Box Score CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A three-point field goal by junior guard Anthony Obery (Roselle, N.J.) with 16 seconds to play in regulation sealed Felician College's 79-73 non-conference men's basketball victory over Livingstone College on Friday evening at Brayboy Gymnasium. The game was the opening match-up of the two-day Johnson C. Smith University Tip-Off tournament.
Felician (2-0) never trailed on the night, but saw a nine-point lead with 2:10 to play sliced to 74-71 at the 1:07 mark. After the teams traded buckets, the Golden Falcons worked the shot clock before Obery accepted a kick-out from center Ayotunde Oyeniyi (Lagos, Nigeria) and drained his team's 11th three-pointer of the night. The Golden Falcons shot 58 percent from beyond the arc and, for the second consecutive game, had six different players make at least one trifecta.
The Golden Falcons put five players in double figures, led by 16 points and six rebounds from Obery's older brother, senior swingman Antoine Obery (Roselle, N.J.). Anthony Obery finished with 13 points, and Oyeniyi posted 10 points and a game-high 15 rebounds.
Felician jumped out to a 20-9 edge after seven minutes of action, with the Obery brothers combining for 11 points in the spurt. The Golden Falcons led, 40-31, at halftime, and took their largest advantage, 58-45, with 12:10 to play in the second half. Felician survived a 4-for-14 team effort at the free-throw line.
Felician senior Anthony D. Green (Jersey City, N.J.) shot 4 for 6 from three-point range and delivered 14 points off the bench. Teammate Jarryd Horsley-Fordham (Orange, N.J.) added 10 points and six rebounds.
Livingstone junior Mark Thomas (Saginaw, Mich.) led all players with 24 points. Jody Hill (Detroit, Mich.) accumulated 20 points, six rebounds and three steals for the Blue Bears (3-1).
