Albany, NY – The Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences men's basketball team hosted Bard College on Thursday, December 4 at ACPHS. The opening half featured a strong inside and outside presence from the Bard Raptors and early on the Panthers we playing catchup. ACPHS was able to close the gap by the end of the first half to six points, as Bard led at half 27-21. 

The Panthers came out energized in the second half but foul trouble for the Panthers Emmanuel Okafor brought the big man to the bench early on. Bard began to open the lead with strong play from Harry Johnson and Alex Fabean-Scotch. At the sound of  the final horn the Panthers fell to the Raptors, 78-44. The Panthers were led by Alex Johnson and Emmanuel Okafor who each netted ten points in the losing effort.

ACPHS next faces SUNY-ESF on Saturday, December 6 in Syracuse, NY. For more information visit www.acphsathletics.com OR contact Bill Jabour, Sports Information Coordinator, at 518.694.7304 or william.jabour@acphs.edu.