When and Where: November 20, 2024 – New Haven, Conn. (James Moore Field House)
Score: Southern Connecticut State University 79, Southern New Hampshire University 59
Records: SNHU 1-3 (0-1 NE10), SCSU 3-1 (1-0 NE10)
Senior
Derrick Grant Jr. (Piscataway, N.J.) dropped in a season-high 16 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, but the Southern New Hampshire University men's basketball team suffered a 79-59 defeat against Southern Connecticut State University on Wednesday night at the James Moore Field House.
STANDOUT PERFORMERS
- Grant Jr. – season-high 16 points (6-12 FG, 1-3 3-FG, 3-4 FT), 10 rebounds, 2 assists
- Junior Ray Daniels (Las Vegas, Nev.) – 12 points (6-14 FG,), 4 rebounds
- Senior Kurtis Henderson (Brockton, Mass.) – 9 points (4-15 FG, 1-5 3-FG), 2 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal
- Senior Paul Greene (Freeport, Bahamas) – 8 points, (3-9 FG, 2-4 FT), career-high 18 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 block, 1 assist
KEY MOMENTS
- Southern New Hampshire led by one a little more than eight minutes into the contest before Southern Connecticut used an 8-2 spurt to grab a 20-15 lead with 10:52 remaining in the opening half. It was a three-point game more than three minutes later when SCSU ripped off eight-in-a-row to build a 32-21 advantage with 6:58 left. The Owls would end the half on a 10-3 run to bring a 42-28 advantage into the locker room.
- Southern Connecticut scored nine of the first 11 points of the second stanza to balloon its lead to 51-30 less than two minutes in. The Owls grabbed their largest lead of the contest to that point at 63-39 with 9:33 remaining, but the Penmen hit back with 12 straight, including the first eight from Grant, to slash their deficit to 63-51 with 7:47 on the clock. The hosts responded, however, by ripping off 16 straight to widen the gap to its largest of the night at 79-53 with 2:28 to play. SNHU would net the final six points of the game.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Freshman Dante Green (Dix Hills, N.Y.) tallied two points (2-6 FT), seven rebounds, an assist and a steal.
- Senior Brenden Choate (Nashua, N.H.) chipped in two points (1-4 FG), four rebounds, an assist, a block and a steal in 13 minutes off the bench.
- Southern Connecticut outshot Southern New Hampshire, 49.2 percent (31-63) to 29.6 percent (24-81), including 51.9 percent (14-27) to 11.5 percent (3-26) from long distance. The Penmen shot it better from the line, 50 percent (8-16) to 37.5 percent (3-8).
- The Penmen dominated the glass (54-34) and won the paint (38-26), scored more points off turnovers (13-10) and second chance points (15-3), while the Owls scored more on the fast break (14-5), received more scoring from their bench (23-10) and submitted a better assist-to-turnover ratio (14/11-10/11).
NOTES
- Southern New Hampshire's 1-3 start is its worst since it began the 2006-07 season 0-5.
- SNHU leads the all-time series with SCSU, 59-26, and had won seven of the last eight, including six straight, but sees the winning streak come to an end as the Owls avenge last season's 75-60 loss to the Penmen in the NE10 title game in Manchester. Southern Connecticut also vanquishes a two-game losing streak at home against SNHU, as it defends its home floor for the first time since Jan. 14, 2020 (77-76).
- Grant's double-double is the third of his career.
- Greene is averaging 13.5 rebounds per game through the first three contests of year.
UP NEXT
- The Penmen are back in action Saturday, Nov. 23 (3:30 p.m.) when they play host to Felician University at the Stan Spirou Field House.
