When and Where: November 17, 2021 – Manchester, N.H. (Stan Spirou Field House)
Score: Southern New Hampshire University 89, Assumption University 85
Records: SNHU 3-0 (1-0 NE10), AU 2-1 (0-1 NE10)

STANDOUT PERFORMERS

• Becht – 25 points (7-10 FG, 6-9 3-FG, 5-5 FT), 2 rebounds
• Senior Corry Long (Cincinnati, Ohio) – 16 points (7-12 FG, 1-3 3-FG, 1-2 FT), 3 rebounds, 2 assists
• Freshman Aaron Gray (Providence, R.I.) – 15 points (5-15 FG, 1-5 3-FG, 4-6 FT), 6 rebounds, 2 steals
• Sophomore Jacari Sanders (San Antonio, Texas) – 12 points (4-15 FG, 4-6 FT, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals, 1 block
• Junior Ryan Layman (Wrentham, Mass.) – 7 points (2-3 FG, 3-4 FT), 7 rebounds, 2 blocks

KEY MOMENTS

• In a game that featured 19 lead changes and eight ties, neither team led by more than six in the opening half. Assumption held a 33-28 lead with just over three minutes to go in the first half when Southern New Hampshire closed the period on a 9-2 run that saw four different scorers. The final four points came from Gray, as the Penmen took a 37-35 lead into the break.
• SNHU held on to a one-point lead with under five minutes on the clock when a 12-5 stretch – with four points from Long and three each from Becht and Layman – gave the Penmen their largest lead of the night at 81-73 with 1:55 to go. Assumption countered by scoring 12 of the next 18 to slash its deficit to 87-85, but Sanders drilled a pair of free throws with less than three seconds remaining to ice the game.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Freshman Ethan Okwuosa (No. Haven, Conn.) produced an efficient 11 minutes off the bench, scoring nine points on 4 of 5 shooting, including 1 of 2 from deep.
• Freshman Jordan Brathwaite (Silver Spring, Md.) chipped in two points (1-1 FG), four boards and a pair of blocks in 14 minutes.
• SNHU outshot Assumption, 47.7 percent (31-65) to 44.4 percent (32-72), including 41.7 percent (10-24) to 31 percent (9-29) from beyond the arc.
• The Penmen were plus-5 at the line, despite being narrowly outshot, 75 percent (12-16) to 73.9 percent (17-23).
• SNHU submitted a better assist-to-turnover ratio (14/11-13/13), dominated the fast break (14-3) and held a slight edge in points off mistakes (13-11), while the Greyhounds captured the glass (42-34), won the paint (42-28), scored more second chance points (23-14) and received more scoring from their bench (20-14).

NOTES

• Southern New Hampshire is 3-0 for the fifth straight season.
• SNHU leads the all-time series with Assumption, 35-15, and has won 13 of the last 15 meetings, including two-in-a-row.
• Becht leads the league in 3-pointers made (13), while his 50 percent shooting clip from long range is the highest of anyone in the conference with at least 22 attempts.

WHAT'S NEXT

• The Penmen return to action Saturday, Nov. 20 (3:30 p.m.) when they play host to Post University at the Field House.

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