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Riverdale, NY - In a second half that featured seven lead changes,
Ryan Funk's corner three pointer with 0.8 seconds to play proved to be the difference in Marist's 62-59 win over Manhattan in MAAC action at Draddy Gymnasium.
The Red Foxes improve to 5-17 and 3-7 in the league while the Jaspers fall to 10-13 and 5-6 in the MAAC.
Senior
Rich Williams (Brooklyn, NY / Vermont Academy (VT)) paced Manhattan with 19 points to go along with six rebounds while classmate
Zane Waterman (Winston-Salem, NC / Fayetteville Academy) added 17 points and eight rebounds.
Marist opened the game by scoring eight of the first nine points before sophomore
Aaron Walker Jr. (Brooklyn, NY / Cardozo) hit a three pointer. After Funk responded with a three of his own, Manhattan ripped off 16-straight points in just 3:19. During the spurt, Waterman and Williams each canned two three pointers as the Jaspers took a 20-11 lead at the 11:15 mark of the first half.
The Red Foxes would respond with eight-straight points en route to entering halftime down 29-26.
After intermission, the Jasper lead would grow to eight on a pair of occasions before Marist used a 9-2 spurt to reclaim the lead at 47-45 with 7:00 to play. Senior
Zavier Turner (Indianapolis, IN / Ball State) would answer with a pair of jumpers in staking Manhattan to a 49-47 advantage with 4:51 to play.
Brian Parker responded with six of the next eight points as the visitors clung to a 53-51 lead with 3:20 remaining. Manhattan would again answer with a
Thomas Capuano (Jr., Hastings-on-Hudson, NY / Iona Prep) triple off a Turner kick to the corner.
After holding strong on defense on back-to-back possessions, sophomore
Pauly Paulicap (Elmont, NY / Harcum College) and Turner each hit a pair at the line in extending the Jasper advantage out to 58-53 with 1:33 to play.
Marist quickly hit a three pointer before forcing a turnover that resulted in Parker splitting a pair at the line in making it a one-point game at the one-minute mark. Both teams came up short on the ensuing possessions with Williams splitting a pair at the line in making it a two-point game with less than 10 seconds to play.
Unfortunately, the Red Foxes would answer with the aforementioned three pointer before adding a pair of free throws in recording the final 62-59 score.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Waterman is now averaging 19.8 ppg and 9.0 rpg over his last four match-ups - including 20.0 ppg and 10.0 rpg this year - with Marist.
- The North Carolina native also grabbed his 600th career rebound midway through the second half.
- Williams averaged 19.5 ppg, 6.0 rpg this year against the Red Foxes.
- Manhattan forced 11 first-half miscues that led to a 15-0 advantage in points off turnovers.
- The Jaspers made good on seven-straight shots in the first half, including five three pointers.
- Walker Jr. recorded a career-high five steals.
- Manhattan shot 42.6 percent (20-of-47), including 50.0 percent (10-of-20) after halftime, and 45.0 percent (9-of-20) from deep.
- Funk paced Marist with 17 points, on 5-of-9 shooting from deep, while David Knudsen added 14 and Brian Parker 12.
- The Red Foxes posted a 36-29 advantage on the glass, including 9-5 on the offensive end.
UP NEXT
- The Jaspers will play at Siena on Friday, February 2 at 7:00 pm.
