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Senior Jair Green scored 13 second-half points, including five straight that gave Gannon a 66-60 lead and sealed the win.
71
Winner Gannon GAN-M 5-5, 2-3 PSAC
64
East Stroudsburg ESU-M 7-1, 4-1 PSAC
Winner
Gannon GAN-M
5-5, 2-3 PSAC
71
Final
64
East Stroudsburg ESU-M
7-1, 4-1 PSAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Gannon GAN-M 30 41 71
East Stroudsburg ESU-M 31 33 64

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Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Dan Teliski, Assistant Director of Athletics for Media Relations

Gannon Men's Basketball Team Knocks East Stroudsburg From Undefeated Ranks; Holds Nation's Second-Highest Scoring Team 41.9 Points Below Average

THE RUNDOWN
  • Score: Gannon 71, at East Stroudsburg 64
  • Records: Gannon (5-5, 2-3 PSAC), East Stroudsburg (7-1, 4-1 PSAC)
  • Location: East Stroudsburg, Pa. - Koehler Fieldhouse
  • The Short Story: The Gannon men's basketball team ended a tough four-game road swing by holding the nation's second-highest scoring team 41.9 points below its average and knocked East Stroudsburg from the undefeated ranks with a 71-64 victory Saturday afternoon at the Koehler Fieldhouse. The Warriors lost at home for the first time this season and only the 12th time during the last six campaigns.

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HOW IT HAPPENED
  • East Stroudsburg was the first team to put a surge together, using a three-pointer and lay-up to assume a 12-6 lead 6:33 into the contest.
  • An 8-0 blitz by Gannon midway through the first half turned a six-point deficit into a 16-14 advantage with 7:40 showing on the clock. The Golden Knights held the Warriors scoreless for three minutes and 50 seconds during the run.
  • Junior Daryl Porter (Southfield, Mich./Walled Lake Western) ignited the stretch with a three-pointer and added a free throw 22 seconds later. Seniors Zay Jackson (Queens, N.Y./Westside) and Jair Green (Williamstown, N.J./Paul VI) followed with baskets to give the Golden Knights a lead.
  • East Stroudsburg responded minutes later with an 8-0 run of its own. A lay-up sandwiched between a pair of three-pointers changed an 18-17 deficit into a 25-18 lead with 5:02 remaining in the first half.
  • The back-and-forth affair continued with Gannon countering and producing another 8-0 run. Senior Damon Miraud (Elizabeth, N.J./Elizabeth) tallied the first four points, before junior Evan Phoenix (Baltimore, Md./Calvert Hall) converted back-to-back lay-ups to give the Golden Knights a 28-27 edge at the 2:09 mark.
  • East Stroudsburg eventually went to the intermission with a 31-30 lead.
  • The second half turned into a war with neither team able to generate a lead larger than four points until the final two minutes.
  • The opening 16 minutes of the second half featured 11 lead changes and six ties.
  • East Stroudsburg grabbed its final lead of the afternoon at 60-59 after Marc Rodriguez sank three free throws with 4:41 to play.
  • Phoenix converted a lay-up during Gannon's next possession, giving the Golden Knights a 61-60 advantage at the 4:33 mark. It was a lead the visitors would never relinquished.
  • While holding East Stroudsburg scoreless for 3:51 and without a field goal for 6:59, Gannon extended its lead to 66-60 with five straight points from Green who had a lay-up and three-pointer.
  • The Golden Knights then sealed the 71-64 victory with a 5-of-6 chart from the free throw line during the final 24 seconds.

GAME NOTES
  • Saturday's contest ended a four-game road swing for Gannon that included trips to four different cities, 2,254 miles traveled and nearly 40 hours on the bus.
  • Green led all scorers on both sides for the second consecutive game with 17 points in 23 minutes, hitting 8-of-11 shots. Thirteen of those points came during the second half.
  • Phoenix recorded his third double-double of the season and 10th of his two-year Gannon career with 16 points, 10 rebounds and career-high four assists.
  • Miraud added 11 points and seven rebounds.
  • Gannon shot 49.1 percent (26-53) from the field, 37.5 percent (3-8) from three-point range and 80 percent (16-20) from the free throw line. 
  • Kobi Nwandu and Montrel Morgan topped East Stroudsburg with 12 points each.
  • Steve Harris narrowly missed a double-double with 10 points and nine rebounds.
  • East Stroudsburg shot 42 percent (21-50) from the floor, 21.1 percent (4-19) from behind the arc and 72 percent (18-25) from the charity stripe.
  • Gannon out-rebounded East Stroudsburg 37-25, leading to a 14-7 edge in second-chance points.
  • The game featured 19 lead changes and 10 ties.
  • Gannon received 49 minutes from five players off the bench, including four that played double-digit minutes.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
  • Gannon posted its first victory at East Stroudsburg's Koehler Fieldhouse in five attempts.
  • The Golden Knights won for the second time this season when trailing at halftime.
  • East Stroudsburg entered the game as the nation's second-highest scoring team at 105.9 points per game, but was held 41.9 points below its average.
  • Gannon knocked ESU from the undefeated ranks after entering the game 7-0 overall, 4-0 in the PSAC and 4-0 at home. The Warriors were 65-11 at home during the last six seasons, including a 15-2 mark over the last two campaigns.
  • The Golden Knights held the Warriors to season-lows in points, field goals, field goal attempts, field goal percentage, three-point field goals, three-point field goals attempts, defensive rebounds (15), total rebounds (25), assists (10) and rebounding margin (-12). ESU also had a season-high 21 turnovers.
  • East Stroudsburg was tabbed fifth in the latest Division II Sports Information Directors of America (D2SIDA) Atlantic Region Media Poll.
  • Gannon hit three triples or less for the sixth consecutive game.
  • The Golden Knights out-rebounded their opponent for the ninth time in 10 games.
  • Gannon's five blocks were its most since an 82-76 victory against Mercyhurst at the Hammermill Center on February 25.
  • The Golden Knights out-rebounded their opponent by double digits for the third time this season.

UP NEXT
  • Gannon takes 10 days off for final exams, before returning home to face Notre Dame (Ohio) at the Hammermill Center on Tuesday, December 19.
  • The final non-conference game of the season is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
  • It will represent Gannon's first home game in 24 days.
  • The Golden Knights posted an 81-66 victory against the Falcons during the only meeting between the two programs in the 2012 Porreco Cup semifinals.
  • The Gannon-Notre Dame (Ohio) contest can be heard live on Jet Radio 1400 and via the 90.5 WERG online stream at www.wergfm.com.
  • Outlets to follow the action include a live video broadcast (https://portal.stretchinternet.com/gannon) and live gameday statistics (http://www.sidearmstats.com/gannon/mbball).
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Players Mentioned

Jair Green

#21 Jair Green

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6' 4"
Senior
Interdisciplinary Studies
Zay Jackson

#3 Zay Jackson

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6' 0"
Senior
Criminal Justice
Damon Miraud

#23 Damon Miraud

G/F
6' 5"
Senior
Criminal Justice
Evan Phoenix

#2 Evan Phoenix

F
6' 9"
Junior
Marketing
Daryl Porter

#0 Daryl Porter

G
6' 1"
Junior
Business Administration

Players Mentioned

Jair Green

#21 Jair Green

6' 4"
Senior
Interdisciplinary Studies
G
Zay Jackson

#3 Zay Jackson

6' 0"
Senior
Criminal Justice
G
Damon Miraud

#23 Damon Miraud

6' 5"
Senior
Criminal Justice
G/F
Evan Phoenix

#2 Evan Phoenix

6' 9"
Junior
Marketing
F
Daryl Porter

#0 Daryl Porter

6' 1"
Junior
Business Administration
G