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GAME 21 • RIDER 74, MANHATTAN 71
JAN. 28, 2010 • ALUMNI GYMNASIUM, LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J.
Rico Pickett exploded for 32 points, but his last second 3-point heave rattled in and then out as
Manhattan was edged 74-71 at Rider. Broncs’ guard Justin Robinson scored his team’s final five
points, including a 3-pointer with 35 seconds remaining to send Rider past Manhattan. Pickett
put on a pure scoring performance in the first half erupting for 28 points on 12-for-18 shooting.
He was just two points shy of the program’s record for points in a half held by Henry Seawright
who tallied 30 in a period against Saint Peter’s during the 1969-70 season. The junior guard from
Alabama got the Jaspers rolling scoring 11 points over a game opening 13-4 run. Pickett even
closed the half strong posting the Jaspers’ final eight points as he concluded his scoring clinic with
back-to-back 3s and a double pump scoop lay up which led Manhattan into the locker room with
a 39-30 lead. Manhattan led by as many as 12 points in the first half and the Jaspers maintained
their advantage for the final 17:29. The Jaspers shot a sweltering 54.8% (17-31) and Pickett
buried all four 3-pointers. Pickett tallied his 30th point just 17 seconds into the second period on
a jumper from the corner, which got a friendly bounce. It was the first time a Jasper delivered a
30-point performance since March 1, 2009 when Darryl Crawford finished with a career-high 33
points at Saint Peter’s. Rider’s defense swarmed Pickett for the rest of the contest limiting him
to just two more points, but their focus allowed Crawford to heat up as he scored all 15 of his
points in the second half. Broncs’ guard Ryan Thompson also got going and over nearly an eight
minute span he scored 12 points during an 18-6 run which gave Rider its first advantage since
leading by two 76 seconds into the game. Thompson and sophomore forward Novar Gadson
converted back-to-back 3-pointers and with 9:49 remaining as the Broncs took a 50-49 lead. The
lead traded sides eight more times in the period. Manhattan held a three point edge with 2:29
left after senior guard Antoine Pearson sank a lay up to give the Jaspers a 65-62 lead. Pearson
finished with six points in 25 minutes off the bench. After Robinson’s first of two 3-pointers in
the final two minutes, Pickett made a tip in to put the Jaspers up one, and then freshman guard
Mohamed Koita had a two handed dunk off a back door cut to go back up 70-69 with 59 seconds
on the clock. Koita scored five points and grabbed three rebounds in a reserve role. Robinson answered
back knocking down a trey with the shot clock running down to regain a 72-70 advantage.
He sank two more free-throws with nine seconds left for his 16th point and a three point cushion.
The Jaspers missed a chance to send the game to overtime as Pickett’s contested 3-pointer after
a timeout rolled out at the buzzer. Pickett, the MAAC’s leading scorer, pulled down three rebounds
in 38 minutes. Manhattan received solid production from junior forward Andrew Gabriel who had
eight points, 11 rebounds and three blocks. The Jaspers shot 45.6% from the field and converted
14-of-18 free-throws. Thompson led four Broncs in double-figures with 25 points. Rider scored 44
second half points.
VISITORS: MANHATTAN COLLEGE 7-14, 2-9 MAAC
tot-fg 3-pt rebounds
## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min
11 Gabriel, Andrew f 4 8 0 0 0 0 2 9 11 2 8 1 1 3 0 29
24 Crawford, Darryl f 3 6 1 2 8 10 0 5 5 1 15 5 0 0 0 32
32 Adams, Brandon f 0 3 0 0 3 4 2 1 3 2 3 2 2 0 0 24
03 Pickett, Rico g 14 27 4 9 0 0 1 2 3 2 32 1 3 0 1 38
10 Bouli, Patrick g 0 1 0 1 2 2 2 2 4 5 2 5 2 0 2 24
05 Koita, Mohamed 2 5 0 1 1 2 0 3 3 3 5 0 2 0 0 23
14 Pearson, Antoine 3 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 6 1 0 0 0 25
15 Walsh, Nick 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+
21 Coulibaly, Djibril 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
55 Jolicoeur, Laurence 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
TEAM 1 2 3 1
Totals 26 57 5 14 14 18 8 25 33 18 71 15 11 3 3 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 17-31 54.8% 2nd Half: 9-26 34.6% Game: 45.6%
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-9 44.4% 2nd Half: 1-5 20.0% Game: 35.7%
F Throw % 1st Half: 1-2 50.0% 2nd Half: 13-16 81.3% Game: 77.8%
DEADBALL REBOUNDS 3
HOME TEAM: RIDER 12-11, 5-6 MAAC
tot-fg 3-pt rebounds
## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min
02 Ringgold, Mike f 6 11 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 12 4 2 1 2 35
23 Gadson, Novar f 4 9 2 4 3 4 2 7 9 3 13 3 3 2 0 29
03 Youngblood, J. g 1 6 1 3 1 1 1 3 4 5 4 2 2 0 1 24
05 Thompson, Ryan g 10 17 2 5 3 3 2 7 9 1 25 4 1 0 0 40
15 Robinson, Justin g 4 12 2 5 6 6 1 3 4 3 16 5 2 0 1 37
10 Johnson, Carl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
12 Thompson, J. 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16
25 Jackson, Jermaine 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 2 1 0 2 12
31 Penn, Brandon 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 4
Team 1 1
Totals 27 59 7 18 13 14 8 24 32 17 74 20 12 3 7 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-29 41.4% 2nd Half: 15-30 50.0% Game: 45.8%
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-8 25.0% 2nd Half: 5-10 50.0% Game: 38.9%
F Throw % 1st Half: 4-4 100% 2nd Half: 9-10 90.0% Game: 92.9%
DEADBALL REBOUNDS 0
GAME 22 • SAINT PETER’S 72, MANHATTAN 44
JAN. 31, 2010 • YANITELLI CENTER, JERSEY CITY, N.J.
The Manhattan men’s basketball was topped 72-44 at Saint Peter’s in an ESPNU telecast
from the Yanitelli Center. Jaspers’ junior guard Rico Pickett led Manhattan with 12 points and six
rebounds. Saint Peter’s used a double-double from junior forward Ryan Bacon (23 points, 13 rebounds)
and 19 points and nine rebounds from Wesley Jenkins to split the regular-season series
with the Jaspers for the third straight season. Manhattan could not find its groove from the get go
as it was held to its lowest scoring output in a period this season. Saint Peter’s used a 17-2 run to
create separation and carried a 35-17 advantage into the break. Senior guard Darryl Crawford
had six points at intermission and Pickett scored five in the period. Crawford posted eight points
in the contest over 33 minutes of work. The Peacocks used a solid defensive effort to slow down
Manhattan. Saint Peter’s entered the game yielding a league best 60.3 points. Manhattan shot
only 30.5% from the field in the contest to Saint Peter’s 44.8% mark. The Peacocks also tallied
nine steals and six blocks. Saint Peter’s dominated the ‘Battle of the Boards’ outrebounding Manhattan
55-29. Manhattan had trouble stopping the Peacocks’ big men who tallied 44 of their 72
points in the paint. Saint Peter’s prospered on 24 second chance points. Freshman guard George
Beamon was a bright spot brining the Jaspers energy off the bench in the second half. Beamon
scored six points and made a career-high four steals in 11 minutes of action. VISITORS:
VISITORS: MANHATTAN COLLEGE 7-15, 2-10 MAAC
tot-fg 3-pt rebounds
## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min
11 Gabriel, Andrew f 2 8 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 3 4 0 2 1 1 18
24 Crawford, Darryl f 4 11 0 0 0 1 2 2 4 0 8 1 3 0 1 33
32 Adams, Brandon c 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 15
03 Pickett, Rico g 4 15 1 3 3 4 3 3 6 1 12 0 4 1 1 32
10 Bouli, Patrick g 1 3 1 3 2 2 0 1 1 2 5 2 0 0 0 22
05 Koita, Mohamed 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 16
14 Pearson, Antoine 3 7 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 1 7 1 4 2 1 27
15 Walsh, Nick 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4
21 Coulibaly, Djibril 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 12
23 Beamon, George 3 6 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 4 11
41 Laue, Kevin 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
55 Jolicoeur, Laurence 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 8
TEAM 6 3 9
Totals 18 59 2 9 6 11 13 16 29 14 44 4 17 7 8 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 7-26 26.9% 2nd Half: 11-33 33.3% Game: 30.5%
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 1-5 20.0% 2nd Half: 1-4 25.0% Game: 22.2%
F Throw % 1st Half: 2-3 66.7% 2nd Half: 4-8 50.0% Game: 54.5%
DEADBALL REBOUNDS 0,1
HOME TEAM: SAINT PETER’S 13-9, 8-4 MAAC
tot-fg 3-pt rebounds
## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min
04 Bacon, Ryan f 9 16 0 0 5 6 5 8 13 3 23 3 2 4 2 29
42 Conley, Darius f 2 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 4 0 2 1 1 15
13 Samuels, Steven g 3 6 0 2 0 0 3 3 6 1 6 3 4 0 1 24
15 Jenkins, Wesley g 7 12 4 7 1 2 1 8 9 3 19 2 1 1 2 31
22 Leon, Nick g 2 11 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 6 3 0 1 28
02 Raymond, Yvon 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 3 3 2 3 0 1 20
05 Belin, Jeron 4 11 0 1 0 1 5 4 9 3 8 0 3 0 1 20
10 Hall, Brandon 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 18
24 Costner, Jordan 2 4 1 2 0 0 3 1 4 3 5 0 2 0 0 11
25 Shumate, Jamin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
45 Hill, Jack 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
TEAM 4 2 6
Totals 30 67 5 14 7 10 22 33 55 19 72 17 21 6 9 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 14-35 40.0% 2nd Half: 16-32 50.0% Game: 44.8%
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-7 42.9% 2nd Half: 2-7 28.6% Game: 35.7%
F Throw % 1st Half: 4-7 57.1% 2nd Half: 3-3 100% Game: 70.0%
DEADBALL REBOUNDS 1
Officials: Jeff Janosik, Mike McCloskey, Michael Stephens
Technical fouls: Manhattan College-Adams, Brandon. Saint Peter’s-None.
Attendance: 1151
SCORE BY PERIODS
1st 2nd Total
Manhattan College 17 27 44
Saint Peter’s 35 37 72
Officials: Mike Alvaro, Bill McCarthy, Tim Attanasi T
echnical fouls: Manhattan College-Bouli, Patrick. Rider-None.
Attendance: 1650
SCORE BY PERIODS
1st 2nd Total
Manhattan College 39 32 71
Rider 30 44 74
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