BROOKVILLE, N.Y. – The Felician College men's basketball team could not take advantage of a career-high 29 points by senior frontcourtman John Tello (Ridgefield Park, NJ), dropping a 92-78 non-conference contest to host Long Island University-C.W. Post on Sunday afternoon at the Pratt Center.

The key stretch of the game came early in the second half, when C.W. Post (4-1), leading 50-45, went on a 14-0 run which lasted nearly four minutes. The spurt left Felician trailing by 19 points with 13:39 remaining. It took the Golden Falcons (0-4) nearly the balance of the period to close within single digits, 81-73, at the 1:39 mark. Pioneer junior guard Tobin Carberry (Hamden, CT) nailed a three-point field goal on his team's next possession, then made six of eight foul shots in the closing seconds to secure the victory.

Tello canned 11 of 21 field-goal attempts, including 4 of 7 from three-point range, and also led Felician with six rebounds. He was supported by 14 points, five rebounds and four assists from junior Antoine Obery (Roselle, NJ). Anthony D. Green (Jersey City, NJ) netted 13 points in 18 minutes off the bench for the visitors.

The early stages of a sharp-shooting first half saw five ties and seven lead changes before C.W. Post pulled away for a 30-21 lead. Felician came back to within 32-29 with just over five minutes remaining in the half before the Pioneers led by as many as 11 points down the stretch and 47-39 at intermission. The teams combined to shoot 13 of 25 from long range in the half.

The hosts kept up the pace, shooting 55 percent from the field, including 12 of 20 on three-pointers, for the day. CWP also outscored the Golden Falcons, 22-10, at the foul line. Carberry led four Pioneer double-figure scorers with 23 points. Stefan Bonneau (Middletown, NY) scored 22, and Terry Coleman (Newburgh, NY) chipped in with 18 and five assists.