When and Where – February 26, 2022 – Albany, N.Y. (Daniel P. Nolan Gymnasium) 
Score: St. Rose 80, SNHU 76
Records: SNHU 13-11 (9-9 NE10), St.Rose (14-11, 10-9 NE10) 
  
(Albany, N.Y.) – Freshman Jordan Brathwaite (Silver Spring, Md.) posted career highs in points and rebounds; posting a double-double with 21 points and 12 rebounds, but the fifth-seeded Southern New Hampshire men's basketball team fall to the fourth-seeded College of Saint Rose, 80-76, in the opening round of the NE10 Championship at Nolan Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon.
   
Standout Performer 
 

• Brathwaite – 21 points (7-14 FG, 2-3 3PT, 5-5 FT), 12 rebounds, 1 block
• Aaron Gray (Providence, R.I.) – 16 points (7-12 FG, 1-3 3PT, 1-1 FT), 7 rebounds, 4 steals 
• Corry Long (Cincinnati, Ohio) – 15 points (6-15 FG, 3-8 3PT) 2 rebounds, 2 steals
• Matt Becht (Vienna, Va.) - 13 points (4-8 FG, 2-5 3PT, 3-3 FT), 5 rebounds, 2 steals
• Derrick Grant (Plainfield, N.J.) – career-high 12 points (5-7 FG, 2-3 FT), 9 rebounds
    

Key Moments

• The first half was back-and-forth with neither team leading by more than 6 points. The Golden Knights took their largest lead of the half at 36-30 with 3:30 left in half. The Penmen went on a 10-2 run to take a 40-38 lead with 1:13 to play, but a Tray Alexander layup at the buzzer tied it at the break.
• The second half was even closer with no team leading by more than 5 points. St. Rose led 47-42 after a jumper at 16:32. SNHU regained the lead at 50-49 and stretch the lead to 52-49, its largest lead of the half.
• The Penmen were holding onto a 66-65 lead at 8:17, before the Golden Knights went on an 8-2 run to make it 73-68 with 3:21 left.
• St. Rose would never give up that lead even though the Penmen cut the lead to one on two different occasions in the final minutes (73-72, 75-74).
• The final dagger for SNHU was a three-pointer by Adam Anderson with 59 seconds remaining that made it 78-74 and allowed St. Rose to seal the win from the charity stripe.

Inside the Box Score 

• The game saw 10 times and 14 lead changes.
• SNHU shot 42.9 % from the floor (30-70), while St. Rose was 49.2% (29-59).
• The Golden Knights were 11-20 from the line, compared to SNHU's 8-9.
• The Penmen held a slim rebounding edge 39-37.

Notes 

• The Golden Knights avenged an 83-65 loss at SNHU on Jan. 22.
• Brathwaite's 12 rebounds matched a Penmen season high, which was done on three other occasions.
• SNHU has lost its last four NE10 Championship games dating back to the NE10 title game on March 4, 2017 against St. Anselm.

What's Next 

• The Penmen conclude the 2021-22 season with 13-11 record. They will see if their work has been enough for an at-large bid in the NCAA East Regional. SNHU was ranked ninth in the most recent regional ranking.