Second-Half Scoring Outburst Leads QU Past Manhattan on Sunday

Sunday, December 5

Riverdale, NY / Draddy Gymnasium

2:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

4-4,1-1MAAC

Manhattan

6-2,1-1MAAC

Quinnipiac

Manhattan

Photo by: Rob Rasmussen / P8Photos.com

Second-Half Scoring Outburst Leads QU Past Manhattan on Sunday

12/5/2021 4:32:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

Matt Balanc Scores Career-High 31 in Win

By: QU Athletic Communications

RIVERDALE, NY – Quinnipiac men's basketball scored 57 points in the second half, earning a road win at Manhattan, 90-73, in MAAC play on Sunday afternoon.

Matt Balanc led the Bobcats with a career-high 31 points, shooting 7-of-12 from the floor and 13-for-15 from the free throw line.

Savion Lewis added 18 points, six rebounds and three assists, and Tymu Chenery had 12 points and five rebounds.

SCORE
Quinnipiac 90, Manhattan 73

LOCATION
Draddy Gymnasium | Riverdale, NY

RECORDS
Quinnipiac (4-4, 1-1 MAAC) | Manhattan (6-2, 1-1 MAAC)

QUINNIPIAC STATISTICAL LEADERS

Points: Matt Balanc 31, Savion Lewis 18
Rebounds: Savion Lewis 6, Tymu Chenery 5
Assists: Savion Lewis 3, Kevin Marfo 3
Steals: Savion Lewis 4
Blocks: Jacob Rigoni 2

NOTES

The Bobcats shot 32-of-58 (55.2%) in total – a season-best mark from the field against D1 opponents.
QU outscored Manhattan 57-42 in the second half. The Bobcats shot 21-of-32 (65.6%) from the field in the final 20 minutes of action.
Quinnipiac opened up the second half on a 23-7 run over a 5:22 span.
Matt Balanc's 31 points are a career-high mark, as are his 13 made free throws. He went 7-of-12 in 28+ minutes of action.
Savion Lewis chipped in with a season-best 18 points on 8-of-10 shooting, playing 34+ minutes.
Tymu Chenery added 12 points and five rebounds, finishing as a +23 for the day in 28 minutes.
Kevin Marfo added 10 points and four rebounds, and Jacob Rigoni added seven points.
JJ Riggins had six points and three rebounds (all offensive rebounds) off the bench.
QU outscored Manhattan 46-32 in the paint, and 43-14 off the bench.
The Bobcats led for 24:47. QU's largest lead was 20 points (9:39, second half).
Quinnipiac has won two of the last three matchups between the two teams, dating back to the start of last season.
The 90-point effort is QU's highest scoring road game since Jan. 31, 2020 (90 points at Canisius).