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Rigoni, Jones spark Quinnipiac past Marist in MAAC tourney

AP
Mar 09, 2022

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) Jacob Rigoni had a season-high 26 points and Dezi Jones just missed a triple-double as Quinnipiac romped to a 77-52 victory over Marist in the first round of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference tournament on Tuesday night.

Jones finished with 20 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists for the 11th-seeded Bobcats (13-16). Matt Balanc had 18 points, while Kevin Marfo grabbed nine rebounds.

Quinnipiac posted a season-high 17 3-pointers.

Ricardo Wright had 14 points for the sixth-seeded Red Foxes (14-16). Jordan Jones added 12 points and Raheim Sullivan scored 10.

Quinnipiac advances to play No. 3 seed Siena in the quarterfinals on Thursday.

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1st Half
QUIN
Bobcats
31
MRST
Red Foxes
25

Time		Play	Score
19:56		Dezi Jones vs. Raheim Sullivan (Ricardo Wright gains possession)
19:45		Jao Ituka offensive foul (Tymu Chenery draws the foul)
19:45		Jao Ituka turnover
19:27		Jacob Rigoni misses three point jump shot
19:25		Kevin Marfo offensive rebound
19:19	+3	Jacob Rigoni makes three point jump shot (Matt Balanc assists)	3-0
18:52	+2	Ricardo Wright makes two point jump shot	3-2
18:35	+3	Dezi Jones makes three point jump shot	6-2
18:16		Jao Ituka misses three point jump shot
18:14		Jacob Rigoni defensive rebound
18:01		Jacob Rigoni misses two point jump shot
17:59		Jao Ituka defensive rebound
17:48	+3	Matt Herasme makes three point jump shot (Ricardo Wright assists)	6-5
17:29		Jacob Rigoni misses three point jump shot
17:27		Bobcats offensive rebound
17:18		Jacob Rigoni misses two point layup
17:16		Ricardo Wright defensive rebound
17:06		Jordan Jones misses two point jump shot
17:04		Dezi Jones defensive rebound
16:43		Tymu Chenery misses three point jump shot
16:41		Jao Ituka defensive rebound
16:30		Jordan Jones misses two point jump shot
16:28		Jacob Rigoni defensive rebound
16:05		Dezi Jones misses three point jump shot
16:03		Samkelo Cele defensive rebound
16:02		Matt Balanc personal foul (Samkelo Cele draws the foul)
15:38		Jordan Jones turnover (traveling)
15:38		TV timeout
15:28	+2	Dezi Jones makes two point layup	8-5
15:09		Jordan Jones turnover (traveling)
15:01		Dezi Jones turnover (bad pass) (Raheim Sullivan steals)
14:54	+2	Raheim Sullivan makes two point layup	8-7
14:38		Kevin Marfo misses two point dunk
14:36		Jordan Jones defensive rebound
14:25		Jordan Jones turnover (lost ball) (Dezi Jones steals)
14:09		Tymu Chenery misses two point layup
14:07		Ricardo Wright defensive rebound
14:04	+2	Jordan Jones makes two point jump shot	8-9
13:53	+2	Matt Balanc makes two point jump shot	10-9
13:27		Jordan Jones misses two point hook shot
13:25		Kevin Marfo defensive rebound
13:17	+2	Kevin Marfo makes two point layup	12-9
12:53		Matt Herasme misses three point jump shot
12:51		Jacob Rigoni defensive rebound
12:30		Jordan Jones blocks Tymu Chenery's two point layup
12:28		Jordan Jones defensive rebound
12:21		Kevin Marfo personal foul
12:13		Noah Harris turnover (bad pass)
11:47		JJ Riggins misses two point layup
11:45		JJ Riggins offensive rebound
11:44		JJ Riggins misses two point layup
11:42		JJ Riggins offensive rebound
11:42		JJ Riggins misses two point layup
11:40		Bobcats offensive rebound
11:40		TV timeout
11:45	+3	Dezi Jones makes three point jump shot (Luis Kortright assists)	15-9
11:28		Braden Bell offensive foul (JJ Riggins draws the foul)
11:28		Braden Bell turnover
11:17		Luis Kortright misses three point jump shot
11:15		Luis Kortright offensive rebound
10:56	+3	Luis Kortright makes three point jump shot (Brendan McGuire assists)	18-9
10:44	+2	Jao Ituka makes two point layup	18-11
10:20		Luis Kortright turnover (lost ball) (Matt Herasme steals)
10:04		Victor Enoh turnover (lost ball) (Jacob Rigoni steals)
9:44		Jacob Rigoni misses three point jump shot
9:42		JJ Riggins offensive rebound
9:21		Luis Kortright misses two point layup
9:19		Jao Ituka defensive rebound
9:18		JJ Riggins personal foul (Jao Ituka draws the foul)
9:06		Ricardo Wright misses three point jump shot
9:04		Kevin Marfo defensive rebound
8:40		Matt Balanc misses two point jump shot
8:38		Samkelo Cele defensive rebound
8:31		Tymu Chenery personal foul (Jao Ituka draws the foul)
8:19		Jao Ituka misses three point jump shot
8:17		Kevin Marfo defensive rebound
8:08	+3	Jacob Rigoni makes three point jump shot (Kevin Marfo assists)	21-11
8:07		Red Foxes 30 second timeout
8:07		TV timeout
7:47		Jao Ituka misses two point jump shot
7:45		Tymu Chenery defensive rebound
7:20		Matt Balanc misses two point jump shot
7:18		Ricardo Wright defensive rebound
7:08	+2	Ricardo Wright makes two point layup	21-13
6:49	+3	Jacob Rigoni makes three point jump shot (Dezi Jones assists)	24-13
6:25	+2	Jao Ituka makes two point jump shot	24-15
6:10		Dezi Jones misses three point jump shot
6:08		Samkelo Cele defensive rebound
6:03	+2	Jao Ituka makes two point layup	24-17
5:42		Dezi Jones turnover (traveling)
5:19		Ricardo Wright misses three point jump shot
5:17		Brendan McGuire defensive rebound
4:56		Brendan McGuire misses three point jump shot
4:54		Ricardo Wright defensive rebound
4:49	+2	Ricardo Wright makes two point layup	24-19
4:33	+2	Brendan McGuire makes two point jump shot	26-19
4:16		Noah Harris misses three point jump shot
4:14		Dezi Jones defensive rebound
4:03		Noah Harris personal foul (Dezi Jones draws the foul)
3:46	+2	JJ Riggins makes two point jump shot	28-19
3:37	+2	Raheim Sullivan makes two point layup	28-21
3:06		Tymu Chenery misses three point jump shot
3:04		Matt Herasme defensive rebound
2:52		Braden Bell misses three point jump shot
2:50		Dezi Jones defensive rebound
2:45		Bobcats 30 second timeout
2:45		TV timeout
2:34	+3	Matt Balanc makes three point jump shot	31-21
2:11	+2	Jordan Jones makes two point layup	31-23
1:56		Luis Kortright misses three point jump shot
1:54		Kevin Marfo offensive rebound
1:48		Dezi Jones misses three point jump shot
1:46		Matt Herasme defensive rebound
1:32		Braden Bell misses two point layup
1:30		Dezi Jones defensive rebound
1:15		Luis Kortright misses two point jump shot
1:13		Jordan Jones defensive rebound
0:54	+2	Jordan Jones makes two point layup	31-25
0:42		Matt Balanc offensive foul (Jao Ituka draws the foul)
0:42		Matt Balanc turnover
0:20		Raheim Sullivan misses three point jump shot
0:18		Kevin Marfo defensive rebound
0:03		Ricardo Wright personal foul (Dezi Jones draws the foul)
0:02		Kevin Marfo turnover (traveling)
0:01		Braden Bell misses three point jump shot
0:00		Bobcats defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
QUIN
Bobcats
46
MRST
Red Foxes
27

Time		Play	Score
0:00		End of period
19:44		Jao Ituka turnover (bad pass)
19:21		Ricardo Wright personal foul (Tymu Chenery draws the foul)
19:10		Dezi Jones misses three point jump shot
19:08		Ricardo Wright defensive rebound
18:57		Jordan Jones misses two point hook shot
18:55		Tymu Chenery defensive rebound
18:37	+3	Jacob Rigoni makes three point jump shot (Dezi Jones assists)	34-25
18:17	+2	Jao Ituka makes two point layup	34-27
18:01		Jao Ituka shooting foul (Matt Balanc draws the foul)
18:01	+1	Matt Balanc makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-27
18:01	+1	Matt Balanc makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-27
17:47		Ricardo Wright misses two point jump shot
17:45		Dezi Jones defensive rebound
17:39	+3	Jacob Rigoni makes three point jump shot (Dezi Jones assists)	39-27
17:37		Red Foxes 30 second timeout
17:37		TV timeout
17:20	+2	Victor Enoh makes two point layup (Ricardo Wright assists)	39-29
16:50	+3	Matt Balanc makes three point jump shot (Kevin Marfo assists)	42-29
16:25		Victor Enoh turnover (lost ball) (Kevin Marfo steals)
16:19		Kevin Marfo turnover (Samkelo Cele steals)
16:06		Ricardo Wright misses two point layup
16:04		Victor Enoh offensive rebound
15:59	+3	Ricardo Wright makes three point jump shot	42-32
15:47		Dezi Jones misses two point jump shot
15:46		Red Foxes defensive rebound
15:46		TV timeout
15:29		Braden Bell turnover (lost ball) (Dezi Jones steals)
15:26		Dezi Jones turnover (lost ball) (Matt Herasme steals)
15:26		Ricardo Wright misses two point layup
15:26		Jordan Jones offensive rebound
15:26		Jordan Jones misses two point layup
15:26		JJ Riggins defensive rebound
15:00		Raheim Sullivan personal foul (JJ Riggins draws the foul)
15:00		JJ Riggins misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:48		Brendan McGuire personal foul (Noah Harris draws the foul)
15:00	+1	JJ Riggins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-32
14:48		Brendan McGuire personal foul (Noah Harris draws the foul)
14:36		Jordan Jones misses two point layup
14:34		Jacob Rigoni defensive rebound
14:26		Matt Balanc misses two point jump shot
14:24		Red Foxes defensive rebound
14:23		JJ Riggins personal foul (Matt Herasme draws the foul)
14:23		Official timeout
14:10		Dezi Jones blocks Raheim Sullivan's two point layup
14:08		Dezi Jones defensive rebound
14:02	+3	Jacob Rigoni makes three point jump shot (Dezi Jones assists)	46-32
13:40		Brendan McGuire shooting foul (Victor Enoh draws the foul)
13:40	+1	Victor Enoh makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-33
13:40		Victor Enoh misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:37		Red Foxes offensive rebound
13:25		Samkelo Cele misses two point jump shot
13:23		Kevin Marfo defensive rebound
13:00	+2	Dezi Jones makes two point jump shot	48-33
12:38	+2	Victor Enoh makes two point hook shot	48-35
12:20		Jao Ituka defensive rebound
12:22		Brendan McGuire misses three point jump shot
12:20		Jao Ituka defensive rebound
12:10		Jao Ituka misses two point jump shot
12:08		Luis Kortright defensive rebound
11:54		Matt Herasme personal foul (Kevin Marfo draws the foul)
11:54		TV timeout
11:44	+3	Dezi Jones makes three point jump shot (Brendan McGuire assists)	51-35
11:30		Ricardo Wright misses three point jump shot
11:28		Luis Kortright defensive rebound
11:20	+3	Matt Balanc makes three point jump shot (Dezi Jones assists)	54-35
10:57		Tymu Chenery personal foul (Ricardo Wright draws the foul)
10:53		Kevin Marfo personal foul (Jordan Jones draws the foul)
10:43		Jordan Jones misses two point layup
10:41		Dezi Jones defensive rebound
10:31		Luis Kortright misses two point layup
10:29		Tymu Chenery offensive rebound
10:18		Tymu Chenery misses three point jump shot
10:16		Raheim Sullivan defensive rebound
10:10	+2	Raheim Sullivan makes two point layup	54-37
9:49		Matt Herasme personal foul
9:46	+2	Matt Balanc makes two point jump shot (Dezi Jones assists)	56-37
9:35		Kevin Marfo personal foul (Ricardo Wright draws the foul)
9:28		Ricardo Wright misses two point jump shot
9:26		Dezi Jones defensive rebound
9:12		Victor Enoh personal foul (Matt Balanc draws the foul)
8:58		Tymu Chenery misses three point jump shot
8:56		Victor Enoh defensive rebound
8:48	+2	Raheim Sullivan makes two point jump shot	56-39
8:17		Tymu Chenery misses two point dunk
8:15		Luis Kortright offensive rebound
8:13		Bobcats turnover (shot clock violation)
7:56		JJ Riggins shooting foul (Victor Enoh draws the foul)
7:56		TV timeout
7:56		Victor Enoh misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:56		Victor Enoh misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:56		Matt Herasme offensive rebound
7:50		Jao Ituka misses three point jump shot
7:48		Braden Bell offensive rebound
7:44		Braden Bell misses two point jump shot
7:30		Matt Herasme offensive rebound
7:35		Matt Herasme misses three point jump shot
7:33		Jacob Rigoni defensive rebound
7:15		Braden Bell shooting foul (Jacob Rigoni draws the foul)
7:15	+1	Jacob Rigoni makes regular free throw 1 of 3	57-39
7:15	+1	Jacob Rigoni makes regular free throw 2 of 3	58-39
7:15	+1	Jacob Rigoni makes regular free throw 3 of 3	59-39
6:53	+2	Jordan Jones makes two point jump shot	59-41
6:42		Matt Balanc misses three point jump shot
6:40		Dezi Jones offensive rebound
6:36		Jacob Rigoni misses three point jump shot
6:34		Brendan McGuire offensive rebound
6:17		Dezi Jones misses three point jump shot
6:15		Red Foxes defensive rebound
5:58		Jordan Jones misses two point layup
5:56		Braden Bell offensive rebound
5:52		Braden Bell misses two point jump shot
5:50		Dezi Jones defensive rebound
5:35	+2	Dezi Jones makes two point layup	61-41
5:19		Braden Bell misses three point jump shot
5:17		Jacob Rigoni defensive rebound
4:56	+3	Brendan McGuire makes three point jump shot (Dezi Jones assists)	64-41
4:53		Bobcats 30 second timeout
4:43		Matt Balanc shooting foul (Ricardo Wright draws the foul)
4:43	+1	Ricardo Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-42
4:43		Ricardo Wright misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:43		Matt Herasme offensive rebound
4:36		Ricardo Wright misses three point jump shot
4:34		Kevin Marfo defensive rebound
4:11		Dezi Jones turnover (bad pass)
4:04	+2	Raheim Sullivan makes two point layup	64-44
3:45		Raheim Sullivan personal foul (Dezi Jones draws the foul)
3:45		TV timeout
3:45	+1	Dezi Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-44
3:45	+1	Dezi Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-44
3:37		Kevin Marfo shooting foul (Jordan Jones draws the foul)
3:37	+1	Jordan Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-45
3:37	+1	Jordan Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-46
3:28		Dezi Jones turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Jones steals)
3:19		Ricardo Wright misses two point layup
3:17		Bobcats defensive rebound
2:51	+3	Matt Balanc makes three point jump shot (Dezi Jones assists)	69-46
2:35		Jacob Rigoni personal foul (Jordan Jones draws the foul)
2:35		Jordan Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:35		Jordan Jones misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:35		Kevin Marfo defensive rebound
2:06	+2	Jacob Rigoni makes two point jump shot	71-46
1:55		Ricardo Wright misses three point jump shot
1:53		Jordan Jones offensive rebound
1:42	+2	Ricardo Wright makes two point layup	71-48
1:14	+3	Jacob Rigoni makes three point jump shot (Brendan McGuire assists)	74-48
1:03	+2	Ricardo Wright makes two point jump shot	74-50
0:29	+3	Dezi Jones makes three point jump shot	77-50
0:18	+2	Jordan Jones makes two point layup	77-52

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Jordan Jones makes two point layup