Queens vs Roberts Wesleyan Men's Basketball 12.13.24

Graduate student Malik Brooks scored a career-high 36 points, but the Roberts Wesleyan University men's basketball team was unable to overtake visiting Queens College in the second half, falling 94-86 in an East Coast Conference game Friday night at the Voller Athletic Center.
The Redhawks (4-6, 1-2 ECC) led 11 times early in the game, but Queens pulled in front 36-35 on a three-point basket by Shamar Chester with 3:10 remaining in the first half and never trailed again.
Brooks, who is averaging an ECC-best 25.2 points per game, played 37 minutes and also contributed 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals. The 6-3 guard, who was honored during a pregame ceremony for surpassing the 1,000-point plateau during Roberts' ECC opener at Mercy on Dec. 6, scored 23 points in the second half. He made 13 of 20 field-goal attempts and we