BOX SCORE | RAPID REACTION WITH HEAD COACH JACK PERRI

When and Where: January 22, 2020 – Manchester, N.H. (Stan Spirou Field House)
Score: Southern New Hampshire University 88, American International College 81
Records: SNHU 10-8 (3-7 NE10), AIC 6-13 (3-7 NE10)

Senior Eamonn Joyce (Medford, Mass.) posted career highs in points and rebounds to lead the Southern New Hampshire University men's basketball team past American International College, 88-81, Wednesday night at the Stan Spirou Field House.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS

• Joyce – career-high 34 points (8-17 FG, 5-8 3-FG, 13-18 FT), career-high 16 rebounds, 2 blocks
• Junior Michael Almonacy (Brentwood, N.Y.) – 19 points (5-11 FG, 2-6 3-FG, 7-9 FT), 2 rebounds, 2 assists
• Junior Corry Long (Cincinnati, Ohio) – 12 points (4-6 FG, 1-3 3-FG, 3-4 FT), 4 rebounds, 2 assists
• Senior Ryogo Sumino (Kanagawa, Japan) – 9 points (4-7 FG, 1-3 FT), 7 rebounds, 2 assists
• Freshman Jacari Sanders (San Antonio, Texas) – 9 points (1-5 FG, 1-1 3-FG, 6-7 FT), 3 steals, 2 assists
• Sophomore Mikey Buscetto (Waterford, Conn.) – 5 points (2-4 FG, 1-1 FT), 3 rebounds, 3 assists 

KEY MOMENTS

• Southern New Hampshire trailed, 60-58, with less than nine minutes to play, when a three-point play from Buscetto sparked a 15-4 blitz - with seven points from Joyce and five from Long - that gave the Penmen their largest lead of the night at 73-64 with just under five minutes to go.
• AIC would get to within a pair with less than three minutes remaining, but a 6-0 burst put the game out of reach, as SNHU went 11-for-12 at the stripe down the stretch to seal it.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Branislav Terzic led AIC with 22 points (6-10 FG, 2-4 3-FG, 8-8 FT).
• The Penmen outshot the Yellow Jackets, 46.2 percent (24-52) to 44.3 percent (27-61), including 39.1 percent (9-23) to 38.1 percent (8-21) from beyond the arc.
• SNHU also feasted at the line, going plus-12, despite AIC shooting it better, 95 percent (19-20) to 73.8 percent (31-42).
• The Penmen collected more points off turnovers (17-11) and on the fast break (18-13), in addition to featuring a better assist-to-turnover ratio (13/11-9/14), while the Yellow Jackets won the glass (36-34) and the paint (30-24), and received more scoring from their bench (24-5).

NOTES

• Southern New Hampshire snaps a four-game losing skid, while the Yellow Jackets lost for the 10th time in their last 12 contests.
• SNHU, which leads the all-time series, 28-19, has won four of the last six meetings against the Yellow Jackets, but snaps a two-game losing streak with the win. 
• The 34 points for Joyce were the most by a Penmen since Nov. 25 of last season when Daquaise Andrews erupted for 37 in a 99-91 win over Post University.
• Joyce reaches the 20-point plateau for the seventh time this season and the 17th time in his career.
• Joyce's double-double is his fourth of the season and the ninth of his career.

WHAT'S NEXT

• The Penmen are back in action Saturday, Jan. 25 (1:30 p.m.) when they take on the College of Saint Rose.
• The next home game for SNHU is Tuesday, Jan. 28 (7:30 p.m.) when it plays host to the University of New Haven at the Stan Spirou Field House.

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