Box Score
RIVERDALE, N.Y. - Manhattan let a halftime edge lead slip away shooting 29% in the second half as the Jaspers fell to Saint Peter's (11-9, 6-3 MAAC) 62-53 on Sunday at Draddy Gymnasium. Peacocks' senior point guard Nick Leon led all players with 19 points. Manhattan (3-17, 1-8 MAAC) was led by George Beamon who had 12 points and Demetrius Jemison who added nine points and seven rebounds.
Jaspers' freshman Rhamel Brown poured in another solid all-around performance as the 6'6" forward from Brooklyn scored eight points, grabbed eight rebounds, blocked five shots and made four steals. Brown, the MAAC blocks leader (48), moved into sixth place on Manhattan's single season blocks list, surpassing Jamal Marshall who had 44 in 1994-1995.
Manhattan played one of its best defensive halves of the season as it limited Saint Peter's to just 7-of-24 (29.2%) shooting and forced the Peacocks into eight turnovers. The Jaspers carried a 26-25 lead into the break with Beamon scoring eight points in the first 20 minutes.
The Jaspers missed their first five shots of the second half, which allowed Saint Peter's to regain the lead (30-27) with Steven Samuels 3-pointer at 16:32. Manhattan went 4-for-22 from the field in the first 14 minutes as the Peacocks opened a double-digit lead. Saint Peter's led by as many as 13 points with a Wesley Jenkins' 3-pointer with 3:25 remaining.
Saint Peter's shot 42.3% (11-26) in the second half, including 5-for-7 (71.4%) from beyond the arc. The Jaspers were outrebounded 27-16 in the final 20 minutes.
Peacocks' forward Darius Conley scored nine of his 12 points in the second stanza. Manhattan received seven point apiece from Kidani Brutus and Michael Alvarado.
The Jaspers hit the road for a four game stretch before returning home in mid-February. Manhattan is back in action on Friday at Fairfield for a 7:30 p.m. tip-off in Bridgeport, Conn.
