After another sluggish start the Beavers blasted the Bobcats in the second half.
It was a frenetic affair from the get go, which initially seemed to play into the Beavers' athletic advantage but as the game continued it became more apparent that the Bobcats were agents of chaos. Sending the house after every offensive rebound sped up the game until both teams were frothing at the mouth.
The Beavers were able to handle it initially as they were able to turn the high pace into good looks, including a couple post moves by Drew Eubanks. They kept bringing up the ball against a Quinnipiac team that was sacrificing transition defense for a chance at extra offensive possessions and after the Beavers ran out to a 19-12 lead the Bobcats were able to run the score all the way back to a 1 point game at 19-18 with 12 minutes left.