BOX SCORE

When and Where: February 11, 2020 – Manchester, N.H. (Stoutenburgh Gymnasium)
Score: Saint Anselm College 72, Southern New Hampshire University 61
Records: Saint Anselm 15-8 (11-5 NE10), SNHU 14-10 (7-9 NE10)

Senior Eamonn Joyce (Medford, Mass.) posted 17 points and 13 rebounds, but the Southern New Hampshire University men's basketball team faltered late in a 72-61 loss to crosstown-rival Saint Anselm College on Tuesday night at Stoutenburgh Gymnasium.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS

• Joyce – 17 points (6-17 FG, 2-5 3-FG, 3-4 FT), 13 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals
• Junior Michael Almonacy (Brentwood, N.Y.) – 13 points (5-17 FG, 1-8 3-FG, 2-2 FT), 9 rebounds, 3 steals
• Freshman Jacari Sanders (San Antonio, Texas) – 9 points (2-11 FG, 5-6 FT), 5 rebounds, 3 assists
• Junior Corry Long (Cincinnati, Ohio) – 6 points (3-7 FG), 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals
• Senior Shawn Montague (Yorktown Heights, N.Y.) – 6 points (3-4 FG), 2 rebounds
• Sophomore Mikey Buscetto (Waterford, Conn.) – 4 points (2-3 FG), 2 rebounds
• Sophomore Justyn Lacy (Catskill, N.Y.) – 4 points (2-5 FG), 4 rebounds

KEY MOMENTS

• Southern New Hampshire trailed, 31-23, with less than seven-and-a-half minutes to go in the opening half when it ended the stanza on a 13-0 run. It extended the stretch into the second half, holding Saint Anselm without a field goal for a total of 10:39, as it used a 15-1 barrage to take a 38-32 lead with 18:29 remaining.
• The advantage was 42-34 just under two minutes later when a 15-2 Saint Anselm run flipped it into the lead at 49-44 with 8:38 to play.
• The score was tied, 55-55, with under five-and-a-half minutes on the clock when the Hawks took the lead for good, closing the contest on a 17-6 run - led by seven from Miles Tention and five from Gustav Suhr-Jessen.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Chris Paul led Saint Anselm with a double-double of 17 points (6-18 FG, 2-2 3-FG, 3-4 FT). Tention also scored 17 points (5-13 FG, 3-9 3-FG, 4-4 FT), while grabbing seven rebounds, and Tyler Arbuckle added 15 points (6-15 FG, 1-6 3-FG, 2-3 FT).
• The Hawks outshot the Penmen, 38.1 percent (24-63) to 36.4 percent (24-66), including 39.1 percent (9-23) to 14.3 percent (3-21) from beyond the arc.
• Both teams were even from the line at 83.3 percent, with Saint Anselm (15-18) holding a plus-5 edge over SNHU (10-12).
• The Penmen captured the paint (38-28), gathered more fastbreak points (9-8) and received more scoring from their bench (10-4), while the Hawks won the glass (45-39), collected more points off turnovers (13-12) and second chance points (9-7), and featured a better assist-to-turnover ratio (13/14-8/13).

NOTES

• Southern New Hampshire loses for just the second time in seven games, while Saint Anselm extends its winning streak to five games.
• Saint Anselm, which leads the all-time series, 38-35, has now won five straight meetings.
• The Hawks sweep the regular-season series after also securing a 104-93 overtime victory at SNHU on Nov. 26.
• Joyce's double-double is his sixth of the season and the 11th of his career.
• Joyce passes Trevor Middleton (1986-90) to move into 47th place on SNHU's all-time scoring list with 1,039 points.
• The win gives Saint Anselm another point in the Queen City Cup standings, but Southern New Hampshire still leads, 12-10, in the battle for Manchester supremacy. 

WHAT'S NEXT

• The Penmen are back in action Saturday, Feb. 15 (3:30 p.m.) when they play host to Bentley University at the Stan Spirou Field House. The game will air on WGIR 610-AM.

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