Manhattans prays for win to make big comeback

Manhattans prays for win to make big comeback

The Manhattan Jaspers men?s basketball team battled back to the top by knocking off St. Peters.The first-place seed slipped out of Manhattan?s hands after a devastating loss to Niagara last weekend. The Jaspers came out swinging in Wednesday?s game against last-place St. Peters in hopes of at least snagging a three-way tie at the top. The teams were neck and neck for the majority of the game, but the Jaspers grabbed a 5-point lead at the half and never looked back.Manhattan clinched the win with a final score of 58 to 51 and regained their first-place seat.