Kortright's Near Triple-Double Leads QU Past Lafayette in Hamden

Saturday, December 10

Hamden, CT

1:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

9-2,0-1MAAC

Lafayette

1-10,0-0Patriot

Lafayette

Quinnipiac

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Kortright's Near Triple-Double Leads QU Past Lafayette in Hamden

12/10/2022 4:19:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

Bobcats Now 9-2 on the Season

By: QU Athletic Communications

HAMDEN, Conn. – Luis Kortright stuffed the stat sheet with a near triple-double on Saturday, Dec. 10, as Quinnipiac men's basketball earned a double-digit win over Lafayette, 76-63, in non-conference action at M&T Bank Arena in Hamden.

The Bobcats improve to 9-2 so far in 2022-23 with the home victory. Kortright finished with 14 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists.

Ike Nweke chipped in with 17 points and nine rebounds, and Matt Balanc added 17 points.

TAKE A BOW, @luiskortright2 🙌

4-point play extends the lead back to double-digits. pic.twitter.com/KNQSxrY7LU
— Quinnipiac Men's Basketball (@QU_MBB) December 10, 2022

SCORE
Quinnipiac 76, Lafayette 63

LOCATION
M&T Bank Arena | Hamden, CT

RECORDS
Quinnipiac (9-2, 0-1 MAAC) | Lafayette (1-9, 0-0 Patriot)

NOTES

Luis Kortright finished just one assist shy of a triple double. He recorded 14 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists in the win, shooting 6-of-11 from the field. The double-double is his first of the 2022-23 season, as the junior is now averaging 10.7 PPG, 4.6 RPG, and 4.1 APG.
Ike Nweke chipped in with 17 points and nine rebounds, shooting 7-of-12 from the floor.
Matt Balanc added 17 points on 6-for-12 shooting.
Tyrese Williams added 10 points off the bench for Quinnipiac in 20 minutes.
Dezi Jones recorded six points, six assists and five rebounds. He finished with a team-best +15 plus/minus rating.
QU outscored Lafayette 34-18 in the paint.
The Bobcats shot 29-of-55 (52.7%) in total, and knocked down eight 3-point attempts.
Quinnipiac is now 2-1 vs. Lafayette all-time. The Bobcats have won two consecutive meetings (2018, 2022).
QU led for 37:23 in total.
Baker Dunleavy recorded his 75th win with today's victory.