Marfo, Williams Help Lead Bobcats Past Monmouth

Sunday, January 12

Hamden, CT

2:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

9-5,4-0MAAC

Monmouth

8-7,2-2MAAC

Monmouth

Quinnipiac

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1/12/2020 3:35:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

Bobcats Extend Winning Streak to 5 Games, 4-0 in MAAC

By: QU Athletic Communications

HAMDEN, Conn. – Quinnipiac men's basketball dominated much of Sunday afternoon's MAAC Tournament rematch with the Monmouth Hawks, cruising to an 84-70 victory at the People's United Center.

With the win, the Bobcats extend their winning streak to five games – the largest winning streak during the Baker Dunleavy era in Hamden. Quinnipiac has also won four consecutive MAAC games to begin the league schedule, which marks the first time the program has gone 4-0 to begin conference play.

Kevin Marfo put up one of his best games of the season as he grabbed a career-high 21 rebounds and tied his career-high with five assists to go with 13 points. Sunday marked Marfo's seventh double-double of the season.

Rich Kelly led all scorers with 21 points in the victory over the Hawks, with an impressive 11-for-12 performance from the free throw line, while Tyrese Williams added 20 points on 5-of-7 shooting from beyond the arc.

The Bobcats went on a 31-6 run over a 13:34 span in the middle of the first half, going from being down seven points to up 18. Quinnipiac shot 9-of-17 from the floor in that span, knocking down six three-pointers. QU went 31-of-36 in total from the free throw line.

SCORE
Quinnipiac 84, Monmouth 70

LOCATION
People's United Center | Hamden, Conn.

RECORDS
Quinnipiac (9-5, 4-0 MAAC) | Monmouth (8-7, 2-2 MAAC)

QUINNIPIAC STATISTICAL LEADERS

Points: Rich Kelly 21, Tyrese Williams 20, Kevin Marfo 13
Rebounds: Kevin Marfo 21, Matt Balanc 6, Brendan McGuire 5
Assists: Kevin Marfo 5, Rich Kelly 3, Brendan McGuire 3
Steals: Aaron Falzon 2, Matt Balanc 2, Jacob Rigoni 2
Blocks: Kevin Marfo 2

NOTES

Junior guard Rich Kelly scored 21 more points, stretching his career total to 963 to pull with 37 of becoming the 42^nd player in program history to reach 1,000 career points. He shot 4-for-8 from the floor, knocking down two three-point field goals.
Sophomore guard Tyrese Williams went 6-for-9 in total, knocking down five of seven threes. His 20 points are Williams' third-highest total of the season.
Redshirt junior Kevin Marfo grabbed 14 defensive and seven offensive rebounds, becoming the first Bobcats since Ousmane Drame to grab 20 rebounds. Drame grabbed 23 rebounds on March 5, 2015 vs. Marist.
First Year guard Brendan McGuire added nine points, five rebounds and three assists in the win.
Graduate student Aaron Falzon chipped in with five points, finishing a team-best +24 on the floor.
The Bobcats went on a 31-6 run over a 13:34 span in the middle of the first half, going from being down seven points to up 18. Quinnipiac went 9-of-17 from the floor in that span, knocking down six three-pointers.
Quinnipiac is now 23-18 all-time vs. the Hawks.
The Bobcats outrebounded Monmouth 41-22, and Quinnipiac assisted on 14 of 21 made field goals.

NEXT UP

The Bobcats return to action on Jan. 16, traveling to Manhattan for a 7:00 p.m. road contest.
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