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Riverdale, NY - Powered by a pair of 20-point performances from seniors
Zavier Turner (Indianapolis, IN / Ball State) and
Zane Waterman (Winston-Salem, NC / Fayetteville Academy) and a 23-4 second-half run, Manhattan posted a dominating 93-76 win over Monmouth at Draddy Gymnasium.
Waterman scored 19 of his game-high 28 points in the first half to go along with eight rebounds while Turner notched 23 of his 25 points after halftime, including 14 of the Jaspers' 23 points in the aforementioned game-changing spurt, with five assists.
Fueled by the victory, Manhattan improves to 12-14 and 7-7 in the MAAC while the Hawks fall to 8-17 and 4-9 in the league.
Trailing 40-36 at the break, Monmouth scored five-straight points in taking its first advantage of the game and led 56-55 with 10:09 remaining when the Jaspers made their move.
After junior
Thomas Capuano (Hasting-on-Hudson, NY / Iona Prep) split a pair from the line, sophomore
Pauly Paulicap (Elmont, NY / Harcum College) scored down low and senior
Rich Williams (Brooklyn, NY / Vermont Academy (VT)) hit a triple. Capuano then followed with a three of his own in giving Manhattan what would prove to be an insurmountable 64-56 lead with 7:48 to play.
Monmouth then briefly quelled the spurt with a free throw when for all intents and purposes Turner took over. The Indianapolis native canned a three on the ensuing possession in starting a personal-14-3 run that stretched the lead out to 78-60 with 5:20 remaining.
The Jaspers advantage would grow to a game-high 19 as Manhattan won going away by the aforementioned 93-76 count.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Manhattan shot 51.1 percent (23-of-45) from the floor, including 50.0 percent (14-of-28) from deep.
- After halftime, the Jaspers made good on 61.1 percent (11-of-18), including 66.7 percent (8-of-12) from deep.
- Waterman (28) and Turner (25) recorded the highest scoring outputs of the season for Manhattan.
- For Turner it is his 18th career 20-point performance and the 12th for Waterman.
- Senior
Calvin Crawford (Middletown, NY / St. Thomas More), Waterman, Williams and Turner have now notched a combined eight 20-point games against Monmouth with each player recording two.
- Paulicap registered his third career double-double with 10 points and a career-high matching 13 rebounds while adding five blocks.
- Paulicap has now registered at least five blocks on five occasions and three double-digit rebounding performances this season
- Head Coach
Steve Masiello and Monmouth Head Coach King Rice now each have 114 career wins.
- Manhattan snaps a four-game losing streak in the all-time series and holds a 9-6 advantage, including 6-4 during MAAC play.
- The 17 point margin of victory was the largest in series history.
UP NEXT
- Manhattan is at Quinnipiac on Thursday, February 15 at 7:00 pm.
