2019-2020 MANOR COLLEGE ATHLETICS TOP GAMES/MOMENTS: MANOR MEN’S BASKETBALL CLINCHES POSTSEASON TOURNAMENT BERTH VERSUS MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (FEBRUARY 4, 2020)

2019-2020 MANOR COLLEGE ATHLETICS TOP GAMES/MOMENTS: MANOR MEN’S BASKETBALL CLINCHES POSTSEASON TOURNAMENT BERTH VERSUS  MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (FEBRUARY 4, 2020)

By Steven M. Glassman

Director of Sports Information

July 17, 2020

 

JENKINTOWN, PA—The 2019-2020 Manor College Athletics season was filled with memorable games and moments.  Manor Athletics will chronologically look back at those top games and moments from this past school year.  Today's feature is about the Men's Basketball's 85-79 home win versus Mercer County Community College which clinched a NJCAA Region XIX Division II Postseason Tournament berth on February 4, 2020.

 

Notes: The Blue Jays surpassed its 2018-2019 overall win total.  Manor's victory snapped a four-game overall losing streak.  The win also a broke a three-game home losing streak. 

They improved its won-loss record leading at halftime to 6-1.  This was the second time this season Manor had a double-digit halftime lead (44-34).  They also surpassed its 2018-2019 win total leading at halftime.  The Blue Jays also improved its home won-loss record versus Region XIX Division II teams to 5-1.  The win clinched a 0.500 or better home won-loss record for the sixth time in eight seasons.

Manor set team-single game bests in free throws made (28) and attempts (35).  This was the third time this season the Blue Jays shot more than 50.0 percent overall from the field in a game (50.7).  Defensively, at the time, Manor's 14 steals were a team single-game high.  Also at the time, this was the ninth the Blue Jays compiled double-digit steals in a game this season.

 

The game recap can be found at this link.

The box score can be found at this link.

 

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