After losing a tight contest on Wednesday against Pace University, New Haven hosted the Bentley Falcons on Saturday, but the Chargers were unable to make a comeback from the loss earlier in the week and lost to the Falcons 100-74.
Bentley’s offense was too much for New Haven as they fell behind early and were not able to close the gap between them and Bentley. The Falcons offense caught fire in the second half, scoring 56 points and handing the Chargers the fifth loss in their last six games.
The first half of the game started with both teams going back and forth in scoring. Bentley took off in the middle of the first half and led by 10 points with less than nine minutes left in the half. The first half ended in favor of the Falcons, with a 44-31 lead going into the second half of the game.
Guard Jah’Likai King led the scoring for the Chargers and topped 30 points for the second time this season. Racking up 32 points, King also made a career-high eight three-pointers. Overall, King shot 12-of-22 attempts, while adding four rebounds and three assists to his career day.
Two other Chargers joined King in the double digits, with forward Davontrey Thomas adding 13 points for New Haven and forward Tyler Saint-Furcy finishing with 12 points. Saint-Furcy led the Chargers in shooting, making five of his seven shots. He also added four rebounds. Other scorers for New Haven included forwards Ethan Simmon, Tarese Morse and Joshua Hopson.
Overall, the Chargers finished shooting 28-of-60 from the field, with 10 of those 28 coming from behind the three-point arc. The Chargers also finished 8-of-15 at the free throw line. New Haven finished the game shooting 46.7%. Bentley shot 60.7% from the field and finished 37-of-61 attempts.
The Chargers will look to cut their two-game losing streak on Tuesday. After Saturday’s game, New Haven holds an overall record of 6-13 and are 3-10 in the Northeast-10 Conference.
New Haven will welcome the Greyhounds of Assumption on Tuesday for a conference match at home. Tip-off is 7:30 p.m. For more information, visit NewHavenChargers.com.