When and Where: January 14, 2023 – Syracuse, N.Y. (Ted Grant Court)
Score: Southern New Hampshire University 60, Le Moyne College 53
Records: SNHU 10-6 (7-3 NE10), Le Moyne 9-9 (6-4 NE10)
Sophomore
Ethan Okwuosa (No. Haven, Conn.) scored a game-high 19 points to lead the Southern New Hampshire University men's basketball team to a 60-53 triumph at Le Moyne College on Saturday at Ted Grant Court. The Penmen have now won six-in-a-row.
STANDOUT PERFORMERS
- Okwuosa – 19 points (8-13 FG, 3-3 FT), 2 rebounds, 3 steals
- Sophomore Evan Guillory (Springfield, Mo.) – 12 points (3-11 FG, 6-10 FT), 6 rebounds, 2 assists
- Junior Matt Becht (Vienna, Va.) – 12 points (3-4 FG, 2-2 3-FG, 4-4 FT), 5 rebounds, 2 assists
- Sophomore Jordan Brathwaite (Silver Spring, Md.) – 8 points (3-6 FG, 1-3 3-FG, 1-4 FT), 9 rebounds, 3 blocks
KEY MOMENTS
- Southern New Hampshire began the game on a 14-2 run over the opening 8:40, with Guillory and freshman Sam Kodi (Manchester, N.H.) each adding in four points. Le Moyne would chip away and trim its halftime deficit to 27-23.
- SNHU opened the second half with an 8-2 run – bookended by Becht 3-pointers – that extended its lead to 35-25 just under three-and-a-half minutes in. Le Moyne later ripped off 10 straight to knot the game at 40-all with 11:42 remaining, but six straight from Okwuosa powered an 8-0 rush that put the Penmen up, 48-40, with 8:19 to go.
- Le Moyne would get as close as 52-49 with 2:13 on the clock, but an Okwuosa bucket and pair of free throws from Becht pushed it to a seven-point game with just over a minute left. The Dolphins would not get closer than five the rest of the way.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Kodi netted a career-best seven points (3-6 FG, 1-2 FT) and grabbed two rebounds in 15 minutes off the bench.
- Graduate student Ryan Layman (Wrentham, Mass.) did not score, but grabbed eight rebounds and recorded a pair of steals.
- SNHU outshot Le Moyne, 45.7 percent (21-46) to 28.3 percent (17-60), while the Dolphins narrowly returned the favor from deep, 30 percent (6-20) to 27.3 percent (3-11).
- Le Moyne also shot it better from the line, 81.3 percent (13-16) to 65.2 percent (15-23).
- The Penmen won both the glass (38-36) and the paint (32-16), and scored more on the fast break (13-6), while the Dolphins collected more points off turnovers (19-16) and second chance points (8-0), received more scoring from its bench (29-9) and featured a slightly better assist-to-turnover ratio (8/14-7/15).
NOTES
- Southern New Hampshire has now captured six straight and seven of its last 10.
- SNHU leads the all-time series with the Dolphins, 23-18, despite snapping a four-game skid with the win. The victory was the first for the Penmen at Le Moyne since Jan. 24, 2017 (78-73).
WHAT'S NEXT
- The Penmen are back in action Wednesday, Jan. 18 (7:30 p.m.) when they play host to cross-town rival Saint Anselm College at the Stan Spirou Field House in a game that will air live on WGIR 610-AM and Fox Sports 930-AM.
