GAME 11
SCORE	Manhattan Jaspers 58, Niagara Purple Eagles 49
RECORDS	Manhattan (4-4, 3-4 MAAC), Niagara (5-6, 4-5 MAAC)
LEADING SCORERS	Manhattan – Elijah Buchanan (14), Niagara – Kobi Nwandu (12)
LOCATION	Draddy Gymnasium

RIVERDALE, N.Y. – Kobi Nwandu scored his 1,000^th career point as the Purple Eagles dropped a 58-49 decision to the Manhattan Jaspers on Friday.
 
Game Summary
Manhattan rode the 3-pointer to build a 12-point lead in the first half. The Jaspers, who made 8 of 15 triples in the half, used a 14-2 run to lead 20-8 with 9:36 on the clock.  However, the Purple Eagles reeled off a 19-5 run, which was spearheaded by Kobi Nwandu, in seven minutes. The York, Pa. native scored eight points during the run, including recording his 1,000^th career point. Defensively, the Purple Eagles caused six turnovers while holding the Jaspers to 2 of 10 shooting during the run.

Nwandu completed his second 3-point play of the half to give NU a 30-28 lead with one minute left, before the Jaspers ended the half on a 5-0 spurt for a 33-30 lead into the break.

Manhattan's run continued in the second half as the Jaspers outscored the Purple Eagles, 14-2, for a 47-32 lead with eight minutes remaining in the contest.  The Purple Eagles cut the deficit to seven points by going on an 8-0 run to trail 47-40 heading into the final five minutes. Manhattan's Marques Watson drained a corner 3-pointer to halt Niagara's run and Samir Stewart connected on a 3-pointer for a 53-42 Manhattan advantage with 1:46 remaining.

Eagle's Eye On…

• Kobi Nwandu led NU in scoring for the fourth time this season, finishing with 12 points to be in double figures for the tenth straight game.
• Marcus Hammond scored 10 points to reach double figures scoring for the ninth straight game.
• Jordan Cintron led NU in steals with four and in assists with three, while chipping in nine points.
• Greg Kuakumensah tied a season-high in rebounds with a team-high seven.

Inside The Numbers

• Kobi Nwandu scored his 1,000^th career point at the free-throw line to complete a three-point play at the 7:23 mark. Nwandu, who is playing in his first season as a Purple Eagle, scored 450 points at East Stroudsburg (2016-18) and 414 points at LeMoyne (2018-19).
• Niagara outscored Manhattan in points in the paint (20-18) and points off turnovers (19-14).

 
Up Next

• The Purple Eagles wrap up their set with Manhattan on Saturday at 4 p.m.
• Coverage of the game will be provided by ESPN+ and by the Niagara Sports Network via 107.3 FM/AM 1400 and www.PurpleEagles.com/Watch.

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