Men's Basketball Comes Alive in Second Half to Defeat Georgian Court, 78-74

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – Despite trailing for most of the afternoon, the University of Bridgeport's men's basketball team tallied a 78-74 win over Georgian Court on Saturday. The Senior Day triumph marks the 10^th victory for the Purple Knights this season—eight of which have come at home.

Quick Synopsis
It was a tale of two halves for the home squad as UB followed up a 31-point first 20 minutes with a 47-point eruption in the second half.

The Purple Knights ultimately took their second lead of the game—the first since 4-2—with 13:24 remaining. It was a three-pointer from freshman Jaden Palmer, just his second of the season, that gave UB the edge.

It was then back-to-back three-balls from Jayden Iturmendi that sparked the Purple Knights. His second from long range lifted UB to a 76-73 lead with less than two minutes left.

GCU ended up missing its final four shots of the game while Nick Traill knocked in a pair of clutch free throws to go up 78-74 with 14 seconds left.

Inside the Numbers
After an extremely cold first 20 minutes, the Purple Knights drilled eight of their 10 three-pointers in the second half. They also made seven of their 11 free-throw attempts.

Individually, UB had six players record at least nine points in the game, including five in double figures. Iturmendi led the way with 15 points while D'Andre Collins chipped in 13.

The Purple Knights then had three players register 10 points apiece. Traill, Sam DeSouza and Malikai Delgado all put in a 10-spot while Ryan Moore contributed nine points on a trio of three-pointers.

Moore also piloted the Purple Knights with seven rebounds while Traill produced team highs in both assists (7) and steals (4).

Another balanced stat for UB was 11 different players grabbing at least one rebound in the game.

Up Next
The Purple Knights will play at Caldwell on Wednesday night at 7 p.m.