When and Where: December 13, 2025 – Manchester, N.H. (Stoutenburgh Gymnasium)
Score: Southern New Hampshire University 92, Saint Anselm College 80
Records: SNHU 6-4, Saint Anselm 6-2
Senior
Ugo Nwachukwu (Imo State, Nigeria) recorded a double-double of 31 points and 13 rebounds, and redshirt-junior
Jack Hall (Avon, Conn.) had his best game in a Penmen uniform with 23 points, as the Southern New Hampshire University men's basketball team rode a season-high 15 3-pointers to a 92-80 victory against crosstown-rival Saint Anselm College on Saturday afternoon at Stoutenburgh Gymnasium
KEY MOMENTS
- SNHU never trailed, as it snapped the game's only tie (2-2) with a 10-2 flurry – capped by back-to-back 3-pointers from Nwachukwu and Hall – to grab a 12-4 advantage less than five minutes in and never look back.
- The Penmen, who led by as many as 13 (43-30) in the first half and carried a 46-38 lead into the break, scored 23 of the first 33 points in the second stanza – powered by 12 from Nwachukwu and six from junior Levi Lawal (Laurel, Md.) – to seize their largest lead of the afternoon at 69-48 with 13:56 remaining.
NOTES
- Southern New Hampshire has now won back-to-back games, as it snaps Saint Anselm's five-game winning streak.
- SNHU's 15 3-pointers are the most since it matched the program record with 19 in a 97-65 NE10 Championship semifinal victory at Saint Michael's College on March 6, 2024.
- Nwachukwu was 13-for-22 from the floor, including 3-for-6 from behind the arc, and made both of his free throws.
- Hall was an efficient 8-for-10 from the field, including a sizzling 7-for-8 from long range. He fell one 3-pointer and four points shy of matching his career highs.
- Senior T.J. Morris (Jamaica, N.Y.) tallied 12 points (4-6 FG, 3-4 3-FG, 1-3 FT), five rebounds, three assists, two blocks and a steal.
- Junior Levi Lawal (Laurel, Md.) also reached double figures with 10 points (3-9 FG, 2-5 3-FG, 2-6 FT) and grabbed a pair of boards.
- The Penmen even the all-time series, 41-41, as they defeat Saint Anselm for the fifth time in the last six meetings, including for the third straight. SNHU has also won three straight road games in the series for the first time since it took four-in-a-row at Saint Anselm from Dec. 8, 1979-Jan. 11, 1988.
- The 92 points are the most SNHU has scored against the Hawks since a 104-93 home loss Nov. 26, 2019. They are the most against Saint Anselm in a win since Jan. 5, 2003 (92-81) at home and are the most at Stoutenburgh against the Hawks since a 97-91 triumph Jan. 11, 1988.
- With three meetings between the two teams this season, SNHU did not yet earn points in the Queen City Cup standings, but does still lead 8-7.
WHAT'S NEXT
- The Penmen are off until Wednesday, Dec. 31 when it travel to Felician University for a 1 p.m. tip.
- SNHU is back home Sunday, Jan. 4 (3:30 p.m.) when it plays host to American International College at the Stan Spirou Field House.
