Quinnipiac Guard Cameron Young Scores 55 Points in Triple-Overtime Win Over Siena

Young is the first Division I player to tally 55 points and 10 rebounds in the last 20 seasons.

Quinnipiac guard Cameron Young put up a historic effort in the Bobcats' 107-100 victory over Siena on Saturday, erupting for 55 points and 10 rebounds at the Times Union Center in Albany, N.Y.

Young is the first Division I player to tally 55 points and 10 rebounds in the last 20 seasons. He canned nine threes in the victory, and went 16-20 from the FT line. The senior scored 19 points after regulation. 

Cameron Young was red-hot today 🔥
-MAAC single-game record
-Highest total in D1 this season
-3rd highest in last 20 years

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— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) February 17, 2019

WATCH: Here's Cameron Young's three that tied it up at the end of 2OT.#BobcatNation #MAACHoops pic.twitter.com/OT4SXamhLp

— Quinnipiac Men's Basketball (@QU_MBB) February 17, 2019

Young was nearly matched by Siena guard Jalen Pickett on Saturday. The Saints' freshman scored 46 points on 14-26 from the field, adding 13 assists in the defeat. 

Quinnipiac advanced to 14–11, including a 9–5 record in the MAAC, on Saturday. The Bobcats have never reached the NCAA Tournament.