Zay Jackson
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Senior Zay Jackson moved into Gannon's all-time top 50 in scoring with 791 career points.
70
Gannon University GAN-M 14-7, 10-5 PSAC
74
Winner Seton Hill SHU-M 8-13, 5-11 PSAC
Gannon University GAN-M
14-7, 10-5 PSAC
70
Final
74
Seton Hill SHU-M
8-13, 5-11 PSAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Gannon University GAN-M 37 33 70
Seton Hill SHU-M 34 40 74

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

Jackson Moves Into Gannon Men's Basketball All-Time Top 50 in Scoring During Setback at Seton Hill

THE RUNDOWN
  • Score: at Seton Hill 74, Gannon 70
  • Records: Gannon (14-7, 10-5 PSAC), Seton Hill (8-13, 5-11 PSAC)
  • Location: Greensburg, Pa. - McKenna Center
  • The Short Story: The Seton Hill men's basketball team rallied from a 10-point second-half deficit by hitting 6-of-9 three-point attempts in the final 20 minutes to defeat Gannon 74-70 Wednesday night at the McKenna Center. Senior Zay Jackson (Queens, N.Y./Westside) netted a season-high 26 points to move into Gannon's all-time top 50 in scoring.

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HOW IT HAPPENED
  • After four lead changes during the opening six minutes, Gannon produced eight consecutive points to convert a three-point deficit into a 13-8 advantage with 13:55 left in the first half. Junior Evan Phoenix (Baltimore, Md./Calvert Hall) scored four of the eight points.
  • The Golden Knights held a lead between one and five points for the majority of the final 14 minutes until the home team generated its first run.
  • Trailing 30-27, Seton Hill took a 31-30 lead with a lay-up and jumper by Nathan Davis.
  • It was the first of four lead changes during the final three minutes and 25 seconds.
  • Seton Hill held a 34-32 advantage, but freshman Cyril Ogbuagu (Lagos, Nigeria/Riverdale Baptist (Md.)) tied the game on a lay-up followed by a three-pointer by Jackson that sent the Golden Knights into the break with a 37-34 lead.
  • Gannon slowly extended its lead during the opening seven minutes of the second half, grabbing a double-digit advantage at 53-43 on Jackson's three-pointer at the 13:51 mark.
  • A 7-0 Seton Hill run moments later brought the home squad within 55-52.
  • Gannon appeared to regain control with back-to-back fast break lay-ups by senior Jair Green (Williamstown, N.J./Paul VI) and redshirt sophomore Frank Webb Jr. (Baltimore, Md./Our Lady of Mount Carmel)
  • The Golden Knights still maintained a 68-64 edge, before the Griffins scored 10 of the game's last 12 points during the final four minutes.
  • Seton Hill switched a four-point deficit into a 70-68 lead with consecutive triples.
  • A Jackson bank-shot brought Gannon even with 56 seconds remaining, but Davis' lay-up 11 seconds later gave the Griffins the lead back.
  • The Golden Knights followed with three consecutive missed shots, before a pair of free throws by Casson Spencer with six seconds left iced the victory.

GAME NOTES
  • Jackson led the Gannon scoring attack for the 11th time this season with a season-high 26 points and five rebounds. He tied his career-high in field goals (10) and set a season-high in three-point field goals (6).
  • Phoenix recorded his third consecutive double-double, ninth of the season and 17th of his two-year Golden Knight career with 16 points and 14 rebounds. He also tied a career-high with four assists.
  • Gannon shot 43.3 percent (29-67) from the field, 35.3 percent (6-17) from three-point range and 100 percent (6-6) from the free throw line. 
  • Trevor Blondin topped four double-digit scorers for Seton Hill with 23 points.
  • Casson produced a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds.
  • Davis and Trevor Lecuona chipped in 18 and 11 points, respectively.
  • Seton Hill shot 53.1 percent (26-49) from the floor, 52.6 percent (10-19) from behind the arc and 60 percent (12-20) from the charity stripe.
  • Gannon generated sizeable advantages in points off turnovers (21-8), points in the paint (44-26) and second-chance points (15-6).

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
  • Jackson moved past six former Golden Knights and into Gannon's all-time top 50 with 791 points despite playing only two seasons at Gannon.
  • Gannon fell to 1-4 all-time at McKenna Center, dropping its third consecutive game on Seton Hill's home floor.
  • The Golden Knights out-rebounded their opponent for the 19th time in 21 games.
  • Gannon out-rebounded its opponent by double digits for the 10th time this season.
  • The Golden Knights lost for only the second time in 13 games when leading at halftime and only the second time in 13 contests when reaching the 70-point plateau.
  • Gannon finished January with an 8-2 record, giving the program a 16-3 record during January the last two years.
  • The Golden Knights shot single-digit free throws in consecutive games for the first time since shooting nine against both Shippensburg on December 10, 2011 and Malone on December 29, 2011.
  • Gannon reached double digits in offensive rebounds for the ninth straight game.
  • Seton Hill's 53.1 shooting percentage and 52.6 three-point shooting percentage were the best by a Gannon opponent since Clarion hit 55.1 percent of its overall shots and 56.3 percent of its long-range attempts at the Hammermill Center on January 14, 2017. The Golden Knights won that contest 110-104 in overtime.

UP NEXT
  • Gannon concludes a two-game road swing Saturday, February 3 at PSAC Western Division leader Indiana (Pa.).
  • Game time is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
  • Saturday's contest will be the first between Gannon and IUP this season after a December 30th game at the Hammermill Center was postponed due to travel conditions and inclement weather. That match-up was rescheduled for Monday, February 12.
  • Indiana (Pa.) has swept the last two season series to assume a 24-21 lead in the all-time series.
  • The all-time series has been one of streaks. IUP won five straight from 1993-95, before Gannon captured six consecutive games from 2001-09. The Crimson Hawks followed with eight straight wins from 2009-13 followed by three Golden Knight victories.
  • Gannon has dropped three consecutive games at IUP's Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex.
  • The Golden Knights are 7-15 all-time on the Crimson Hawks' home floor.
  • The Gannon-IUP contest can be heard live on Jet Radio 1400 and via the 90.5 WERG online stream at www.wergfm.com.
  • The contest can be seen live on the Pennsylvania Cable Network (PCN) carried by Time Warner Cable in Erie County on channel 22.
  • Other outlets to follow the game include a live video broadcast (https://portal.stretchinternet.com/iup) and live gameday statistics (http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=183441).
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Players Mentioned

Jair Green

#21 Jair Green

G
6' 4"
Senior
Interdisciplinary Studies
Zay Jackson

#3 Zay Jackson

G
6' 0"
Senior
Criminal Justice
Evan Phoenix

#2 Evan Phoenix

F
6' 9"
Junior
Marketing
Cyril Ogbuagu

#15 Cyril Ogbuagu

F
6' 6"
Freshman
Business
Frank Webb Jr.

#1 Frank Webb Jr.

G
6' 2"
Redshirt Sophomore
Criminal Justice

Players Mentioned

Jair Green

#21 Jair Green

6' 4"
Senior
Interdisciplinary Studies
G
Zay Jackson

#3 Zay Jackson

6' 0"
Senior
Criminal Justice
G
Evan Phoenix

#2 Evan Phoenix

6' 9"
Junior
Marketing
F
Cyril Ogbuagu

#15 Cyril Ogbuagu

6' 6"
Freshman
Business
F
Frank Webb Jr.

#1 Frank Webb Jr.

6' 2"
Redshirt Sophomore
Criminal Justice
G