STANDOUT PERFORMERS

• Henderson – 17 points (5-11 FG, 3-6 3-FG, 4-5 FT), 3 rebounds, 4 steals
• Greene – 16 points (5-11 FG, 6-6 FT), 4 rebounds, 3 steals

 KEY MOMENTS

• Pace scored the first 10 points of the game over the opening five-and-a-half minutes and led by nine nearly two minutes later when Southern New Hampshire responded with a 10-0 run of its own – with four points from Greene, and three each from Henderson and senior Jhamyl Fricas (Lawrence, Mass.) – to take its first lead of the afternoon at 15-14 with 9:36 to play in the first half. Nine lead changes and four ties followed, with Pace scoring the final seven points of the half over last 1:22 to bring a 40-34 lead to the locker room.
• A four-point play from Henderson and a 3-pointer from senior Noah Harris (Manalapan, N.J.) made up a 7-0 run that took just 34 seconds and flipped SNHU into the lead at 47-46 with 15:42 remaining in the contest, but it would be the final advantage for the visitors, as Pace ripped off 20 straight points as part of a 25-2 blitz that made it 71-49 with 6:13 left. The hosts would grab their largest lead of the game at 76-53 with 3:08 to go, before SNHU scored the final five points.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Harris scored six points (2-4 FG, 2-4 3-FG) and brought in a pair of rebounds.
• Junior Royce Williams (Manchester, N.H.) tallied five points (1-4 FG, 3-3 FT), two rebounds and a pair of assists.
• Senior Jordan Brathwaite (Silver Spring, Md.) registered four points (2-6 FG), four boards and two assists.
• Senior Brenden Choate (Nashua, N.H.) posted three points (1-3 FG, 1-2 FT), six rebounds and a career-high four assists.
• Senior Kyle Rocker (Lawrence, Mass.) added three points (1-4 FG, 1-2 3-FG) and two rebounds.
• Fricas chipped in three points (1-3 FG, 1-3 3-FG).
• After the Harris 3-pointer with 15:42 left in the game, SNHU went without a point for the next 8:38 of game time and without a basket for the next 10:30.
• Pace outshot Southern New Hampshire, 46.4 percent (26-56) to 37.5 percent (18-48), including 50 percent (10-20) to 30.4 percent (7-23) from beyond the arc. Pace was also better from the line, 93.3 percent (14-15) to 78.9 percent (15-19).
• The Setters captured the glass (35-27) and the paint (28-20), scored more second chance points (6-3) and on the fast break (15-4), received more scoring from their bench (14-13) and submitted a more impressive assist-to-turnover ratio (18/18-12/21). Points off mistakes were even (24-24).

NOTES

• Southern New Hampshire, which had won five of its last seven, has its three-game winning streak snapped.
• Pace, ranked 18th in the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Division II Coaches Poll and 16th in the Division II College Sport Communicators (D2CSC) Media Poll, has won four-in-a-row.
• SNHU, which leads the all-time series, 23-16, has won 14 of the last 20 meetings, though the teams have split the last 11 gatherings. Pace has now captured three of the last five against the Penmen, but snaps a two-game skid. SNHU pulled out a 64-62 home victory against the then-13-0 and seventh-ranked Setters back on Jan. 5. Pace has won five of the last six meetings on its home court.
• Head coach Jack Perri and assistant coach David Steckel took part in Coaches vs. Cancer Suits and Sneakers Week during the game.

UP NEXT

• The Penmen return to action Wednesday, Feb. 5 (7:30 p.m.) when they take on in-state rival Franklin Pierce University.
• The next home contest for SNHU is Saturday, Feb. 8 (3:30 p.m.) when it plays host to Southern Connecticut State University at the Stan Spirou Field House.