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#1 - A victory would give the Jaspers their first 2-0 MAAC start since 2013-2014.
#2 - Head Coach Steve Masiello is 11-3, all-time, against the Red Foxes with Manhattan holding a 33-17 advantage in the all-time series.
#3 - The Jaspers defeated Fairfield 61-58 in Manhattan's MAAC opener the last time out thanks to sophomore Pauly Paulicap's first career double-double (16 points, 10 rebounds).
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* Paulicap leads the MAAC and ranks 24th nationally with 2.6 blocks per game while notching at least five rejections on three occasions.
* The Jaspers limited the Stags to just 18.5 percent (5-of-27) shooting from long range, including 6.7 percent (1-of-15) after halftime.
* Manhattan improved to 4-3 in games decided by five points or less.
* In the last five minutes/OT of those games, the Jaspers are shooting 46.2 percent (18-of-39) from the field, including 46.7 percent (7-of-15) from long range.
* Defensively during that time, Manhattan is holding teams to 38.8 percent (26-of-67), including 27.3 percent (6-of-22) from deep.
* Saturday also marked seventh time this season that the Jaspers have held the opposition to less than 70 points, including the third time under 60, and are second in the MAAC in scoring defense (67.7 ppg).
* Manhattan is now 4-0 at Draddy Gym with Masiello holding an all-time record of 53-26 (.671) at home, including going 40-19 (.678) against MAAC opposition.
* Manhattan ranks among the top-three in six different MAAC defensive categories, including pacing the league in forced turnovers (15.5-78th NCAA).
* The Jaspers have led the MAAC in forced turnovers in three of the last four years (2015-2016, 2014-2015, 2013-2014) while ranking among the top-two in each of the last five seasons.
* After allowing the opposition to make good on 9.3 threes per game the first three times out, Manhattan has limited opposing shooters to just 4.4 per game over the last 10.
* In the month of December, the Jaspers held teams to 66 points or less five times with the opposition averaging just 64.1 ppg, on 40.4 percent shooting (36.6 percent - 2nd half), including 28.6 percent from long range (.222-2nd).
* In non-conference play, Manhattan played nine road/neutral games with the program traveling over 5,800 miles, highlighted by trips to Belfast, Northern Ireland, Oklahoma and Florida while playing nine road/neutral games.
* The Jaspers were the first-ever NCAA Division I team to win a game in Europe besting Holy Cross 70-54 on December 1, 2017 as part of the inaugural Belfast Classic in Northern Ireland before dropping a 56-55 thriller to Towson in the Championship.
* Senior Zane Waterman led the way against Seton Hall with a game-high 18 points before going for 12 points in the win over Fairfield and has notched double-figures in scoring six times in the last eight games. During that span, the North Carolina native is averaging a team-leading 12.4 ppg and 6.9 rpg.
* Waterman became the 38th member of the program's 1,000 point club with his first-half slam in the 63-61 win over Hofstra and currently ranks 34th in school history with 1,035 points.
* Waterman, who has a pair of double-figure rebounding performances, also pulled down his 500th career carom earlier in the year and is averaging 10.0 ppg and 6.0 rpg (10th MAAC).
* Last season, Waterman averaged 19.5 ppg and 8.0 rpg against Marist while shooting 61.9 percent (13-of-21) from the floor. In Manhattan's 68-67 victory over Marist, Waterman drained the game-winning three pointer.
* The Jaspers picked up a 63-61 win at Hofstra thanks to a season-high 17 points from Aaron Walker Jr. and are now 42-22, all-time, against the Pride with Masiello moving to a perfect 5-0 against the Pride.
* In an 80-66 win over Morgan State, Manhattan either set or matched season-highs with 80 points, 29 field goals, 21 assists and eight blocks.
* Senior Rich Williams led the Jaspers in scoring for the sixth time against Morgan State with 16 points while also handing out a career-high eight assists.
* The fifth-year senior scored a season-high 24 points against NIU and has now eclipsed the 20-point mark three times this year and on 10 occasions in his career.
* In Manhattan's season-opening win over SFBK, he had 21 points before going for 20, on the strength of a career-high five three pointers, in a victory over Harvard.
* On the year, Williams is among the MAAC leaders in scoring (13.0 ppg-16th), 3pt-FG% (.444-10th) and FG% (.475-13th) with seven double-figures scoring performances.
* Senior Calvin Crawford earned Belfast Classic All-Tournament team honors after averaging 14.5 ppg over games against Towson and Holy Cross.
* Crawford registered his second double-double of the year against Fordham with 11 points and 10 boards after recording his first with 19 points and 10 rebounds in the win over Harvard.
* On the year, he ranks among the MAAC leaders in scoring (10.5 ppg-26th) and rebounding (5.5 rpg-13th) and 3pt-FG% (.476-2nd) while notching double-figures in points seven times.
* In the victory over Holy Cross, Manhattan ripped off a 26-8 run that bridged the end of the first half and the beginning of the second into registering a season-high 26 point advantage.
* Despite the loss to Towson, the Jaspers recorded a season-high 12 steals and 20 forced turnovers while scoring 21-straight points that were a direct result of a Towson miscue.
* Manhattan is 38-9 when reaching double-figures in thefts under Masiello, including, 27-6 the last five years, and 21-12 when forcing at least 20 turnovers.
* Paulicap's six blocks in the win over Hofstra, included three in the final five minutes, and were the most by a Jasper since Rhamel Brown had nine rejections at Siena on February 21, 2014.
* Paulicap had a career-high 17 points, on perfect 6-for-6 shooting, and eight rebounds against NIU to cap a solid week at the Gulf Coast Classic, in which he averaged 10.3 ppg, 5.7 rpg and 4.0 bpg over the three-day event.
* On the year, Paulicap also leads the MAAC in field goal percentage (.614) while ranking eighth with 6.3 rpg to go along with 8.8 ppg.
* Senior Zavier Turner scored 13 points in the win over Hofstra after handing out a career-high matching eight assists against NIU and is averaging 3.1 apg (8th MAAC) and 7.7 ppg with a 1.1 assist/turnover ratio (9th MAAC) while shooting 78.6 percent from the line (12th MAAC).
* The senior quartet of Crawford, Turner, Waterman and Williams has accounted for 59.1 percent (510/863) of Manhattan's scoring and 53.3 percent (221/415) of the Jaspers' rebounding. For their careers, Turner (1,176), Waterman (1,035), Williams (922) and Crawford (733) have combined for 3,866 points.
* Manhattan rallied from 10 points down against SFBK in registering the team's largest comeback win since erasing an 11-point deficit against Niagara on January 10, 2017.
* In the OT win over SFBK, the Jaspers scored on four straight possessions in the extra session and 7-of-9 en route in a win that featured 14 lead changes and five ties.
* Manhattan was tabbed to finish second in the annual MAAC Preseason Poll and paced the circuit with three All-League selections: Waterman (1st), Williams (2nd) and Turner (3rd).
* Williams is the lone remaining member of the Jaspers' Back-to-Back MAAC Championship squads while Crawford and Waterman were also on the 2015 squad.
* Masiello has led Manhattan to a 108-100 (.519) record, including going 64-53 (.547) during MAAC play and 53-26 (.671) at Draddy Gym over his seven seasons with three MAAC title game appearances, three postseason berths, two Metropolitan Coach of the Year honors and two 20-win campaigns. He has also participated in the NCAA Tournament in 13 of his first 21 seasons as a player or coach, including being a part of eight conference champions and one National Title.
* Since returning to Riverdale, Masiello has guided the Jaspers to a pair of MAAC titles as well as a pair of 20-plus win campaigns. In his first tenure, he was a part of two MAAC titles and three 20-plus win seasons. All told, Masiello has been a member of four of Manhattan's five MAAC Championship teams and five of the school's 12 20-win seasons in recording a 191-136 record.
* Now in his 22nd season as either a player or a coach, Masiello has a career collegiate record of 471-246, including 350-218 on the sidelines, with one National Title, two National Championship Game appearances, two Final Fours, six Elite Eight berths, eight conference championships, 13 NCAA Tournament appearances and 15 20-win seasons.