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Riverdale, NY - Tyrese Williams' tiebreaking three pointer with less than two minutes remaining helped lift Quinnipiac to a narrow 63-59 win over Manhattan in the MAAC opener for each team.
Despite the defeat, freshman
Tykei Greene (Queens, NY / Long Island Lutheran) posted career-highs with 13 points and seven rebounds while senior
Thomas Capuano (Hastings-on-Hudson, NY / Iona Prep) added a season-high 13 points to lead the way for a Jasper team that shot a robust 44.4 percent (24-of-54).
Defensively, Manhattan also registered a 35-26 edge on the glass and a 34-12 advantage in the paint.
Quinnipiac, which led by seven points on two occasions, could not shake a pesky Jasper unit that made things interesting with a late second-half spurt.
The Bobcats led 55-49 with 6:13 to play following a Jacob Rigoni triple before coaxing a turnover on the ensuing possession. However, when trying to clear the ball, Capuano sprinted to halfcourt to grab the loose ball before calling timeout on the ensuing scrum.
Greene then converted a nifty layup before Capuano hit a jumper with the shot clock expiring to make it a one-possession game.
After Williams briefly answered with a free throw for Quinnipiac, sophomore
Ebube Ebube (San Juan, Puerto Rico / Lawrenceville Academy (NJ)) grabbed an offensive rebound and kicked it out for a
Nehemiah Mack (So., Harrisburg, PA / Massanutten Prep (VA)) three pointer to tie it up at 56-56.
Unfortunately, Manhattan was unable to break the deadlock on its next two possessions and the visitors closed the game out with a 7-3 spurt.
The Jaspers fall to 2-11 while the Bobcats improve to 6-6.
Notes:
* The teams have now split 12 all-time meetings with eight of those games being decided by less than 10 points.
* Manhattan shot above 40.0 percent for the third-straight game.
* The Jaspers dominated the offensive glass by a 12-7 advantage and have now done so in 10 of their 13 games.
* After halftime, the Green & White shot a season-high 46.2 percent (12-of-26), including 50.0 percent (3-of-6) from deep.
* Mack had seven points and five assists, against no turnovers, over 33 minutes of action.
* Capuano was 5-of-8 from the floor and 2-of-5 from long range. He has now made good on 54.5 percent (6-of-11) from deep over his last three games.
* Ebube narrowly missed double-figures on the glass for the fourth time, finishing with a game-high nine caroms, including five on the offensive end.
* Cameron Young led four double-figure scorers for Quinnipiac with 15 points.
Up Next
* Manhattan will host Niagara on Saturday, January 5 at 7:00 pm.
