QU Men's Basketball Captures Another One-Point Win, Edges Manhattan 71-70

Thursday, February 15

Hamden, CT

7:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

10-17, 7-8MAAC

Manhattan College

12-15, 7-8MAAC

Manhattan

Quinnipiac

QU Men's Basketball Captures Another One-Point Win, Edges Manhattan 71-70

2/15/2018 9:22:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

By: QU Athletic Communications

HAMDEN, Conn. - Senior guard Cameron Young (Los Angeles, Calif.) had 27 points and fed senior guard Isaiah Washington (Williamsport, Pa.) for the game-winning lay-up with 6.7 seconds left as the Quinnipiac men's basketball team won its seventh game by two points or less this season (four by one point) with a 71-70 win over Manhattan on Thursday evening at the TD Bank Sports Center.

With the win, the Bobcats climb into a tie with Manhattan for fifth place in the MAAC at 7-8. The top five teams receive byes in the opening round of the MAAC Tournament, and the two teams will meet again in the regular season finale next Sunday.

SCORE
Quinnipiac 71, Manhattan 70

LOCATION
TD Bank Sports Center / Hamden, Conn.

RECORDS
Quinnipiac 10-17, 7-8 MAAC // Manhattan 12-15, 7-8 MAAC

GAME NOTES

The game was the 11th that the Bobcats have played this season that has been decided by two points or less or in overtime. Quinnipiac is 7-4 in those games, with one-point wins over Manhattan, Marist, Siena and Dartmouth, and two-point wins over UMass, Columbia and Monmouth
Manhattan went ahead after senior guard Rich Williams (29 points) hit two straight three-pointers in the final minute to turn a 69-64 Quinnipiac lead into a 70-69 Jasper advantage, knocking down the second one with 18 seconds left after a crossover move gave him an open look from the right wing.
Quinnipiac did not call a timeout, and Young drove down the right side of the paint before being bottled up. He dribbled back and out, and found Washington cutting in from the weak side unguarded for the go-ahead lay-up with 6.7 seconds left.
After a timeout, Manhattan's Zavier Turner dribbled the length of the court and took a three-pointer that missed. Pauly Paulicap got to the offensive rebound, and tried to grab the ball and shoot in one motion, but his second effort hit off the rim and junior forward Abdulai Bundu (Upper Marlboro, Md.) grabbed the rebound as time expired.
Manhattan's late miss marked the fifth time that opponents have missed a potential buzzer-beater in a Bobcat win this season. Dartmouth, Columbia, Siena and Columbia previously had shots in the air to beat Quinnipiac that missed (while Colorado made one that dealt the Bobcats a 70-69 defeat).
Young's 27 points tied the second-most that he has had in his career, and the most that he has had in a regulation game. His overall career high is 31 points, set in a double-overtime game against Iona, while he also had 27 points in regulation at Hartford.
The game was close the whole way, as Manhattan's largest lead was four points, and Quinnipiac's biggest advantage was seven points.
Bundu's final rebound gave him 10 for the game, the third time this season that he has been in double figures and ninth in his career
Freshman forward Jacob Rigoni (Adelaide, Australia) joined Young in double figures with 14 points.
Zane Waterman had 19 points and 11 rebounds for the Jaspers.

QUINNIPIAC STAT LEADERS
Points: Cameron Young 27, Jacob Rigoni 14
Rebounds: Abdulai Bundu 10, Cameron Young 6, Jacob Rigoni 6
Assists: Cameron Young 5

MANHATTAN STAT LEADERS
Points: Rich Williams 29, Zane Waterman 19
Rebounds: Zane Waterman 11
Assists: Thomas Capuano 5

UPCOMING GAMES
Quinnipiac will turn around quickly for a road game against Fairfield on Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m.