QU Holds on Late, Earns Victory at Siena on National TV (ESPNU)

Friday, February 17

Loudonville, NY / MVP Arena

9:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

Siena

QU Holds on Late, Earns Victory at Siena on National TV (ESPNU)

2/17/2023 11:41:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

By: QU Athletic Communications

ALBANY, NY – Quinnipiac men's basketball battled to a road win on national television (ESPNU), earning a 66-63 victory over Siena on Friday night at MVP Arena.

The Bobcats outscored Siena 36-22 in the first half of play, then held on in the second half en route to the league win.

Quinnipiac went on an 8-0 run (7:59 – 3:51 in the second half) to take a 56-45 lead, then went 8-for-9 from the free throw line over the final 37 seconds of regulation.

Four Bobcats tallied double-digit point totals: Dezi Jones (12 points), Matt Balanc (12 points), Luis Kortright (10 points) and Paul Otieno (10 points).

SCORE
Quinnipiac 66, Siena 63

LOCATION
MVP Arena | Albany, NY

RECORDS
Quinnipiac (18-9, 9-7 MAAC) | Siena (17-10, 11-5 MAAC)

NOTES

The Bobcats shot 24-of-50 (48.0%) in total, knocking down 6-of-16 attempts from 3-point distance.
QU shot 14-of-28 in the first half. The Bobcats got out to a 14-5 lead over the first 6:19 of action.
QU outrebounded Siena 36-28.
Dezi Jones helped pace the offense with 12 points, six rebounds and four rebounds. Jones was a team-best +9 in the victory.
Matt Balanc chipped in with 12 points and six rebounds. He has 10+ points in eight of QU's last 10 games.
Luis Kortright added 10 points, seven rebounds and three assists. Kortright has recorded double-digit point totals in seven of his last eight games.
Paul Otieno recorded 10 points and five rebounds.
Tyrese Williams knocked down a pair of triples off the bench, recording six total points in the win.
Head Coach Baker Dunleavy now has 84 wins at Quinnipiac. The Bobcats are up to 18 wins overall – the most of any season under Dunleavy (since 2017-18).
Quinnipiac is now 2-0 in games televised on ESPNU this year – as the Bobcats also downed Fairfield in Hamden on Feb. 3.
The Bobcats are 10-1 in night games (started at 6:00 PM or later).
The win is QU's first at Siena since 2/17/2019 – when Cameron Young led the Bobcats to a 3OT victory by scoring a MAAC single game record 55 points.