Drame lifts St. Peter's over Quinnipiac 69-59
HAMDEN, Conn. -- — Fousseyni Drame had 13 points and 13 rebounds to lift St. Peter's to a 69-59 win over Quinnipiac on Friday night.
The game marked the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference opener for both teams.
KC Ndefo had 16 points, seven rebounds and seven assists for St. Peter's (2-3, 1-0 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference). Daryl Banks III added 15 points. Doug Edert had 13 points.
Matt Balanc had 20 points and seven rebounds for the Bobcats (3-4, 0-1). Kevin Marfo added 13 points and 20 rebounds. Savion Lewis had 12 points.
Tyrese Williams, whose 13.0 points per game entering the contest ranked second on the Bobcats, shot only 20% for the game (1 of 5).
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2021-22 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Iona | 17-3 | - | 25-8 |
Saint Peter's | 14-6 | 3 | 22-12 |
Siena | 12-8 | 5 | 15-14 |
Monmouth | 11-9 | 6 | 21-13 |
Marist | 9-11 | 8 | 14-16 |
Niagara | 9-11 | 8 | 14-16 |
Manhattan | 8-12 | 9 | 15-15 |
Fairfield | 8-12 | 9 | 15-18 |
Rider | 8-12 | 9 | 14-19 |
Quinnipiac | 7-13 | 10 | 14-17 |
Canisius | 7-13 | 10 | 11-21 |