RIVERDALE, NY – Despite a pair in double-figures, the Manhattan Jaspers Men's Basketball team (8-12, 4-5 MAAC) fell to the Saints of Siena University (12-7, 5-3 MAAC) by a score of 74-59 inside Draddy Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Opening the game on a seven-to-none run were the opposition, before Terrance Jones' three-pointer stopped the bleeding three minutes into the contest.
- Back and forth both teams went before the Saints widened their lead to double figures. It was Quron Elliott who sank home a floating jumper after Jaden Winston was unsuccessful on the step-back three-point attempt.
- With three and a half minutes remaining in the first half, Elliott, again, found his rhythm courtesy of a tough look for Marko Ljubicic, and instead went the safe route to the freshman, just bringing the deficit to as little as 12.
- Out of the under-four media timeout, sophomore forward Fraser Roxburgh made a splash with a step-back three-pointer from the wing to liven the Draddy crowd.
- The Jaspers would go on an 8-2 run thanks to a pair of Devin Dinkins' triples, before Elliott added another five points on his own, to bring the deficit back to 12.
- Later in the game, Jones increased the total for the Jaspers with another two points, to round out his second-best scoring performance as a member of the Green and White.
STATS AND NOTES
- Graduate guard Terrance Jones added 17 points to the scoresheet to pace the Green and White, while grabbing two rebounds, logging two assists and two steals in 27 minutes off the bench.
- Junior guard Jaden Winston logged nine points and a game-high four assists and four steals to continue climbing the program's all-time steals list, sitting with a total of 172, in 33 minutes of game action.
- Freshman guard Quron Elliott posted another career performance this afternoon with 15 points in 5-of-7 shooting from the field and converted a perfect four of four from the charity stripe in 28 minutes off the bench.
- The Jaspers made one adjustment to their starting lineup for the first time this entire season, with Anthony Isaac entering for Erik Oliver-Bush.
- Manhattan won the second-chance points battle with eight points compared to Siena's seven. Additionally, the Jaspers recorded 32 points off the bench, and doubled Siena's total of 16.
NEXT UP
The Jaspers have a quick turnaround and are back in action on Monday, January 19, when the Green and White continue conference play against the Bobcats of Quinnipiac University inside M&T Bank Arena beginning at 2 p.m. The contest can be viewed on ESPN+ with a paid subscription.
