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#1 - The teams met three times last year, splitting a pair of regular season match-ups before the Broncs posted a 69-68 win over the Jaspers in the opening round of the MAAC Tournament.
#2 - Senior Zane Waterman averaged 26.7 ppg against Rider a year ago, highlighted by a pair of 30-plus point performances.
#3 - Manhattan dropped a 77-66 decision at Monmouth the last time out despite a game-high 20 points from senior Rich Williams.
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* It was Williams' fifth 20-point performance of the year and the 12th of his career.
* The Jaspers registered 10 steals for the second-straight game and the third time this season.
* Manhattan is 39-10 when notching double-figures in steals under Steve Masiello.
* The Jaspers are a perfect 4-0 at Draddy Gymnasium this year and 53-26 (.671) at home under Masiello, including 40-19 (.678) during MAAC play.
* Manhattan improved to 5-3 in games decided by five points or less by virtue of its 101-96 overtime win at Marist.
* The Jaspers went 18-of-19 from the line over the final five minutes/overtime with Williams going 9-for-9, highlighted by converting three with less than two seconds to play in forcing extra time.
* Manhattan rallied from a 13-point second-half deficit thanks to earning 10 steals and forcing 20 miscues.
* In the last five minutes/OT of its five-point games, the Jaspers shooting 48.2 percent (27-of-56), including 43.8 percent (7-of-18) from long range, and 74.6 percent (50-of-67) from the line while holding teams to 39.0 percent (32-of-82), including 32.3 percent (10-of-31) from deep.
* Lasts year against Rider, Waterman scored a career-high 35 points in Manhattan's 76-73 win over Rider before going for 30 in the rematch.
* Senior Zavier Turner also averaged 16.0 ppg against the Broncs while sophomore Aaron Walker Jr. chipped in with 10.7 ppg, highlighted by a game-high 18 in last year's MAAC Tournament match-up.
* Manhattan ranks among the top-three in the MAAC in seven defensive categories: forced turnovers (15.9-1st), scoring defense (70.2 ppg-2nd), blocks (3.7 bpg-2nd), steals (6.7 spg-2nd), rebounding defense (34.5-2nd) and 3-point FG% D (.335-3rd) while limiting the opposition to less than 70 points seven times.
* 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 and are 22-12 under Masiello when registering at least 20 during his seven years.
* During MAAC play, Manhattan is averaging 8.0 steals and 16.3 forced turnovers per game.
* The Jaspers topped the century mark at Marist for the first time since hitting triple figures in an 111-84 win over LIU Brooklyn on November 26, 2001 (33rd in program history).
* Manhattan rallied from 13 down in the second half against the Red Foxes while overcoming its second double-digit deficit of the year (St. Francis Brooklyn) thanks in large part to forcing at least 20 turnovers for the second time this year.
* It was also the Jaspers' biggest comeback victory since overcoming a 16-point George Mason second-half lead on November 25, 2015.
* Manhattan scored 21 points in the extra session at Marist while having five players reach double-figures in points for the first time since last year's opener at Bucknell.
* Waterman led all Jaspers at Marist with 23 points and 12 rebounds in registering his fifth career double-double and his 11th career 20-point performance.
* Waterman has also now scored at least 20 points on 11 occasions during his four years while recording double-figures on the glass 10 times in his career.
* Waterman moved into 32nd place on the all-time Manhattan scoring list and now 1,064 career points and ranks among the league leaders in scoring (10.6 ppg-26th) and rebounding (6.1 rpg-9th).
* Williams, like Waterman hit the 20-point plateau, scoring 18 of his 20 points after halftime against Marist and ranks among the league leaders in scoring (14.1 ppg-14th), assists (2.8 apg-14th), free throw percentage (.800-13th) and 3-point FG% (.438-5th).
* The fifth-year senior has also connected on all 13 of his free throws in Manhattan eight's game decided by five points or less and now has 962 career points.
* Williams, who scored a season-high 24 points against NIU has notched double-figures in scoring a team-high eight times.
* Sophomore Pauly Paulicap scored nine of his career-high 19 points at Marist in overtime, highlighted by a pair of game-sealing dunks and is averaging 12.3 ppg and 6.3 rpg during MAAC play while shooting 68.2 percent (15-of-22) from the field.
* Paulicap registered his first career double-double with 16 points and a career-high 10 rebounds in the Manhattan's MAAC-opening win over Fairfield.
* Paulicap has blocked at least five shots three times and paces the MAAC in blocks (2.3) and field goal percentage (.619) while also averaging 9.0 ppg, 6.1 rpg and 2.7 orpg (2nd MAAC).
* Paulicap's six rejections 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 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.
* In the month of December, Manhattan 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, the Jaspers 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.
* Manhattan was 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 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 is averaging 10.0 ppg, 5.2 rpg (15th MAAC) while shooting 43.8 percent from long range (5th MAAC) while notching double-figures in points eight times.
* Turner scored a season-high 14 points at Monmouth, highlighted by his first-half ending halfcourt buzzer beater and is averaging 12.3 ppg during MAAC play while shooting 64.7 percent (11-of-17) from the field, including 75.0 percent (6-of-8) from deep.
* Turner is averaging 8.4 ppg and a team-best 3.2 apg (9th MAAC) with a 1.2 assist/turnover ratio (9th MAAC) while shooting 45.2 percent (14-of-31) from deep on the year.
* The Ball State transfer after handed out a career-high matching eight assists against NIU and has scored in double-figures seven times.
* The senior quartet of Crawford, Turner, Waterman and Williams has accounted for 60.0 percent (618/1030) of Manhattan's scoring and 53.4 percent (257/481) of the Jaspers' rebounding. For their careers, Turner (1,202), Waterman (1,064), Williams (962) and Crawford (746) have combined for 3,972 points.
* 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 with the two having combined for over 2,000 points.
* Rutgers transfer graduate student Ibrahima Diallo made his debut for the program in the win at Marist, contributing four points and two rebounds. He has one more year of eligibility remaining after this season.
* Masiello has led Manhattan to a 109-101 (.519) record, including going 65-54 (.546) during MAAC play, and 53-26 (.671) at Draddy Gym over his seven seasons, including 40-19 vs. league opposition. He has also led the Jaspers to 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 Manhattan 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 192-137 record.
* Now in his 22nd season as either a player or a coach, Masiello has a career collegiate record of 472-247, including 351-219 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.
