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NEW ROCHELLE, NY \u2013 The Manhattan Jaspers Men’s Basketball team (8-14, 4-7 MAAC) dropped the contest to the Gaels of Iona University (14-8, 6-5 MAAC) by a score of 66-57 inside the Hynes Athletic Center on Saturday evening.<\/p>\n
HOW IT HAPPENED
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\n\tAfter both teams opened with unsuccessful attempts, followed by an Iona three, the Jaspers got on the board courtesy of Terrance Jones’<\/a> steal and score, plus one to tie the game at three.
\n\tManhattan trailed by double-digits but clawed its way back. Fraser Roxburgh<\/a> notched his second basket of the contest after Jones found the sophomore forward down low.
\n\tThe Gaels and Jaspers traded baskets down the stretch before Marko Ljubicic<\/a> sank home a commanding three-pointer with a minute remaining, before Quron Elliott<\/a> netted a basket downlow after missing a triple to allow the Jaspers to head into the locker room with momentum.
\n\tFive minutes into the second half, Devin Dinkins<\/a> led the charge with his first three-point basket of the evening. Four minutes later, he performed an encore, cutting the Gaels’ lead back to exactly ten.
\n\tThe Green and White found its rhythm during a mini 6-0 run, continued by Jaden Winston<\/a> with a floating jumper to cut its deficit to eight, before the and-one opportunity made it as low as seven.
\n\tWith nine and a half minutes to go, Elliott again drove on a fast break, keeping the deficit at seven.
\n\tTwo minutes later, Winston knocked down a three-pointer to further cut the Jaspers’ deficit to two possessions for the first time since the beginning of the game.
\n\tAfter Jones missed a three-pointer with four minutes remaining, the graduate guard grabbed his own carom before Winston knocked down a floating jumper to narrow the lead even further to four.
\n\tWith seconds remaining, Winston cut the Gaels’ lead to one possession with a driving layup that led to a Gaels’ foul. The play started with a lost ball from Iona, but it was not enough in the waning moments of the contest.
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\n\tRedshirt junior guard Devin Dinkins<\/a> paced the Jaspers with 13 points, while grabbing two rebounds, assisting on two baskets, and converting on three free throws in as many attempts in a team-high 37 minutes on the floor.
\n\tJunior guard Jaden Winston<\/a> added 12 points to the scoresheet, while grabbing five rebounds, assisting on three baskets, and logging one block in 37 minutes on the floor.
\n\tGraduate guard Terrance Jones<\/a> netted 12 on the evening. He grabbed eight rebounds, assisted on a team high four baskets, and logged a game high five steals in 33 minutes.
\n\tThe Jaspers won the points off turnover battle, having posted 11 compared to Iona’s eight. Additionally, the Green and White posted 11 second-chance points, while logging 10 fast-break points on the night.
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\nThe Jaspers continue conference season on Saturday, January 24. The Green and White host the Broncs of Rider University for a 7 p.m. opening tip inside Draddy Gymnasium. The contest can be viewed on ESPN+ with a paid subscription.
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