LOS ANGELES – The Manhattan Jaspers Men's Basketball team (1-1) fell to the Trojans of USC (2-0) by a score of 114-83 inside the Galen Center on Sunday evening.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Jaspers were back in the Golden State for the first time in nearly a decade, after facing Saint Mary's College in 2015.
- Facing the Trojans for the first time in program history were the Green and White, and getting things started for Manhattan was Fraser Roxburgh on an early jumper.
- After trailing by five, the Green and White were poised to bounce back off the back of Jaden Winston, who drove to the basket for his first points of the night.
- Back-and-forth sequences for both USC and Manhattan allowed Anthony Isaac to capitalize on a slew of Trojan turnovers, tying the game at 11.
- Keeping things close were the Jaspers, who responded to a Marsh three with a Terrance Jones three to flip the script back in their favor.
- On another turnover by USC, Jones took full advantage of the steal and took it to the basket himself to give the Jaspers their first lead of the game.
- The Trojans found their footing after the under-eight timeout and put together a double-digit run before Marko Ljubicic stopped the bleeding with under three minutes in the half.
- Opening the second half for the Jaspers was Jaden Winston with a jump shot, before he took advantage of a Trojan turnover and foul to tack on an additional two points.
- Midway through the second half, Winston continued his career afternoon, with a booming triple to leap over the 50-point threshold.
- Off a Ljubicic steal, Quron Elliott found some room in the near corner to sink his first collegiate triple from distance.
- Down the stretch of the game, it was Terrance Jones who added a pair of triples, before Winston, again, found the basket for an additional two.
STATS AND NOTES
- Junior guard Jaden Winston sank a career high 29 points on nine-of-14 from the field, which included three triples in five attempts from distance. Winston also netted a perfect eight free throws in as many tries from the charity stripe, while grabbing four rebounds.
- Junior forward Anthony Isaac logged 16 points in a four-of-nine shooting performance in Los Angeles, while adding half from the free-throw line in 10 attempts. The Blinn College transfer also grabbed six boards, while assisting on one basket.
- Graduate guard Terrance Jones added 18 points to the scoresheet. The Norfolk State transfer grabbed four rebounds and assisted on three baskets while shooting five of eight from the field. Jones also was a perfect six-of-six from the free-throw line.
- Sophomore forward Fraser Roxburgh grabbed six rebounds and assisted on three buckets in 29 minutes on the floor.
- The Jaspers earned 39 points off the bench tonight, while leading the game with nine steals compared to USC's six. Additionally, the Green and White converted 81% of its free-throw attempts on 29-of-36 from the line.
NEXT UP:
Manhattan travels to the Aloha State to kick off the OUTRIGGER Rainbow Classic on Wednesday, November 12, when the Jaspers face the Trail Blazers of Utah Tech in the four-team event. The contest is set to begin at 9:30 p.m. ET from the Stan Sherrif Center in Honolulu.
