Bobcats Edge In-State Foe Fairfield on Sunday

Sunday, January 13

Hamden, CT

2:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

Fairfield

Quinnipiac

1/13/2019 4:36:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

By: QU Sports Information

HAMDEN, Conn. – Quinnipiac men's basketball edged in-state rival Fairfield on Sunday afternoon at the People's United Center in Hamden, as four Bobcats recorded double-figure point totals to lead QU to a 80-78 win.

After trailing 68-65 with 4:23 left, the Bobcats went on a 7-0 run over the next 90 seconds to take a 72-68 lead. Tyrese Williams knocked down a pair of free throws, Aaron Robinson drilled a 3-pointer then Abdulai Bundu finished at the rim for the Bobcats on three straight possessions.

Cameron Young led the way for the Bobcats once again, pouring in a team-high 20 points in the win.

SCORE
Quinnipiac 80, Fairfield 78

LOCATION
People's United Center | Hamden, Conn.

RECORDS
Quinnipiac (8-7, 3-1 MAAC) | Fairfield (5-12, 2-3 MAAC)

QUINNIPIAC STATISTICAL LEADERS

Points: Cameron Young 20, Aaron Robinson 12, Abdulai Bundu 12, Travis Atson 10
Rebounds: Abdulai Bundu 9, Jacob Rigoni 8
Assists: Rich Kelly 7, Cameron Young 5
Steals: Cameron Young 2, Abdulai Bundu 2
Blocks: Abdulai Bundu 1

QUOTING HEAD COACH Baker Dunleavy
"We're happy to get the win today, our guys continued to grow as they have all season. That was just a closely played game. There were a ton of lead changes, a lot of back-and-forth action. The more experience you have, the more confident you're going to be down the stretch. A lot of respect goes to Fairfield, that's a good team and we were fortunate to just make one or two more plays."

NOTES

The Bobcats shot 24-of-49 (49.0 percent) from the floor in the win, going an impressive 13-for-24. (54.2 percent) from 3-point distance.
There were 13 lead changes in total, and the game was tied eight times.
Quinnipiac has now won three of its first four games to begin MAAC play for the first time since the 2013-14 season.
Young's 20 points came on 6-of-12 shooting. He now has 916 career points, just 84 away from becoming the Bobcats' 41st 1,000-point scorer. The graduate student went 6-for-6 from the line, and scored 15 of his 20 points in the first half.
Abdulai Bundu recorded 12 points and nine rebounds in 33-plus minutes of action, going 4-for-10 from the field. Bundu has 19 points and 21 rebounds over Quinnipiac's last two conference wins.
Rich Kelly had nine points and seven assists in the win, and was a +6 for the Bobcats. Kelly is now averaging a team-best 4.8 assists in 2018-19.
Aaron Robinson added 12 more points via four 3-pointers, going 4-for-5 from distance. He has now recorded 10+ points in four games this season for QU.
Travis Atson chipped in with 10 points off the bench for the Bobcats, going 4-for-6 from the floor.
The Bobcats outscored Fairfield 25-16 in bench points, and out-rebounded the Stags 37-25. QU assisted on 16 of 24 baskets in total.

MILESTONES

Cameron Young now has 916 career points, just 84 away from 1,000.
Rich Kelly has surpassed 200 career assists. The sophomore now has 203 career helpers in 43 games played.
Jacob Rigoni has 463 career points, needing just 37 more to reach 500 as a sophomore.

UPCOMING GAME

The Bobcats have two home games next week, hosting Canisius (Jan. 17) and Niagara (Jan. 19) from the People's United Center in Hamden.
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