RIVERDALE, NY – The Manhattan Jaspers Men's Basketball team (4-5, 1-0 MAAC) rolls against the Stags of Fairfield University (5-4, 0-1 MAAC) by a score of 70-66 inside Draddy Gymnasium on Friday night.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Coming off a pair of overtime efforts, the Jaspers got off to an early lead with Jaden Winston knocking down a floating jumper to open the conference season.
- With a three-point lead, Winston knocked down another layup for a five-point lead before Fairfield added five straight points.
- Trailing by one point midway through the first half, the Jaspers were trailing by one point before Fraser Roxburgh knocked down a driving layup to give the Green and White its third lead of the night.
- Building off the one-point advantage, Manhattan added five straight points with Winston's scoop and score, followed by Erik Oliver-Bush's booming three to extend the Jaspers' lead to six.
- In the second half, Manhattan continued right where it left off with Winston's scoop, following up with a pass to Fraser Roxburgh's three to make it a six-point edge once more.
- Midway through the second half, Terrance Jones showed off his defensive prowess with another Jasper steal that found the basket for a game-high nine-point advantage that forced the Stags to take a timeout.
- Later in the stanza, Winston again made waves by countering a Fairfield jump shot with a three-pointer to give Manhattan its second nine-point advantage.
- Fairfield's comeback attempt to cut Manhattan's lead to just a single basket was unsuccessful after back-to-back three-pointers made things interesting. Still, it was not successful after the Jaspers sank home every free-throw attempted down the stretch.
STATS AND NOTES
- Junior guard Jaden Winston led the Green and White with 18 points on the night after converting nine-of-13 from the floor. Winston was perfect from the charity stripe, shooting five-of-five, while also posting a career high six steals, and grabbed six assists in 38 minutes.
- Sophomore forward Fraser Roxburgh put together a 14-point performance in 32 minutes of play. The Australian native logged two blocks and grabbed five caroms.
- Redshirt Senior guard Devin Dinkins added 11 points to the scoreboard, while grabbing two rebounds and registering four steals in 35 minutes.
- Graduate guard Terrance Jones posted 10 points, while assisting on three buckets, and sinking a perfect four free throws in as many opportunities. The Norfolk State transfer also grabbed six rebounds in 21 minutes off the bench.
- The Jaspers are now 5-1 in conference openers in the last six seasons. The Green and White also won the battle in the paint 36-28, while capturing 15 points off as many turnovers from the Stags.
NEXT UP:
The Jaspers are back in action on Sunday, December 7, when the Green and White visit the Red Foxes of Marist University for a 2 p.m. opening tip from inside McCann Arena. The contest can be viewed on ESPN+ with a paid subscription.
