Friday, February 7
Hamden, CT
7:30 PM
Quinnipiac University
11-10,6-5MAAC
52
vs
73
Iona
6-12,4-7MAAC
1
2
F
Iona
32
41
73
Quinnipiac
20
32
52
Photo by: Rob Rasmussen / P8Photos.com
Balanc Scores 14 Points, Bobcats Fall vs. Iona Friday Night
2/7/2020 10:05:00 PM | Men's Basketball
HAMDEN, Conn. Quinnipiac men's basketball fell in MAAC play vs. Iona, 73-52, on Friday night at the People's United Center in Hamden.
First-year guard Matt Balanc recorded a team-high 14 points, shooting 7-of-15 from the floor to go along with two rebounds. Balanc had 12 points in the first half alone.
SCORE
Iona 73, Quinnipiac 52
LOCATION
People's United Center | Hamden, Conn.
RECORDS
Quinnipiac (11-10, 6-5 MAAC) | Iona (6-12, 4-7 MAAC)
QUINNIPIAC STATISTICAL LEADERS
First-year guard Matt Balanc recorded a team-high 14 points, shooting 7-of-15 from the floor to go along with two rebounds. Balanc had 12 points in the first half alone.
SCORE
Iona 73, Quinnipiac 52
LOCATION
People's United Center | Hamden, Conn.
RECORDS
Quinnipiac (11-10, 6-5 MAAC) | Iona (6-12, 4-7 MAAC)
QUINNIPIAC STATISTICAL LEADERS
- Points: Matt Balanc 14, Jacob Rigoni 12, Tyrese Williams 9
- Rebounds: Kevin Marfo 8, Brendan McGuire 7
- Assists: Rich Kelly 6, Brendan McGuire 3, Tyrese Williams 2
- Steals: Aaron Falzon 2
- Blocks: Jacob Rigoni 1, Kevin Marfo 1, Seth Pinkney 1
- The Bobcats shot 19-of-59 (32.2 percent) from the floor in total, knocking down eight three-pointers.
- Quinnipiac forced 12 Iona turnovers.
- The Bobcats outscored the Gaels 18-0 in bench points.
- Balanc's 14 points came on 7-of-15 shooting. He now has 10 games so far this season with 10+ points.
- Jacob Rigoni chipped in with 12 points, shooting 3-of-9 from three-point distance. The junior added three rebounds.
- Tyrese Williams added nine points, four rebounds and two assists, going 3-of-8 from the floor.
- Rich Kelly recorded eight points and a team-best six assists over 36+ minutes on the floor.
- Kevin Marfo added eight more rebounds. He's now averaging 13.6 boards per contest.
- Quinnipiac returns home on Sunday, Feb. 9, squaring off with Manhattan at 2:00 p.m.
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Team Stats
Iona
QU
FG%
.433
.322
3FG%
.357
.235
FT%
.917
.600
RB
40
33
TO
7
12
STL
6
4
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
14
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
12
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
3
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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