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Mount St. Mary's Defeats Manhattan 74-69 - Recap
Jalen Benjamin scored 21 points leading Mount St. Mary's to a 74-69 victory over Manhattan at Draddy Gymnasium on Saturday.
Mount St. Mary's won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the +2.0-point spread as underdogs.
Mount St. Mary's got 16 points from Dakota Leffew and another 12 points from Jedy Cordilia. Deandre Thomas contributed 3 assists, while Malik Jefferson cleaned the glass with 11 rebounds.
Manhattan got a 17-point performance from Ant Nelson, who was supported by 15 points from Nick Brennen. Ant Nelson had 7 assists in a losing cause for Manhattan, while Josh Roberts grabbed 10 rebounds.
First-half bettors who backed Mount St. Mary's were victorious, as the score was 42-31 at the break.
Mount St. Mary's had a 36-24 advantage in the rebounding department as they won the battle in the paint.