Salnave leads a balanced Monmouth attack past Quinnipiac
AP
Feb 23, 2020
WEST LONG RANCH, N.J. (AP) Ray Salnave scored 14 points to lead five Monmouth Hawks players in double figures and the Hawks beat Quinnipiac Bobcats 89-78 on Sunday.
Deion Hammond scored 12, and off the bench, Melik Martin and Louie Pillari scored 12 apiece and George Papas scored 10. The Hawks (16-11, 10-6 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) made 12 of 29 (41.4%) 3-pointers and distributed 21 assists and committed just eight turnovers.
Aaron Falzon scored 24 for Quinnipiac (12-14, 7-9), Rich Kelly scored 20 and Kevin Marfo grabbed 13 rebounds with eight coming on the offensive end.
Quinnipiac led 14-5 4-1/2 minutes in before the Hawks turned it around and use a 21-9 run and led 26-24 on Pillari's 3 with 9:34 before halftime. Monmouth kept up the offensive pressure and led 50-36 at intermission. Salnave's jumper with 14:55 left made it 63-43.
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