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Garden City, NY - Manhattan defeated Hofstra 63-61 thanks to limiting a potent Pride offense to just 32.3 percent (20-of-62) from the floor, including a chilly 21.4 percent (3-of-14) from deep at the Center for Sport and Recreation on the campus of Adelphi University.
After senior
Zane Waterman (Winston-Salem, NC / Fayetteville Academy) split a pair of free throws to give the Jaspers a two-point lead with 11 seconds remaining, sophomore
Pauly Paulicap (Elmont, NY / Harcum College) denied Desure Buie's game-tying attempt with his career-high sixth block of the game. Hofstra was then doubled on the ensuing inbounds play before throwing the ball away to seal the Manhattan victory.
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The Jaspers improve to 5-6 while the Pride falls to 7-4.
Sophomore
Aaron Walker Jr. (Brooklyn, NY / Cardozo) scored a season-high 17 points with four steals and three assists to pace Manhattan on offense while senior
Zavier Turner (Indianapolis, IN / Ball State) added 13 points. Defensively, Paulicap blocked six shots while pulling down nine rebounds to go along with six points.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Waterman became the 38th member of the Manhattan 1,000-point club with his dunk at the 9:10 mark of the first half.
- Head Coach
Steve Masiello improves to a perfect 5-0, all-time, against Hofstra.
- Manhattan now leads the all-time series by a 42-22 count.
- Walker Jr. is averaging 16.0 ppg over two career games against the Pride
- Led by Walker Jr., the Jasper bench outscored the Hofstra reserves by a 30-10 count.
- Justin Wright-Foreman scored a game-high 22 points but was just 6-of-19 from the floor, including 1-of-6 from deep.
UP NEXT
- Manhattan will play at No. 22 Seton Hall on Saturday, December 23 with opening tip at the Prudential Center set for 12:00 pm. The game will be broadcast by
FSN and will be simulcast on the
YES Network.
