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Manhattan Falls In Overtime Heartbreaker
Men's Basketball
Posted: 2/7/2021 1:03:00 AM
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Riverdale, NY - Manhattan erased a late 10-point deficit to force overtime, before dropping a hard-fought 71-69 decision to MAAC-leading Monmouth.

In defeat, the Jaspers fall to 5-8 and 4-8 in the MAAC, while the Hawks improve to 10-5 and 10-4 in the league.

Trailing 58-48 at the 6:01 mark of the second half, junior Elijah Buchanan (Bronx, NY / Woodstock Academy (CT)) rattled home back-to-back triples to quickly trim the deficit to 58-54 with just under four minutes remaining. Junior Warren Williams (Kingston, Jamaica / St. Benedict's Prep (NJ)) then split a pair from the line to make it a one possession game while capping a 7-0 run. 

Monmouth would stretch its advantage back out to five on a pair of occasions.

Down five with 1:33 remaining following a Deion Hammond floater and appeared to be in control, but Manhattan had other ideas.

Junior Ant Nelson (New York, NY / Seton Hall)  found Williams for an easy score to make it a three-point game, before the Jaspers forced a turnover on the ensuing possession. Manhattan then tied it up when junior Samba Diallo (Rufisque, Senegal / UMass) converted a three-point play with 13.1 seconds to play.
In overtime, Nelson opened up the scoring with a driving lay-up, before the visitors responded with a 7-1 spurt in taking a 69-65 lead with 1:37 to play on a Melik Martin three pointer.
Williams would score on each of the next two Jasper possessions, sandwiched between a pair of George Papas free throws, before the defense forced an errant shot.
 
However, the Green & White would be unable to recreate its' earlier magic.

Notes
* Manhattan opened the game with nine-straight points on the strength of six from Williams and three from Diallo.

* The Jaspers took a 32-28 lead into the break thanks to a 10-0 spurt midway through the stanza, and 12 points in just nine minutes for Williams.
* The Green & White also pulled down an astounding 30 rebounds, while going 13-for-15 (.867) from the line.

* For the game, Manhattan posted a 50-47 advantage on the glass.

* Williams scored a season-high 20 points with nine rebounds and a career-high three assists.
* He averaged 18.0 ppg and 9.5 rpg for the weekend, while making good on 70.0 percent (14-of-20) from the floor.

* Nelson handed out a season-high six assists while adding 11 points and five rebounds.
* Diallo notched double-figures on the glass for the third time this season, finishing with 10.

* Buchanan matched his career-high with nine rebounds, while adding 16 points.
* Sophomore Samir Stewart (Fort Lauderdale, FL / American Heritage) finished with seven points, four assists and four steals.
* Manhattan limited Monmouth to just 33.3 percent (23-of-69) shooting, including 23.8 percent (5-of-21) from long range.

* Deion Hammond paced the visitors with 15 points.

Up Next
* Manhattan will play at Iona on Friday, February 12 at 6:00 pm.
 
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