Men's Basketball Records Largest Win of 2018-19 at Home vs. Bethune-Cookman

Wednesday, December 19

Hamden, CT

8:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

5-5

Bethune-Cookman

4-9

Bethune-Cookman

Quinnipiac

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Men's Basketball Records Largest Win of 2018-19 at Home vs. Bethune-Cookman

12/19/2018 10:34:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

Six Bobcats Score in Double Figures in the Win

By: QU Sports Information

HAMDEN, Conn. – Quinnipiac men's basketball earned its fifth non-conference win of the year on Wednesday night, cruising past Bethune-Cookman by the final score of 87-63 on Lender Court at the People's United Center in Hamden.

The Bobcats' 24-point win marks the largest margin of victory in the Baker Dunleavy era, surpassing the previous largest win of 11 points vs. Lafayette on Dec. 8, 2018 (88-77).

Six Bobcats scored in double figures in the victory, led by 18 points from Cameron Young. Kevin Marfo recorded his second double-double of the season, posting 15 points and 13 rebounds.

SCORE
Quinnipiac 87, Bethune-Cookman 63

LOCATION
Lender Court at the People's United Center | Hamden, Conn.

RECORDS
Quinnipiac (5-5, 0-0 MAAC) | Bethune-Cookman (4-9, 0-0 MEAC)

QUINNIPIAC STATISTICAL LEADERS

Points: Cameron Young 18, Kevin Marfo 15, Travis Atson 13
Rebounds: Kevin Marfo 13, Tyrese Williams 6
Assists: Tyrese Williams 6, Kevin Marfo 5
Steals: Cameron Young 3

NOTES

Cameron Young's 18 points came on 5-of-10 shooting, as the graduate student knocked down three 3-pointers in the win. Young has tallied double-digit point totals in nine of 10 contests this year, and has led QU in scoring six times.
Kevin Marfo shot 5-for-9 from the floor in 26 minutes, grabbing 13 rebounds for the Bobcats – his second-largest rebound total of the year.
Travis Atson added 13 points and five rebounds, Rich Kelly chipped in with 12 points and four assists, Jacob Rigoni recorded 12 points on four 3-pointers, and Tyrese Williams tallied 10 points, six assists and six rebounds.
Quinnipiac shot 30-of-64 (46.9%) from the floor in total, knocking down 11 3-pointers in the win. The Bobcats have now recorded 10 or more 3-pointers in six of 10 games in 2018-19.
Quinnipiac recorded a season-high 20 assists in the win, earning a helper on 66.6% of their shots from the floor.
The Bobcats scored 21 second-chance points, and out-rebounded Bethune-Cookman 40-36.
Quinnipiac has shot 86-for-172 over its last three games (50.0%), assisting on 48 of 86 baskets.

MILESTONES

Cameron Young surpassed 800 career points, raising his total to 803 over his career in Hamden.
Aaron Robinson grabbed two rebounds in the win, giving him 100 for his career.
Tyrese Williams grabbed six rebounds of his own, giving him 50 so far in his first collegiate season.
Travis Atson needs 10 more points to reach 100 for the season.
Rich Kelly has 180 career assists.
Jacob Rigoni surpassed 400 career points, raising his total to 403.
Abdulai Bundu has 549 career rebounds, and 590 career points.

UPCOMING GAME

Quinnipiac is back in action on Saturday, squaring off with Stony Brook in non-conference play for the second time this season at 2:00 p.m.
The Bobcats are then off until Jan. 3, when they begin MAAC play at Manhattan ta 7:00 p.m.