Men's Basketball Holds on Late, Earning Road Win in 2018-19 MAAC Opener

Thursday, January 3

Riverdale, NY

7:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

1-06-6; MAAC

Manhattan

0-12-11; MAAC

Quinnipiac

Manhattan

Photo by: Liz Flynn, QBSN

Men's Basketball Holds on Late, Earning Road Win in 2018-19 MAAC Opener

1/3/2019 9:53:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

By: QU Sports Information

RIVERDALE, N.Y. – Tyrese Williams and Travis Atson both made 3-point field goals in the final two minutes of action, leading Quinnipiac men's basketball past Manhattan by the final score of 63-59 on Thursday night at Draddy Gymnasium.

With the win in the 2018-19 MAAC opener, the Bobcats move to 6-6 (1-0 MAAC) so far in 2018.

Manhattan tied the game 56-56 with 3:58 left, then Quinnipiac outscored the Jaspers 7-3 over the final 1:54. Williams nailed a 3-pointer with 1:54 left to give the Bobcats a 59-56 advantage, then Atson drilled a 3-pointer of his own with just 29 seconds left to put Quinnipiac up by six.

SCORE
Quinnipiac 63, Manhattan 59

LOCATION
Draddy Gymnasium | Riverdale, N.Y.

RECORDS
Quinnipiac (6-6, 1-0 MAAC) | Manhattan (2-11, 0-1 MAAC)

QUINNIPIAC STATISTICAL LEADERS

Points: Cameron Young 15, Travis Atson 13, Jacob Rigoni 11
Rebounds: Rich Kelly 5, Tyrese Williams 4
Assists: Rich Kelly 4, Tyrese Williams/Travis Atson 3
Steals: Travis Atson 3
Blocks: Jacob Rigoni/Travis Atson 1

NOTES

The win is Quinnipiac's first victory at Manhattan since Jan. 26, 2014.
The Bobcats shot 20-for-46 (43.5%) from the floor in total, knocking down 12 3-point attempts.
With 12 more made shots from distance tonight, Quinnipiac has now made 10+ 3-point field goals in five straight games. The Bobcats have knocked down double-digit totals from distance in eight contests this year.
Cameron Young led the way with 15 points, recording his 11^th game with double-digit point totals so far this season. The graduate student's 15 points came on 4-of-10 shooting, going 3-for-8 from 3-point range. Young has scored 10+ points in all but one game this year for QU.
Travis Atson recorded 13 points, three rebounds and three assists – shooting 3-of-7 from the field. He has now scored 10+ points in eight of 12 games this season for Quinnipiac.
Jacob Rigoni added 11 points, three rebounds and two assists, draining three more 3-point field goals. The sophomore is now 24-for-61 from 3-point range, leading the team with a 39.3% clip from distance.
Rich Kelly stuffed the stat sheet with 10 points, five rebounds and four helpers. Kelly went 4-for-6 from the field, and is now averaging a team-high 4.6 assists per contest.
Manhattan out-rebounded Quinnipiac 35-26.
The Bobcats forced 17 turnovers, the second-highest total of miscues forced so far this year.

MILESTONES

Cameron Young now has 839 career points, just 161 away from 1,000.
Abdulai Bundu has 598 career points, needing two more to reach 600.
Travis Atson surpassed 100 points for the season. He now has 103 points in 2018-19.
Rich Kelly has 187 career assists, just 13 away from 200.

UPCOMING GAME

The Bobcats have just one day off, then return to action on Saturday, Jan. 5 at Rider in MAAC play.
Quinnipiac returns home next week, hosting Monmouth on Thursday, Jan. 10 in the Bobcats' first MAAC game of the year at the People's United Center in Hamden. To purchase tickets to Quinnipiac men's basketball home contests, CLICK HERE.