Young Scores MAAC Record 55 Points, Bobcats Top Siena in 3OT

Sunday, February 17

Albany, NY

2:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

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100

Siena

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Quinnipiac

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Siena

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Young Scores MAAC Record 55 Points, Bobcats Top Siena in 3OT

2/17/2019 5:22:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

QU Wins Thriller, Moves to 9-5 in MAAC

By: QU Athletic Communications

ALBANY, NY – Graduate guard Cameron Young scored a MAAC-record 55 total points, leading Quinnipiac men's basketball past Siena, 107-100, in triple overtime on Sunday at the Times Union Center.

Young's 55 points are the most of any student-athlete in the NCAA so far in 2018-19, and also sets a Quinnipiac Division I program record. The graduate guard shot 15-for-24 from the floor, grabbing 10 rebounds in 53+ minutes played.

SCORE
Quinnipiac 107, Siena 100

LOCATION
Times Union Center | Albany, NY

RECORDS
Quinnipiac (14-11, 9-5 MAAC) | Siena (13-14, 8-6 MAAC)

CAMERON YOUNG'S HISTORIC DAY

2018-19 NCAA single-game record for points
Third-most points by an NCAA Division I player in last 20 years
MAAC single-game record for points
Quinnipiac Division I record for points
Quinnipiac record for 3-pointers made
Most points ever scored in a game at the Times Union Center

QUOTING GUARD Cameron Young
"Early on I felt good offensively, I was hitting my threes and getting to the free throw line. I was able to carry that over in to the second half, and my shots just kept falling. It's kind of crazy at this point. I never scored more than 19 points in a game in high school, so to score 50+ in a college game is surreal. Most importantly, I'm just really happy we were able to get a big team win today against a good Siena team."

NOTES

With the win, Quinnipiac is tied for first place in the MAAC standings with a 9-5 league record.
Quinnipiac shot 34-67 (50.7 percent) from the floor in total, knocking down 15 3-point field goals.
The Bobcats outscored Siena 32-25 over the three overtime periods.
Young recorded 21 points in the first half alone, leading the Bobcats in to the break with a 39-24 lead. He shot 6-of-8 from the floor in the first 20 minutes of action. Young's 21 points in a single half is a career-high, topping his 20-point performance in a half vs. Lafayette on Dec. 8, 2018.
The Bobcats went on a 17-0 run in a 5:01 span toward the end of the first half. Siena led 20-18 with 6:10 left in the first half, then Quinnipiac's impressive stretch put the Bobcats up 35-20 with just over a minute left in the half.
Rich Kelly added 24 points, three rebounds and two assists in the win. The sophomore scored with less than a minute left in regulation, less than a minute left in single overtime, and less than a second left in triple overtime for the Bobcats.
Tyrese Williams scored 14 points to go along with five rebounds, shooting 5-for-12 from the floor.
Abdulai Bundu added six points and seven rebounds in another solid performance, going 3-for-4 from the floor.

UPCOMING GAME

The Bobcats are back in action on Tuesday, Feb. 19, hosting Iona at the People's United Center in Hamden at 7:00. p.m.
To purchase tickets to Quinnipiac men's basketball home contests at the People's United Center, CLICK HERE.