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Rich Williams (Brooklyn, NY / Vermont Academy (VT)) scored a season-high 24 points while sophomore Pauly Paulicap (Elmont, NY / Harcum College) added a career-high 17 points and eight rebounds to go along with four blocks in Manhattan's 70-68 loss to Northern Illinois at the Gulf Coast Showcase (GCS).
Trailing by two with 1:31 to play, senior
Calvin Crawford (Middletown, NY / St. Thomas More (CT)) canned a three off a pass from classmate
Zavier Turner (Indianapolis, IN / Ball State) to give the Jaspers a scant one-point lead. However, the lead would be short-lived as Ball State would rally to take a two-point lead with 15 seconds remaining. On the ensuing possession, junior
Thomas Capuano (Hastings-on-Hudson, NY / Iona Prep) had his shot blocked out of bounds with 0.3 seconds remaining in giving Manhattan one final chance. Unfortunately, the Jaspers came up just short as Williams had his tip attempt go painfully wide.
Manhattan falls to 2-3 and will next travel to Fordham on Sunday, November 26 at 2:00 pm for the annual "Battle of the Bronx" while the Huskies improve to 3-2.
The Huskies jumped out to a 30-20 advantage with 7:38 to play until halftime and owned a seven-point advantage at the half thanks to shooting 56.7 percent (17-of-30) from the field.
After halftime, the Jaspers would come all the way back to take a pair of leads before dropping their second-straight heartbreaker. Levi Bradley scored a team-high 22 points, highlighted by the game winner, to pace NIU.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Williams has now hit for at least 20 points in three of his five games this year while pacing the squad on four occasions.
- At the GCS, Williams averaged 16.3 ppg and 5.3 rpg while shooting 52.8 percent (19-of-36).
- Paulicap was a perfect 6-for-6 from the field while adding a career-high two assists.
- Paulicap averaged 10.3 ppg, 5.7 rpg and 4.0 bpg over the three-day event while shooting 66.7 percent (12-of-18) from the floor.
- Turner matched his career high of eight assists, set twice while at Ball State.
- Thanks to Turner, the Jaspers handed out a season-high 19 assists.
- Manhattan also turned it over a season-low 11 times.
- Senior
Zane Waterman (Winston-Salem, NC / Fayetteville Academy) drew four offensive fouls in the second half.
- Four of Manhattan's five games have been decided by four points or less (2-2), including two by one possession (1-1).
UP NEXT
- The Jaspers will make the short trek to Fordham on Sunday, November 26 at 2:00 pm.
