Purchase, NY --- The Brooklyn College Men's Basketball team erased a 10-point first half deficit to defeat the Cardinals of St. John Fisher, 58-45, on day two of the 2011 Castle Classic held at Kennedy Gymnasium on the campus of Manhattanville College.

With the comeback victory, the Bulldogs improve to 2-1 overall on the season; while the Cardinals fall to 1-2 overall on the year.

BC was able to get a bit of revenge on Fisher, as the Cardinals defeated the Bulldogs in the opening round of the 2010 NCAA Division III Tournament, 60-56.

For Brooklyn, senior guard Amil John helped lead the way recording a double-double with 14 points and a game-high 11 rebounds, to go along with three steals. Classmate guard Tyshawn Russell dropped a game-high 21 points on 7-for-17 shooting, while going 2-for-4 from beyond the arc and 5-for-6 from the free throw line. Junior Kavon Baker chipped in with 13 points, three rebounds and three assists en route to being named to the All-Tournament Team for his efforts over the two-day classic.

For St. John Fisher, Jason Norsen netted a team-high 16 points and eight rebounds, while Jordan Gettings notched 15 points, six rebounds and three assists on his way to earning All-Tournament team honors. David Lynch contributed with 10 points coming off the bench.

Trailing by one, 7-6, at the 15:45 mark of the first half, the Cardinals seized control of the ballgame using a 13-2 run to take a 10-point lead, 19-10, with 9:00 minutes left in the opening half. Norsen helped lead the charge scoring eight of the 13 points.

The St. John Fisher lead would not last long, however, as Brooklyn showed its resiliency in battling back to retake the lead, 23-21, at the 6:10 mark using a 14-2 run, which was capped by a three pointer from John. John and junior Keiran Halton helped spark the run scoring five points apiece. Halton would finish the day with five points and eight rebounds.

Both teams would exchange baskets the rest of the way, as BC headed into the locker room with a one point advantage, 26-25.

After a Lynch three-pointer tied the game for the fourth time at 30-30 with 15:55 left in the game, the Bulldogs began an 18-5 run to build its largest lead of the game, 48-35, with 9:27 remaining. Russell led the scoring spree netting 10 of the 18 points in the run.

The Bulldogs would never relinquish its lead in the second half as BC closed out St. John Fisher for the 58-45 final.

For the game, the Cardinals were held to 32.7% (17-for-52) shooting from the field and 20.0% (4-for-20) shooting from three. Brooklyn shot 39.2% (20-for-51) from the field and 54.5% (6-for-11) from beyond the arc.

Brooklyn returns to action this Tuesday, November 22nd, as the Bulldogs will take on the Panthers of the College at Old Westbury for their 2011-2012 home opener. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 pm at the West Quad Center.

The 22nd marks the first basketball doubleheader of the season, as the BC Women will also take on Old Westbury at 5:30 pm. The first 500 fans will receive a free t-shirt with doors opening at 4:45 pm. All fans are encouraged to wear white in order to "White Out the West Quad."