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Manhattan Bests Marist 74-58 In MAAC Quarterfinal Action

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Manhattan Bests Marist 74-58 In MAAC Quarterfinal Action

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ALBANY, N.Y. - Manhattan (17-13) ended the first half on a 27-6 run while holding Marist (7-25) without a field goal over the final 13-plus minutes en route to posting a 74-58 victory in the Quarterfinal Round of the 2015 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Tournament.

Senior Emmy Andujar (Bronx, N.Y. / Rice) finished with game-highs in points (24), rebounds (10) and assists (5) while producing his 11th 20-point performance and seventh double-double of the season. Over three games against the Red Foxes this year, Andujar averaged 17.3 ppg, 11.0 rpg and 6.0 apg while shooting 77.8 percent (21-of-27) from the floor.

Manhattan jumped out to the early 11-5 lead with just over 16 minutes remaining thanks to six-straight Andujar points. Marist then responded with 11-straight points in taking a 16-11 lead with 13:31 to play until halftime.

From that point on both teams' fortunes would change drastically as the Jaspers ripped off 12-straight points en route to finishing the half on a 27-6 run in building a 38-22 lead at the break. During Manhattan's game-changing spurt the Jasper defenders held the Red Foxes without a field goal (0-for-13) in building an insurmountable 16-point halftime advantage.  

Manhattan kept up its high-powered pace after halftime, upping the lead to as much as 18 points while never allowing Marist to get within single digits. The Jaspers also put the game away by making good on 14-of-15 from the line en route to shooting a season-high 92.9 percent (26-for-28) from the line.

Junior Shane Richards (New York, N.Y. / York Prep) scored 12 of his 18 points in the decisive first half and finished up 4-for-8 from the long range and a perfect 6-for-6 from the line. Joining Andujar and Richards in double-figures was junior Ashton Pankey (Bronx, N.Y. / Maryland), who finished up with 16 points to go along with nine rebounds.

Manhattan's big three of Andujar, Pankey and Richards combined for 58 points while shooting 56.7 percent (17-for-30) from the floor and a perfect 100.0 percent (20-for-20) from the line.

The Jaspers shot 42.3 percent (22-of-52) from the floor while posting a dominating 41-28 advantage on the glass in winning their third-straight MAAC quarterfinal game.

Manhattan moves into the semifinal round on Sunday and will meet No. 7 Saint Peter's at 7:00 p.m. on ESPN3.

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Players Mentioned

Emmy Andujar

#13 Emmy Andujar

F
6' 5"
Freshman
Ashton Pankey

#30 Ashton Pankey

F
6' 10"
Sophomore
Shane Richards

#0 Shane Richards

F
6' 5"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Emmy Andujar

#13 Emmy Andujar

6' 5"
Freshman
F
Ashton Pankey

#30 Ashton Pankey

6' 10"
Sophomore
F
Shane Richards

#0 Shane Richards

6' 5"
Freshman
F
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