Manhattan 65, at Saint Peter`s 75

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (Interstat) — Saint Peter’s used a dominant first half and a balanced scoring attack to fend off a late push from Manhattan, securing a 75-65 victory in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men’s basketball game Friday night at Yanitelli Center. The Peacocks improved to 16-11 overall, while the Jaspers fell to 12-18. The most critical phase of the contest was its opening ten minutes, where Saint Peter’s established a commanding lead that Manhattan spent the rest of the evening trying to overcome. The Peacocks raced out to a 19-4 lead, capitalizing on a flurry of early Manhattan… Read more...