Orangeburg, N.Y. (2/9/22) The Dominican College men's basketball team defeated the visiting Griffins of Chestnut Hill College, 97-82, tonight in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) action played on Coach Baxter Court in the Hennessy Center.

Dominican's Wahaad Johnson (Brooklyn, N.Y.) led all scorers as he came off the bench to score a career high 31 points (13-19 from the floor).

The win propels the Chargers to an overall record of 16-4 and a 9-3 mark in the conference, while the Griffins fall to 11-10 overall and 8-5 in the CACC.

Jalen Burgess (Springfield Gardens, N.Y.) chipped in 28 points (11-16 from the floor, 3-5 from the three point arc), five rebounds and three steals.

Guard Joshua Serrano (Amityville, N.Y.) netted 11 points in reserve, while Justin Copman (Cumberland, Md.) pulled down a game-best nine boards in the win.

Daniel Grant (Middletown, N.Y.) had a team best six assists and Joshuel White (Paterson, N.J.) had five rebounds.

The Griiffins had four of the five starters reach double figures with Amir Warrick scoring a team best 24 points.

Dominican erased an early six point deficit in the first half by going on a 15-3 run to claim a 29-23 lead and later used an 9-4 run to pull ahead, 38-31, with under four left im the half.  A Johnson layup made the score 45-40, but a Griffin jumper closed out the first half and sent the Chargers into the break with a 45-42 edge.

CHC would cut the lead ot 73-68 with 7:47 left in regulation, but the Charger countered with a 13-4 run to rebuild an 86-72 advantage and secure the victory.  The biggest lead of the contest for the Chargers would be 17 points (94-77) on a Johnson layup with 1:49 on the clock.

Both teams shot well with the Chargers shooting 38-61 (62.3%) for the game and the Griffins making 34-63 (54%) of their shots.

The Chargers return to action on Saturday afternoon as they travel to CACC foe, Wilmington University.  Game time is scheduled for 3pm.