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Jojo Wallace drives to the hoop against a defender
Jim Stankiewicz
55
Southern N.H. SNHU 7-7,1-4 NE10
72
Winner Southern Conn. St. SCSU 7-5,3-1 NE10
Southern N.H. SNHU
7-7,1-4 NE10
55
Final
72
Southern Conn. St. SCSU
7-5,3-1 NE10
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Southern N.H. SNHU 26 29 55
Southern Conn. St. SCSU 36 36 72

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Wallace's 27 Not Enough, as Men's Basketball Falls at Southern Connecticut, 72-55

55 points are fewest for Penmen in nearly three years

When and Where: January 10, 2026 – New Haven, Conn. (James Moore Fieldhouse)
Score: Southern Connecticut State University 72, Southern New Hampshire University 55
Records: SNHU 7-7 (1-4 NE10), SCSU 7-5 (3-1 NE10)

Sophomore Jojo Wallace (Milford, Conn.) dumped in a career- and game-high 27 points, but the Southern New Hampshire University men's basketball team suffered a 72-55 defeat against Southern Connecticut State University on Saturday at the Moore Fieldhouse.
KEY MOMENTS
  • Southern New Hampshire never led in the contest, but was within one less than seven minutes into the game when eight straight put Southern Connecticut up, 21-12, with 12:01 remaining. The Owls would carry a 36-26 lead to the break.
  • The gap was 12 less than seven minutes into the second half when a 12-4 run gave SCSU its largest lead of the afternoon at 60-40 with 7:25 to play. SNHU responded with a 15-5 burst – led by nine from Wallace – that slashed its deficit to 10 at 65-55 with 2:08 remaining, but the Penmen could not get the margin to single digits.
NOTES
  • Southern New Hampshire had won three of its last four, but has now lost five of its last eight, including two straight.
  • The 55 points are the fewest SNHU has scored in a game since a 73-46 loss to Bentley University in the second round of the NCAA East Region Championship on March 12, 2023.
  • Wallace was 11-for-18 from the field, 3-for-7 from behind the arc, and 2-for-3 at the stripe. He also grabbed three rebounds.
  • Senior T.J. Morris (Jamaica, N.Y.) was the only other Penmen in double figures with 10 points (3-9 FG, 4-4 FT).
  • SNHU leads the all-time series with SCSU, 59-28, and has won seven of the last 11, though the Owls have now captured three straight. Southern Connecticut has also won two straight at home versus the Penmen.
  • Wallace has scored in double figures in all 13 contests this season and continues to lead the NE10 in scoring (21.6 ppg).
WHAT'S NEXT
  • The Penmen are back in action Tuesday (Jan. 13) at 7:30 p.m. when they play host to cross-town rival Saint Anselm College at the Stan Spirou Field House.
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