Box Score The College of Staten Island men's basketball team used a big run to open the game, leading from start to finish soaring to victory in its home opener against Drew University tonight, 81-57.  CSI evened its record to 2-2 overall, winning its second straight while the Rangers fell to 2-3 overall.

CSI powered to an 8-0 lead over the first 3:58 to open the game, never looking back in the game which saw them shoot 57.9% from the floor.  Bloochy Magloire scored five points in the run, including one of seven three-point baskets for the sophomore.  CSI opened a 12-point lead, 16-4, before Drew fought to within seven points on a pair of occasions.  Then with 10:43 to play in the opening stanza, CSI executed a 13-1 run over the next 3:30 to open up a gaping, 32-13, lead.  Magloire added another pair of long-balls in the run, while ex-Ranger Dylan Bulger converted an inside layup and a point after to complete another three-point play.

CSI led by as many as 25 in the frame, when another Magloire bucket gave CSI a 41-16 lead with 3:31 to go.  The Rangers had room for an 8-3 spurt to close the frame down by 20, 44-24.

Drew took a two-point win over the Dolphins last year in a game where they fell behind by as many as 19 points, and the visitors put another scare into the Dolphins in the second frame, chipping away at the lead until they were down by as few as eight points, 50-42, with 13:13 to go.  The 18-6 start to the half was aided by Terrell Brown's four baskets in the run.  CSI asked for timeout, however, and responded nicely with a T.J. Tibbs driving layup, and yet another Magloire bomb to open the lead back up to 13.  When Drew knocked down CSI's lead to 10 on an Asmar Capers three-pointer, CSI ran off a 14-2 run over the next 5:07 to take a commanding 71-49 lead with just 4:37 to play, en route to the 81-57 final.

Magloire led all scorers with 31 points on 11-of-16 shooting, adding 9 rebounds and three steals.  Tibbs was equally spectacular, adding 13 markers to go with 12 assists.  Matt Van Manen added eight points and 9 rebounds.  Drew was led by Capers' 17 points, while Brown finished with 14 for the visitors.  CSI enjoyed a 37-26 advantage on the boards.

The Dolphins return home on Thursday night when they face York College as part of CUNYAC play at 7:30pm.  The CSI women will tip off against York at 5:30pm.