2021-22 Monmouth Basketball Game Twenty-Two Preview

Monmouth Hawks (14-7, 6-4 MAAC) at Quinnipiac Bobcats (11-9, 6-6 MAAC)
Sunday, February 6, 2022 - 2:00 p.m.
People's United Center, Hamden, CT

TV
ESPN+
Play-by-Play: Steve Lenox
Analyst: Billy Mecca
Analyst: Dianne Nolan

RADIO
Monmouth Digital Network
Play-by-Play: Eddy Occhipinti

QUINNIPIAC COVID-19 POLICIES

Quinnipiac Athletics will welcome back fans and operate at full capacity when teams return to competition for the 2021-22 academic year. All spectators, regardless of vaccination status, are required to wear masks indoors at all times. Masks may be briefly removed when actively eating or drinking. Physical distancing between parties is encouraged if space allows. Please be aware that competing student-athletes and some gameday officials may be unmasked during events as part of their duties.

With everyone's safety in mind, Quinnipiac Athletics will continue to work with university leadership, public health experts, and government officials to provide a safe environment and fan experience.  If conditions change, an update to the spectator policy will be announced. 

QUICK BULLETS

-Monmouth is playing its first road game since January 20 at Fairfield
-This marks the first meeting of the season between Monmouth and Quinnipiac
-Monmouth has won four of its last five
-Marcus McClary broke the school record for career games played last time out
-MU won its 100th ever MAAC game vs. Fairfield on Friday
-MU's four fifth-year seniors are all scoring over 9 ppg
-George Papas has earned two MAAC Player of the Week honors this season while Shavar Reynolds has one as well
-George Papas was named to the Lou Henson Award Watch List
-George Papas is 17 points from becoming the 26th Hawk in program history to reach 1,000 career points

A MONMOUTH WIN WOULD...
-mark Monmouth's 15th win of the season
-be the Hawks ninth true road win of the season, tying the national lead
-be the Hawks fifth win in the last six games
-move the Hawks three games over .500 in MAAC play at 7-4
-make Monmouth the second MAAC team to 15 overall victories
-be the Hawks fourth win in a row over Quinnipiac
-make Monmouth 2-0 in February
-be MU's first win in Hamden since December 1, 2016
-even the all-time series at 22 apiece as Division I opponents

NOTES FROM THE LAST TIME OUT
-Marcus McClary broke Diago Quinn's program record for career games played, play ing in his 137th career game.
-McClary's buzzer beater is Monmouth's first win in the final second of a game this season, and first since December 21, 2019 against Albany.
-Monmouth's win is its 100th all-time in MAAC league games.
-Monmouth sweeps the season series from Fairfield.
-MU held an opponent under 60 points for the third time this season (at Pitt, at Niagara)
-George Papas' 18 points marked his 16th double-figure game of the season and puts him 17 points shy of 1,000 for his career.
-Walker Miller scored in doubles for the 17th time this season.
-Shavar Reynolds posted his 17th double-digit effort this year.
-MU has won four of its last five, and close this four-game homestand with a 3-1 mark.
-Monmouth outshot Fairfield 41% to 39%.
-The Hawks were better in points off turnovers, 12-6.
-MU led for 35:06 of the game.
-There were four ties and three lead changes.
-Fairfield put three in doubles, led by TJ Long's 18.

MORE INFO ON THE ALL-TIME SERIES
-Quinnipiac leads the all-time series 23-21
-The series is 22-21 Bobcats in games played as Division I opponents
-MU has won three in a row in the series
-This is the first meeting of the season between the Hawks and Bobcats
-Monmouth has won in Hamden just twice under King Rice, during the 2015-16 and 2016-17 seasons
-MU's last win at Quinnipiac was December 1, 2016
-Monmouth and Quinnipiac both joined the MAAC together in 2013
-Monmouth has won four of five, and eight of 12 overall against QU
-MU swept the Bobcats on consecutive days last season, both in West Long Branch