OPENING TIP
Score: Queens 96 | Eastern Kentucky 79
Records: Queens (18-12 overall, 13-4 ASUN) | Eastern Kentucky (11-19 overall, 7-10 ASUN)
Location: Baptist Health Arena (Richmond, Ky.)
 
THE SHORT STORY
Despite trailing by five at halftime, the Queens University of Charlotte men's basketball team used a dominant second-half performance, outscoring Eastern Kentucky 51-29 in the second half to storm from behind for the 17-point victory. After the Colonels shot 56-percent from the field in the first half, the Royals defense ramped up as they held EKU to a 28-percent clip, the second lowest clip in a single half by a Royals opponent this season.

BY THE NUMBERS
-Sophomore Yoav Berman led the Royals with a career-high 24 points while adding four rebounds and a game-high six assists.
-Fellow sophomore Maban Jabriel provided a huge boost off the bench, dropping 15 points on 5-of-7 shooting while adding four boards across 22 minutes of work.
-Rookie Jordan Watford turned in 12 points on a perfect 5-of-5 shooting while adding three rebounds and two dimes.
-Chris Ashby added 11 points behind a pair of triples and a 5-for-6 night at the line.
-Senior Nasir Mann packed the stat sheet with nine points, a team-high six rebounds, and two assists across 26 minutes.
-Sharpshooter Carson Schwieger logged nine points on three timely triples. The Overland Park, Kansas native added three rebounds, two assists, and two steals to his night.
-Forward Gus Larson supplied a boost off the bench, turning in 10 points and four rebounds over 12 minutes of work.
-Preseason All-ASUN standout Montavious Myrick led the Colonels with 17 points and eight rebounds.
-Queens forced 11 Eastern Kentucky turnovers and converted those miscues into 15 points.

NOTABLE MOMENTS
-Eastern Kentucky jumped on the visiting Royals with a 16-5 run to start the first four and a half minutes of play. Queens settled in as they responded with a 12-2 run to cut the deficit back down to one heading into the second media timeout. Senior Nasir Mann capped off the run, powering through the EKU defense and scoring the bucket while drawing the foul.
-Leading by seven with 5:13 remaining, EKU put together a 9-2 run over two minutes to extend their lead to the largest of the half at 14. Queens responded to finish the half on a 10-1 run to take a 50-45 deficit into the break. In the opening half, EKU connected on 21 points from deep, but the Royals matched it with 20 points from the charity stripe.
-Queens carried that late momentum from the first half into the start of the second half as the Royals jumped out on an 11-3 run, capped off by a Yoav Berman triple to force an EKU timeout as Queens jolted in front for the first time of the night. 
-Holding a four-point advantage with 11:29 to go in the game, Queens ripped off a 13-4 run to take a 13-point lead. During the run, four different Royals recorded a bucket as Berman and Watford led the charge with eight combined points.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
-Five Royals reached double figures in the same game for the 15^th time this season.
-The Colonels capitalized on 12 offensive rebounds with 17 second-chance points.
-With the victory and a Lipscomb loss, the Royals are guaranteed at least the third seed in the upcoming ASUN Tournament.

NEXT UP
Queens will hit the road to Conway, Arkansas for the regular season finale at Central Arkansas on Saturday, March 28^th. Tipoff is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on ESPN+. Fans can purchase tickets in advance here.
 
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