Bobcats Cruise to 25-Point Win vs. Marist

Tuesday, March 8

Atlantic City, NJ

9:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

13-16,7-13MAAC

#6 Marist

14-16,9-11MAAC

Quinnipiac

Marist

3/9/2022 12:12:00 AM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

Rigoni Records 26 Points, Jones Adds 20 Points & 10 Rebounds

By: QU Athletic Communications

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – Quinnipiac men's basketball made a season-high 17 3-pointers on Tuesday night at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall, cruising past Marist, 77-52, in the opening round of the MAAC Tournament.

Quinnipiac's number of made triples (17) ranks as the second-high total in MAAC Tournament history.

Jacob Rigoni led the Bobcats with 26 points, going 7-of-11 from 3-point distance.

Dezi Jones flirted with a triple double (20 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists). Matt Balanc chipped in with 18 points.

Quinnipiac will advance to the quarterfinal round of the MAAC Tournament, taking on No. 3 Siena on Thursday, March 10 at 7:00 PM.

SCORE
Quinnipiac 77, Marist 52

LOCATION
Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall | Atlantic City, NJ

RECORDS
Quinnipiac (13-16, 7-13 MAAC) | Marist (14-16, 9-11 MAAC)

Dezi Jones (vs. Marist, MAAC Tournament March 8)

Dezi Jones (vs. Marist, MAAC Tournament March 8)

QU STATISTICAL LEADERS

Points: Jacob Rigoni 26
Rebounds: Dezi Jones 10
Assists: Dezi Jones 8
Blocks: Dezi Jones 1
Steals: Dezi Jones 2

NOTES

The Bobcats shot 26-of-60 (43.3%) from the floor, hitting a season-high 17 3-point field goals.
QU shot 14-of-25 in the second half, making 10 triples during the final 20 minutes.
Jacob Rigoni's 26 points are a season-best mark. Rigoni tied a career-high with seven made triples – which he's done four times during his career. Rigoni's seven made 3-pointers ranks tied for the fourth-highest total ever in a MAAC Tournament game.
Dezi Jones stuffed the stat sheet with a near triple-double. Jones posted 20 points (7-13 FG), 10 rebounds and eight assists. His 10 assists are a career-best mark, and Jones' eight rebounds ties a career-high.
Matt Balanc chipped in with 18 points, shooting 6-for-10 from the floor. Balanc has 10+ points in seven of his last eight games. He leads QU with 14.6 points per game.
Brendan McGuire chipped in off the bench with five points, three assists and two rebounds in 21 minutes.
Kevin Marfo added nine rebounds, two points and two helpers.
94 total points is QU's second-highest total of the year.
QU outrebounded Marist 41-29.
The Bobcats tallied 15 assists, a mark they've reached 11 times.
The Bobcats scored 46 points in the second half.
Quinnipiac led for 38:57 in total. The Bobcats' largest scoring run was 10-straight points (ended w/ 10:53 remaining in first half).