Bobcats Down Navy, Improve to 5-0 at Home

Friday, December 8

Hamden, CT

7:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

7-2,1-1MAAC

Navy

2-6,0-0Patriot

Navy

Quinnipiac

Paul Otieno vs. Army in Hamden (12/8/23)

Photo by: Rob Rasmussen / P8Photos.com

12/8/2023 10:14:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

By: QU Athletic Communications

HAMDEN, Conn. – Quinnipiac Men's Basketball kept its perfect home record intact on Friday night in Hamden, as the Bobcats downed Navy by the final score of 71-68 at M&T Bank Arena.

QU is now 5-0 at home so far this year (7-2 overall). Matt Balanc led the scoring charge with 18 points and six rebounds for the Bobcats.

Paul Otieno chipped in with 13 points, seven rebounds, two assists and two blocks. Amarri Tice recorded 12 points and nine rebounds, and Rihards Vavers added 10 points.

Quinnipiac went 31-of-36 from the free throw line to help earn the non-league victory. The last time Quinnipiac made 30+ foul shots came on Jan. 12, 2020 vs. Monmouth.

The Bobcats move to 5-0 at home to start a new season for the first time since 2009-10. The '09-10 Quinnipiac squad went a perfect 14-0 at home.

FINAL SCORE
Quinnipiac 71, Navy 68

LOCATION
M&T Bank Arena | Hamden, CT

5-0 at home this year! 🙌

Got the big stop to finish it off tonight in Hamden ↓ pic.twitter.com/7wLQVLXkFm
— Quinnipiac Men's Basketball (@QU_MBB) December 9, 2023

QU STAT LEADERS

Points: Matt Balanc (18)
Assists: Savion Lewis (6)
Rebounds: Amarri Tice (9)
Steals: Matt Balanc (3)
Blocks: Paul Otieno (2)

NOTES

Quinnipiac shot 17-of-54 in the win. The Bobcats outrebounded Navy 40-33.
QU held a 16-6 advantage on second-chance points. Amarri Tice and Paul Otieno each grabbed three offensive rebounds.
Matt Balanc led QU with 18 points. He went a perfect 13-for-13 from the free throw line in the win. Balanc leads Quinnipiac with 17.1 PPG so far in 2023-24.
Paul Otieno added 13 points and seven rebounds, shooting 4-of-7 from the floor and 5-for-7 from the free throw line.
Amarri Tice chipped in with 12 points and nine boards over 18+ minutes.
First-year forward Rihards Vavers scored 10 points, knocking down a pair of 3-pointers.
Savion Lewis stuffed the box score with six points, seven rebounds and six helpers. Lewis finished as a +8 (team-high) in the victory.
Alexis Reyes added seven points off the bench.
QU is now 2-1 vs. Navy since the start of the Bobcats' Divison I era.