New York, N.Y. - Tied for the twelfth time in the game, 46-46 with 6:18 to play, Mount Saint Mary College junior Alex Kuchar (Rutherford, N.J.) hit a three-pointer that gave the Blue Knights the lead for good as they defeated Yeshiva University in Skyline Conference action, 64-58. MSMC evened their record at 3-3 while moving to 2-1 inside the conference. Yeshiva fell to 3-4 overall and 2-2 in league play.

After a three-pointer from freshman Daniel Somech (Jerusalem, Israel) brought the Maccabees back within one, the Blue Knights scored seven of the next eight points, including a second straight three-pointer and two free throws from Kuchar, to take a 58-51 lead. Yeshiva would cut the margin back to two with a minute to play, but the Blue Knights closed the door by hitting six of eight free throws down the stretch.

Kuchar played every minute for the Blue Knights and finished with a game-high 23 points. Freshman Matt Weinberger (Washingtonville, N.Y.) was the only other Mount player in double-figures, tallying 10 points to go along with 9 rebounds. Freshman Scott Henderson (Baldwin, N.Y.) played well once again, concluding the night with 9 points and 7 rebounds.

Freshman Zachary Gordon (Miami, Fla.) and senior David Schaulewicz (New Brunswick, N.J.) led the Maccabees with 13 points each. Schaulewicz also had 8 assists. Senior Michael Pollack (Los Angeles, Ca.) had a monster night on the glass, grabbing a season-high 13 boards, and also scored 9 points.

Up next for the Mount is a date with the Albany College of Pharmacy. The Blue Knights will host ACP in the Kaplan Center on Thursday, December 6 beginning at 7:00 p.m. Yeshiva will play their second consecutive home game as they host St. Joseph's at 8:00 p.m., also on Thursday.