Setters hold Ravens to 21.9%
shooting in the second half
RINDGE, N.H. (January 31,
2007) - Pace University held Franklin Pierce to just 18
second half points in posting a 72-53 victory in Northeast-10
Conference men's basketball action at the Fieldhouse tonight.
Franklin Pierce shot just
21.9-percent (7-of-32) from the field, including 1-for-13 (7.7%)
from three-point range, in the second half. Pace shot 49.2-percent
(30-of-61) from the field, including 16-30 (53.3%) in the first
half. The Setters out-rebounded the Ravens by a 47-31 margin, and
enjoyed an 18-8 scoring advantage off turnovers despite turning the
ball over six more times (19-13).
Junior Ryan Williams
(Centreville, Va./Paul VI) led Pace with 16 points, four
rebounds, four steals and three assists. Classmate Desmond
Quincy-Jones (Rye, N.Y./Rye) added 15 points, seven
rebounds, three assists, two blocks and two steals, while sophomore
Randy Wilson (Peekskill, N.Y./Peekskill)
registered ten points.
Sophomore Timothy Munch
(Blauvelt, N.Y./Storm King Prep) led Franklin Pierce with
17 points (15 first half) and five rebounds. Senior Darryl
Minnifield (Boston, Mass./Brookline) added 13 points, four
rebounds, two assists and two steals, while sophomore Jack
Barrett (Reading, Mass./Andover) chipped in six points,
five assists and four
steals.
Pace jumped out to a ten-point lead
(23-13) eight minutes into the contest, hitting three-straight
three-pointers in the span of a minute. The Setters lead grew to 11
on three occasions, including the 5:07 mark after a jumper from
Gibralter White (Gautier, Miss./Gautier).
Franklin Pierce closed to within
six (40-34) after a Munch three with 57-seconds left, but Pace
carried a seven-point lead (42-35) into the intermission. The
Setters resumed control of the contest, pushing their lead to 16
(56-40) after an Oniel Morgan (Kingston, Jamaica)
tip-in five minutes into the second half.
The Ravens closed within 11 (56-45)
after a Rimas Varanauskas (Kaunas, Lithuania)
layup with 12:58 to play, but Pace scored the next ten points over
the next four minutes to open a 21-point gap (66-45) after a
Williams layup with 8:31 to go. Franklin Pierce never got closer
than 19 points the rest of the way.
Franklin Pierce (10-11, 8-9 NE-10)
is back in action on Saturday when it visits the University of
Massachusetts Lowell at 5 p.m. The Ravens are back home on
Saturday, February 10, when they host Saint Anselm College at 3:30
p.m. Pace (14-10, 10-6 NE-10) visits Saint Anselm College on
Saturday at 3:30 p.m.
BOXSCORE
& PLAY-BY-PLAY
