Bobcats Earn 25-Point Win Over Rider on Sunday

Sunday, February 21

Hamden, CT

1:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

Rider

Photo by: Liz Flynn, QBSN

2/21/2021 3:29:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

QU Sets Season-High Mark in Points, Assists, 3-Pointers in Victory

By: QU Athletic Communications

HAMDEN, Conn. – Quinnipiac men's basketball earned its largest victory of the season on Sunday afternoon at the People's United Center, topping Rider by the final score of 93-68.

The 25-point win is the largest margin of victory this year for the Bobcats. Quinnipiac set a season-high in points (93), assists (22), and made 3-pointers (14).

The 25-point victory is the program's largest win under Head Coach Baker Dunleavy. The Bobcats earned a 24-point win against Bethune-Cookman (87-63) on Dec. 19, 2018.

Luis Kortright scored a career-high 25 points to lead the way, adding six rebounds and three assists.

SCORE
Quinnipiac 93, Rider 68

LOCATION
People's United Center | Hamden, Conn.

RECORDS
Quinnipiac (8-9, 6-7 MAAC) | Rider (4-13, 4-10 MAAC)

QUINNIPIAC STATISTICAL LEADERS

Points: Luis Kortright 25, Brendan McGuire 17
Rebounds: Jacob Rigoni 8
Assists: Savion Lewis 8, Tymu Chenery 5
Blocks: Brendan McGuire 1, Tymu Chenery 1
Steals: Savion Lewis 6

NOTES

Quinnipiac shot 35-of-70 (50.0 percent) in the win, knocking down a season-best 14 three-point field goals.
The Bobcats assisted on 22 made field goals – also a season-best mark.
QU shot 21-of-38 (55.3 percent) in the first half, hitting 10 three-point attempts in the first 20 minutes.
Quinnipiac got 51 points from its bench, and outscored Rider 40-24 in the paint.
The Bobcats' largest lead of the game was 38 points, which came with 9:58 left in the second half after Jacob Rigoni knocked down two foul shots.
Brendan McGuire added 17 points, seven rebounds and four assists. The performance is his fifth double-digit scoring effort of the year.
Jacob Rigoni chipped in with 16 points and eight rebounds. Rigoni knocked down four more three-pointers, giving him 248 triples for his career. Rigoni needs five more threes to tie, and six more triples to break Rob Monroe's program record of 253.
Savion Lewis stuffed the stat sheet with five points, seven rebounds, eight assists and a career-high six steals. Lewis' eight assists and seven rebounds both tie season-high marks.
Tymu Chenery added 11 points, six rebounds and five assists. Seth Pinkney and Matt Balanc both scored seven points.
The win marks Baker Dunleavy's 51^st career victory as head coach of the Bobcats.

NEXT UP: Feb. 24 vs. Saint Peter's

Quinnipiac now turns its attention to Saint Peter's, as the Bobcats will play host to the Peacocks on Wednesday, Feb. 24 at 4:00 PM.
The contest is the Bobcats' final home game of the season, as Quinnipiac will honor the senior members of its program prior to the game.

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