When and Where: January 7, 2023 – Colchester, Vt. (Ross Sports Center)
Score: Southern New Hampshire University 64, Saint Michael's College 56
Records: SNHU 8-6 (5-3 NE10), SMC 8-8 (2-6 NE10)
Sophomore
Evan Guillory (Springfield, Mo.) scored a game-high 13 points, as the Southern New Hampshire University men's basketball team captured its fourth straight win with a 64-56 triumph over Saint Michael's College on Saturday afternoon evening at the Ross Sports Center.
STANDOUT PERFORMERS
- Guillory – 13 points (6-14 FG, 1-2 FT), 8 rebounds
- Junior Noah Kamba (Lynn, Mass.) – 11 points (5-9 FG, 1-4 3-FG), 3 rebounds, 2 assists
- Sophomore Ethan Okwuosa (No. Haven, Conn.) – 10 points (4-12 FG, 2-5 3-FG), 7 rebounds
- Junior Matt Becht (Vienna, Va.) – 9 points (2-4 FG, 2-4 3-FG, 2-3 FT), 4 rebounds, 5 assists
KEY MOMENTS
- Southern New Hampshire trailed by two less than four minutes into the contest when it ripped off 10 straight – led by four from Becht – to grab a 14-6 advantage with 13:21 remaining in the opening half. The lead was still eight at 29-21 with under two minutes on the clock when eight straight from the hosts knotted the game at 29-all with 31 ticks left. Guillory would knock down one of two free throws with 15 seconds to go to send the Penmen into the break with a 30-29 edge.
- The Penmen led, 52-51, with less than four minutes to play when an Okwuosa 3-pointer sparked a 10-2 rush that gave them a 62-53 advantage with a minute to go. Graduate student Ryan Layman (Wrentham, Mass.) led the way with five points during the stretch.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Layman posted seven points (3-5 FG, 1-1 FT) and five rebounds
- Sophomore Jordan Brathwaite (Silver Spring, Md.) added four points (2-6 FG) and six rebounds.
- Sophomore Derrick Grant (Plainfield, N.J.) chipped in four points (1-2 FG, 2-2 FT), two boards and a pair of blocks.
- SNHU outshot Saint Michael's, 45.5 percent (25-55) to 32.2 percent (19-59), including 35 percent (7-20) to 19.4 percent (6-31) from long distance.
- The Purple Knights were perfect from the stripe, outshooting the Penmen, 100 percent (12-12) to 77.8 percent (7-9).
- The Penmen won the glass (36-33), collected more points off turnovers (18-12) and second chance points (7-4), received more scoring from their bench (21-15), and featured a better assist-to-turnover ratio (12/13-8/11). The Purple Knights narrowly captured the paint (22-20).
NOTES
- Southern New Hampshire has now captured four straight and five of its last eight.
- SNHU leads the all-time series with Saint Michael's, 40-14, and has won 15 of the last 18 meetings, including four straight.
WHAT'S NEXT
- The Penmen are back in action Tuesday, Jan. 10 (7:30 p.m.) when they play host to the University of New Haven at the Stan Spirou Field House in a game that will air live on WGIR 610-AM and Fox Sports 930-AM.
