28-25 Jaspers; :31.5 in the 1st

• Cooley yells for a timeout to draw up a play with 31 seconds left in the half.
  
• Antoine Pearson's three-point shot goes in-and-out with :40 to go. A.J. pulls down the rebound.
  
• Herbie tries to force a shot against Patrick Bouli, but is denied twice. Evanovich grabs the board, but steps on the line. Jaspers' ball.
  
• Brandon Adams does not convert a fast-break for Manhattan, and he's called for a foul. Stags' ball with 1:25 to go in the half.
  
• Both shots are good from Crawford. 28-25 Jaspers
  
• Mike Evanovich is the culprit of a shooting foul as Darryl Crwaford got off a leaner. Two shots for Crawford.
  
• The 'Norbit' Look-a-like of the Year Award: Brandon Adams.
  
• After Pearson misses a wide-open three, Fairfield fails to capitalize and gives the ball right back on a Peanut offensive foul.
  
• Herbie Allen takes a long, NBA-range three - and he had to with the clock winding down. The shot bounces high and hits off of the top of the glass. Jaspers' ball.
  
• Pearson misses a long, NBA-range three on a questionable take. Stags' ball.
  
• The Manhattan Pep Band. Population: 10.
  

- Keith Connors