Monmouth Hawks (2-14, 1-2 MAAC) vs. Manhattan Jaspers (3-12, 1-2 MAAC)
Saturday, January 12, 2019 | 2:00pm ET
OceanFirst Bank Center, West Long Branch, NJ
MEDIA INFORMATION
TV: ESPN3/Watch ESPN
Play-by-Play: Eddy Occhipinti
Analyst: Steve Bazaz
Sideline: Suzi Mellano
RADIO
WMCX 88.9FM
Play-by-Play: Matt DeLuca​​​​​​​
Analyst: Noah Preschel
SCOUTING THE JASPERS
The Jaspers are led by Pauly Paulicap's 8.5 points per game, and come in off a loss at Marist this past week. Freshman Warren Williams has the most total points for the Jaspers this season, and scored in double figures seven times.
SERIES NOTES
-Manhattan leads the all-time series 9-6.
-Since becoming MAAC foes, Manhattan leads the series 6-4.
-Monmouth has won four of the last five after drop- ping the first five MAAC matchups between the schools.
-The teams split the series a season ago, with each group winning at home.
A WILD COMEBACK
Monmouth trailed Quinnipiac by 14 with 1:33 to play in regulation, and by 12 inside the final minute, but forced overtime thanks to a 19-5 run to end the game. The Hawks scored 17 points in 51 seconds to tie, doing so in the final 54 seconds of the contest. MU forced four turnovers in the contest, including a back court violation, a five-second call, a ten-second call, and an offensive foul on an inbounds attempt. Ray Salnave's layup with just over three ticks remaining was the tying bucket, and Deion Hammond scored nine points during the comeback.
HAMMOND MAKING LIKE REGGIE MILLER
Deion Hammond scored seven points in 1.2 seconds against Quinnipiac, and nine points in 3.9 seconds to spark the comeback. He nailed a straight on three with 36.2 seconds to play, and after QU failed to get the ball inbounded resulting in a violation, Hammond took the ensuing trigger and banked home a three, plus the foul with 35 seconds exactly to go. Following a Bobcats offensive foul that took no time off, Hammond dropped a baseline runner with 32.3 remaining, capping his remarkable run.
RUTHERFORD FINDS DOUBLES
For the first time in 16 games as a Hawk, Nick Rutherford reached the double-figure plateau at Quinnipiac, scoring 10 points on 5-7 shooting on the night. All five of his baskets came on layups, and the senior played over 35 minutes in the double OT affair.
HAMMOND'S CAREER-HIGH
Helped along by his scoring outburst in the final minute, Deion Hammond notched a career-high of 27 pointst at Quin- nipiac, the most by a Hawk this season. His 10 made field goals were also a career best, and the sophomore netted 20+ points for the fourth time in his career and third time this season.
OVERTIME GAMES
In the last two seasons, Monmouth has played four overtime games, with all of them ending in a different number of sessions. MU played Penn to four overtimes and Siena to three last season, before beating Penn in a single OT earlier this year and playing double overtime at Quinnipiac.
IBIEZUGBE MAKES MOST OF HIS TIME
Sam Ibiezugbe maximized his time on the floor, tying a career-high at Quinnipiac with six rebounds, two of them offen- sive, in just 7:53 on the court. The big man finished his only opportunity inside in the game as well.
MASIELLO AND RICE'S NUMBERS
Steve Masiello and King Rice were named head coaches at their respective institutions 13 days apart in 2011, with Rice being named on March 30 and Masiello on April 11. The two friends have the exact same number of wins in their eight seasons at 119.
