Men's Basketball | 12/30/2012 6:05:00 PM

Box Score STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The Methodist men's basketball team rallied from a six-point halftime deficit to earn a 74-69 win over the College Staten Island and claim the 11th annual CSI Tournament of Heroes on Saturday afternoon.

After entering the break trailing 39-33, the Monarchs (3-6) outscored CSI (6-2), 41-50, over the final 20 minutes in holding the host school to just 35.7 percent shooting (10-28) in the second half. Methodist shot 51.9 percent (14-27) in the second stanza.
 
In the second half, CSI managed to open up a 10-point lead (45-35) at the 18:28 mark before the Monarchs put together a 14-2 scoring run to assume a 49-47 lead with 13:13 to play following four straight points from Desmond Parker. The lead would change hands six more times over the next several minutes until a 6-0 spurt by Methodist gave the Monarchs a 72-65 lead on a three pointer by Bryan Hockaday with 2:28 left to as MU won consecutive games for the first time this season.

The Monarchs' second-half effort came after CSI shot 57.7 percent in the opening stanza (15-26), compared to a 41.9 percent mark (13-31) from the Monarchs.

Parker led the Monarchs with 18 points on 7-of-12 shooting from the field and a 4-of-5 mark from the line. Christian McRae added 17 points on 7-of-11 shooting and Hockaday produced his second consecutive double-double with 10 points and 14 rebounds. Kyle Combs added nine points and six rebounds and Tabias Hilliard tallied six assists.

Bloochy Magloire led CSI with 19 point and Dylan Bulger added a double-double of 14 points and 12 boards. Jonathan Chadwick Myers added 14 points and five assists.
 
The Monarchs return to action on Wednesday when they host Guilford at 5:00 pm at the Riddle Center.