Balanc Reaches 1,000 Career Points Sunday vs. Mount St. Mary's

Sunday, February 5

Hamden, CT

2:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

17-7,8-5MAAC

Mount St. Mary's

8-16,4-9MAAC

Mount St. Mary's

Quinnipiac

Matt Balanc (Jan. 31, 2023 in Hamden vs. Marist)

Photo by: Rob Rasmussen / P8Photos.com

Balanc Reaches 1,000 Career Points Sunday vs. Mount St. Mary's

2/5/2023 5:19:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

Bobcats Fall in Tight Contest in Hamden

By: QU Athletic Communications

HAMDEN, Conn. – Quinnipiac men's basketball battled on Sunday afternoon in Hamden, as the Bobcats fell vs. Mount St. Mary's in MAAC play by the final score of 79-75.

The Mount outscored Quinnipiac 49-39 in the second half to earn the comeback victory. Jalen Benjamin (23 points) and Jedy Cordilia (22 points) led the way offensively for the road team.

Matt Balanc scored 19 points to lead the Bobcats – surpassing 1,000 career points to become QU's 19^th player in Division I program history to reach the milestone.

SCORE
Mount St. Mary's 79, Quinnipiac 75

LOCATION
M&T Bank Arena | Hamden, Conn.

RECORDS
Quinnipiac (17-7, 8-5 MAAC) | Mount St. Mary's (8-16, 4-9 MAAC)

Matt Balanc 1,000 Career Points

NOTES

Matt Balanc recorded 19 points (6-of-12 FG) to lead QU in scoring.
Balanc reached 1,000 points for his Quinnipiac career. He is the 45^th player in program history to surpass 1,000 points, and the 19^th student-athlete to do so for the Bobcats during the Division I era.
The Bobcats shot 23-of-61 (37.7%) in total, while Mount St. Mary's went 32-of-60 (53.3%) from the floor.
The Mount went 19-of-26 from the field in the second half, outscoring QU 49-39 over the final 20 minutes.
The Mount's bench held a 24-12 scoring advantage.
Luis Kortright stuffed the state sheet with 17 points, five rebounds and four assists.
Dezi Jones recorded 15 points.
QU's largest lead was 14 points. The Bobcats led for 22:13.