When and Where: December 31, 2025 – Rutherford, N.J. (Job Gymnasium)
Score: Felician University 91, Southern New Hampshire University 77
Records: SNHU 6-5, Felician 9-2
Sophomore
Jojo Wallace (Milford, Conn.) netted 24 points, and senior
Ugo Nwachukwu (Imo State, Nigeria) added a double-double of 19 points and 12 rebounds, but the Southern New Hampshire University men's basketball team shook off the rust from a 17-day layoff and dropped a 91-77 decision to Felician University on Wednesday afternoon at Job Gymnasium
KEY MOMENTS
- Following an opening 10 minutes that saw three lead changes and a pair of ties, SNHU trailed 21-16 with just over nine minutes remaining in the first half when it ripped off a 20-6 run – capped by six straight from Nwachukwu – to open its largest lead of the afternoon at 36-27. Nwachukwu's six led the way during the stretch, while senior T.J. Morris (Jamaica, N.Y.) and redshirt-junior Jack Hall (Avon, Conn.) added five and four, respectively.
- Felician scored the final seven points of the opening half and then recorded the first 12 of the second half to go in front, 46-36, two minutes in. SNHU climbed as close as five four minutes later, but the Golden Falcons responded with a 21-7 burst to widen the gap to 73-54 with 7:46 on the clock and their lead would never fall below double digits.
NOTES
- Southern New Hampshire has its two-game winning streak halted, as it loses for the fourth time in the last seven contests.
- Wallace finished 7-for-18 from the field, including 1-for-2 from behind the arc, and 9-for-10 from the line, while grabbing five rebounds and dishing three assists.
- Nwachukwu was 7 of 13 from the floor, connecting on 1 of 3 from deep, and went 4 of 7 from the stripe.
- Nwachukwu's double-double is his sixth of the season and 10th of his career.
- Morris was also in double figures with 10 points (3-14 FG, 1-3 3-FG, 3-4 FT), to go with six rebounds, three assists and three steals.
- Junior Levi Lawal (Laurel, Md.) reeled in a Penmen career-high 11 rebounds. He had a 15-rebound and 12-rebound game as a freshman at the New Jersey Institute of Technology in 2023-24.
- The Penmen had led the all-time series, 7-0, entering the day, including 3-0 at Felician. The 91 points are the most the Golden Falcons have scored in a series that saw SNHU win the first seven matchups by an average margin of 22.7 points per game.
WHAT'S NEXT
- The Penmen return home after nearly a month away Sunday, Jan. 4 (3:30 p.m.) when they play host to American International College at the Stan Spirou Field House.
