Chris Clancy
91
Winner Gannon GAN 7-0
81
D'Youville DYO 1-7
Winner
Gannon GAN
7-0
91
Final
81
D'Youville DYO
1-7
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Gannon GAN 49 42 91
D'Youville DYO 31 50 81

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Myles Johnson, Assistant Director of Athletics Media Relations

No. 21 Gannon Outlasts D’Youville on the Road, 91-81

Four Knights Hit Double Figures in Scoring

THE RUNDOWN
  • Final Score: No. 21 Gannon 91, D'Youville 81
  • Records: Gannon (7-0), D'Youville (1-7)
  • Location: College Center Gym | Buffalo, N.Y.  
  • The Short Story: Chris Clancy (Staten Island, N.Y./St. Peter's Boys) connected on two clutch three pointers with under three minutes to play to help No. 21 Gannon hold off D'Youville, 91-81, on Tuesday night at College Center Gym.  
GAMEDAY MEDIA CENTER HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Gannon got things going from behind the arc early connecting on three triples to open up an 8-2 edge following a Braden Olsen (West Linn, Ore./West Linn) three pointer. The Knights continued to ride the fast start pushing their lead to double digits after Olsen found Robertas Jonaitis (Pakruojis, Lithuania/Greater Beckley Christian School) for a dunk, 17-6, at the 14:21 mark. Gannon then built its largest lead of the half, 31-9, after five straight points from Alfonso Pickens Jr. (Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep)
  • The two teams then settled in as D'Youville slowly pulled its way back into the game cutting the deficit to 13, 37-24, after a Garrian Wade jumper with 4:00 to play in the half. Gannon took a 49-31 edge into the locker room at the break. Olsen paced the Knights with 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting from the field, while Ike Herster (Sharon, Pa./Kennedy Catholic) chipped in nine points of his own.
  • Herster opened the second half with six straight points for the Knights to increase the advantage to 20, 55-35, by the 16:56 mark. Over the next few minutes, the Saints slowly cut the deficit to 14, 63-49, following a Noah Denz layup. Jonaitis answered for Gannon once again with another dunk to make the score 65-49 by the 10:39 mark.
  • The Saints didn't go away chipping the edge down to single digits after taking advantage of free throws, 77-72, with 4:05 remaining. Clancy responded for Gannon with two clutch three pointers to push the edge back into double digits, 85-72, with 1:44 on the clock. D'Youville made one final surge pulling within eight, 89-81, after Latrell Buttler hit a three pointer with 19 seconds to play. However, Clancy came up big one more time for the Knights draining two free throws to seal the 91-81 road win.
GAME NOTES
  • With the win, Gannon improves to 3-0 on the road and 7-0 overall.
  • The Knights scored 90 or more points for the second time this season.
  • Gannon shot 45.5 percent from the field (30-66) and 39.3 percent from three (11-28). The Knights also shot 74.1 percent from the free throw line (20-27).
  • Gannon matched a season-high 48 rebounds.
  • The bench contributed 35 points.
  • Gannon netted 36 points in the paint.
  • Four Knights reached double figures in scoring for the first time this season.
  • Clancy paced Gannon with a team-high 18 points and a career-best seven rebounds. He also added in three assists and one steal.
  • Herster netted 16 points to go along with four rebounds, four assists and one steal.
  • Olsen tallied 12 points with three assists and two rebounds.
  • Dodds contributed 10 points with six rebounds, one assist and one steal.
  • Pickens came off the bench and netted a season-best nine points with a game-high five assists. He shot 4-of-4 from the free throw line and added two rebounds and a steal to his stat line.
  • Cyril Ogbuagu (Lagos, Nigeria/Riverdale Baptist (Md.)) just missed a double-double with nine points and nine rebounds.
UP NEXT
  • The two teams will wrap up the two-game series on Thursday at Hammermill Center. Tip-off is set for 6:00 p.m.
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