When and Where: January 29, 2022 – Pleasantville, N.Y. (Goldstein Athletics Center)
Score: Southern New Hampshire University 101, Pace University 81
Records: SNHU 9-6 (5-5 NE10), Pace 11-8 (7-5 NE10)
Sophomore Matt Becht (Vienna, Va.) went off for a career-high 35 points to help lead a short-handed SNHU Men's Basketball team to a 101-81 win at Pace University on Saturday.  Senior Corry Long (Cincinnati, Ohio) added a career-best 25 points in the victory.
STANDOUT PERFORMERS

• Becht- 35 points (8-14 FG, 7-12 3-PT, 12-12 FT), 10 rebounds
• Long- 25 points (9-18 FG, 2-4 3-PT, 5-7 FT), 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals
• Freshman Arie Breakfield (Gonic, N.H.) - 12 points (4-6 FG, 1-2 3-PT, 3-4 FT), 6 rebounds, 2 assists

KEY MOMENTS

• The Penmen fell behind 23-13 with just under 12 minutes to play in the first half before going on a 19-5 run, capped by the third of four first-half three pointers from Becht.
• SNHU led 42-37 at halftime - and added 59 second-half points on 15-of-26 shooting (57.7%).  
• Breakfield's driving lay-up with 10:16 to play gave the Penmen a ten-point lead for the first time.  He scored all 12 of his points in the second-half.
• Becht made all 10 of his second-half free throws over the final 7:34 as SNHU maintained a comfortable lead.  He hit consecutive threes in the final 1:16 to get the Penmen to the century mark.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Becht recorded his second consecutive double-double for the Penmen.
• Long scored 15 of his 25 points in the second half.  
• Junior Jackson Jordan (Potomac, Md.) followed up his career-best last Saturday with seven points, pulling down four rebounds.
• Freshman Brenden Choate (Nashua, N.H.) tallied a career-high six points, pulling down five rebounds.  He played a season-high 21 minutes.
• With junior Ryan Layman (Wrentham, Mass.) in foul trouble - he fouled out with 5:48 to play - freshman Derrick Grant (Plainfield, N.J.) played the rest of the game and matched his career-high with eight points while adding three blocked shots.
• Both teams hit 27 field goals - SNHU was 27-for-53 (50.9%).  The Penmen hit 34-of-40 free throws (85.0%) to 17-for-22 for Pace (77.3%).
• SNHU had a 38-29 advantage in rebounds.                             

NOTES

• SNHU leads the all-time series with Pace 20-12.
• SNHU has won three consecutive conference games to improve to 5-5 in the conference.  
• The Penmen scored 100 points in a game for the first time under Head Coach Jack Perri, and for the first time since a 107-69 won over Concordia on 12/30/16.  

WHAT'S NEXT

• The Penmen will host Southern Connecticut State (7:30 p.m.) on Monday, 1/31.  It will be part of a Northeast-10 doubleheader with the SNHU women at the Stan Spirou Field House.
• Fans attending will be required to wear a face mask, regardless of vaccination status.  The concession stand will be closed.

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