffic. Bryce Layne connected on a baseline jumper from the left side for a 61-32 lead.
2:00–Reserves now in for St. Joe’s.
0:00–Game just ended with Joes defeating PWay 64-36. Xavier Townes helped round out the victory with a layup off a drive from the right side.