NEW YORK, N.Y. - Thursday is gamenight, as the Yeshiva University men's basketball team hosts the Golden Eagles of St. Joseph's College of Long Island at the Max Stern Athletic Center, beginning at 8:00 p.m. The last time these two teams met, the Golden Eagles earned the victory, 69-65, back on January 26.
With a win tonight, Yeshiva will clinch a home playoff game for the first time since the year 2000. A win by the Maccabees will also match their program best 12
th Skyline victory of the season, a record that was set in 1999- 00. Yeshiva has already clinched a spot in the Skyline Tournament for the second year in a row.
If you cannot make it to the game, you can view video of the contest courtesy ofÂ
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For the season, Rosenberg leads the Maccabees with an average of 18.9 points per game. His seven rebounds per contest are also a team-high. Senior guard
Shaje Weiss scores 13.6 points a game, while junior forward
Michael Berg is averaging 9.6 points and 3.6 assists per contest.
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