When and Where: November 27, 2022 – Manchester, N.H. (Stan Spirou Field House)
Score: Dominican (N.Y.) University 78, Southern New Hampshire University 75
Records: SNHU 3-3, DU 6-1
Sophomore
Evan Guillory (Springfield, Mo.) dropped a career-high 22 points, but the Southern New Hampshire University men's basketball team suffered a 78-75 loss to Dominican (N.Y.) University on Sunday afternoon at the Stan Spirou Field House.
STANDOUT PERFORMERS
- Guillory – career-high 22 points (8-13 FG, 6-6 FT), 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals
- Junior Matt Becht (Vienna, Va.) – 14 points (4-8 FG, 3-5 3-FG, 3-3 FT), 4 rebounds
- Sophomore Ethan Okwuosa (No. Haven, Conn.) – 12 points (5-11 FG, 1-1 3-FG, 1-1 FT), 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals
- Sophomore Derrick Grant (Plainfield, N.J.) – 10 points (4-9 FG, 2-3 FT), 3 rebounds
KEY MOMENTS
- Southern New Hampshire held a one-point lead less than five minutes in when Dominican buried three straight 3-pointers to grab its largest lead of the contest at 16-8 with 13:51 remaining in the opening half. A 7-0 counter-run from SNHU – capped by a Guillory dunk – tied the game at 18-all with 10:28 left. Another 7-0 blitz later on gave the Penmen their largest lead of the day at 37-31 with 2:03 on the clock. They would cling to a 37-35 edge at the break.
- SNHU held a five-point lead just under five minutes into the second half before Dominican ripped off 11 straight to leapfrog in front, 50-44, with 12:54 to play. The Penmen would chip away at the deficit and eventually take a 61-60 lead on a thunderous put-back dunk from Guillory with 8:16 on the clock.
- The teams swapped the lead four times, with Southern New Hampshire on top, 73-72, with 48 seconds left when Dominican took the lead with a pair of free throws. After a Penmen miss, the Chargers converted a layup to extend the lead to 76-73 with 24 ticks left. SNHU then turned it over on back-to-back possessions, with Dominican going 2-for-4 from the line to give the Penmen hope, but a late layup made it a one-possession game and the clock would run out.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Graduate student Ryan Layman (Wrentham, Mass.) posted seven points (3-7 FG, 1-3 FT), three rebounds and a pair of steals.
- Junior Noah Kamba (Lynn, Mass.) tallied four points (1-5 FG, 1-2 3-FG, 1-2 FT) and three assists.
- Junior Collin MacAdams (Doylestown, Pa.) chipped in four points (2-4 FG), three boards and two helpers.
- Dominican outshot SNHU, 56.3 percent (27-48) to 47.5 percent (28-59), including 50 percent (5-10) to 33.3 percent (5-15) from beyond the arc. The Chargers were also plus-5 at the line, despite SNHU shooting it better, 77.8 percent (14-18) to 65.5 percent (19-29).
- The Penmen captured the paint (42-38), scored more points off turnovers (17-10) and second chance points (9-6), and featured a more impressive assist-to-turnover ratio (14/10-11/14). The Chargers won the glass (30-23) and scored more points on the fast break (13-5).
NOTES
- After winning three-in-a-row, Southern New Hampshire has now dropped back-to-back contests.
- Dominican, which is receiving votes in the latest National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Division II Coaches Poll and ranked 16th in the D2SIDA Division II Media Poll, snaps a three-game losing skid against the Penmen, who still lead the all-time series, 3-2.
WHAT'S NEXT
- The Penmen are back in action Wednesday, Nov. 30 (7:30 p.m.) when they play host to Adelphi University.
