BOX SCORE

When and Where: December 5, 2015 – Waltham, Mass. (Dana Center)
Score: Bentley University 93 Southern New Hampshire University 77
Records: Bentley 6-2 (4-0 Northeast-10), SNHU 4-4 (1-3 Northeast-10)

Senior Rodney Sanders (Marshfield, Mass.) poured in a career- and game-high 33 points, but the Southern New Hampshire University men's basketball team fell to Northeast-10 unbeaten, Bentley University, 93-77, Saturday afternoon at the Dana Center.

Sanders went 14-for-23 from the field, including 3-for-10 from downtown, and 2-for-2 at the line. Freshman Daquaise Andrews (Queens, N.Y.) was also in double figures with 12 points (4-11 FG, 2-4 3-FG, 2-2 FT).

Tyler McFarland led Bentley with 26 points, while Keegan Hyland and Alex Furness scored 21 and 20 points, respectively.

The Falcons began the game with a 24-5 swing out of the gate that spanned the first half of the opening stanza – with 13 points coming from McFarland and nine from Hyland. Southern New Hampshire would not get closer than 14 the rest of the stanza as the Falcons brought a 50-33 advantage into the locker room.

Sanders scored eight of SNHU's first 10 points of the second half, with his layup at the 16:16 mark slicing the deficit to 57-43, but an 11-2 counter-run – highlighted by a pair of Furness treys – stretched the Bentley lead to 68-45 with 13:34 to play.

The Penmen answered with an 8-2 spurt, but Bentley responded again with seven straight points to expand the gap to 25 at 77-52 midway through the half. SNHU hit back with a 13-4 stretch that featured the final six coming from Andrews and trimmed the deficit to 88-72 and brought the margin to its final resting place at the 2:07 mark.

Junior Chris Walters (Stamford, Conn.) posted eight points (1-3 FG, 6-7 FT), 10 rebounds, six assists and two steals. Classmate Devin Gilligan (Amherst, N.H.) also added eight points (4-8 FG) to go along with three rebounds. Fellow junior Adrian Oliveira (Pawtucket, R.I.) chipped in seven points (3-7 FG, 1-2 3-FG) and four helpers.

Notes:
- Bentley outshot Southern New Hampshire, 62.5 percent (35-56) to 51.7 percent (30-58), including 60 percent (9-15) to 33.3 percent (7-21) from beyond the arc.
-Bentley won both the glass (31-22) and the paint (46-36), while featuring a slightly better assist-to-turnover ratio (14/9-15/10).
-Sanders' 33 erases his previous career best of 32 at Bridgeport on Nov. 14 in the season opener this year.
-Walters' seven-game double-digit scoring streak to begin the year was snapped. It was his fourth straight 10-rebound game and fifth in the last six contests.

Up Next:
The Penmen are back in action Wednesday, Dec. 9 (7:30 p.m.) when they play host to Merrimack College on Ugly Sweater Night at the Fieldhouse. Tickets can be purchased HERE or at the box office on the day of the game.

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