When and Where: January 24, 2026 – Manchester, N.H. (Stan Spirou Field House)
Score: Pace University 68, Southern New Hampshire University 60
Records: SNHU 8-10 (2-7 NE10), Pace 10-7 (5-4 NE10)
Sophomore
Jojo Wallace (Milford, Conn.) scored 25 of his game-high 27 points in the second half, as the Southern New Hampshire University men's basketball team whittled a 26-point, second-half deficit down to four, but Pace University would hold off the Penmen for a 68-60 victory Saturday at the Stan Spirou Field House.
KEY MOMENTS
- Southern New Hampshire led by three a little more than seven minutes into the contest when Pace ended the half with a 23-6 barrage that sent it to the locker room with a 32-15 advantage.
- The Setters kicked off the second stanza with a 14-5 run that gave them the largest lead of the day at 46-20 with 11:10 remaining, but SNHU busted out of its offensive slumber with a 22-5 blitz that pulled it within 51-42 with 5:14 to play. Wallace led the way with 12 during the stretch, while senior T.J. Morris (Jamaica, N.Y.) added six.
- Trailing by nine with under a minute to go, the Penmen made things interesting when Wallace dropped in a layup and, following a steal on the ensuing inbounds play, buried a 3-pointer that made it 64-60 with 49 seconds on the clock. Pace made just one of two free throws on back-to-back possessions, but was able to grab the offensive rebound on both occasions to really damage SNHU's chances.
NOTES
- Southern New Hampshire has lost five of its last six.
- Wallace finished 8 of 19 from the field, including 1 of 4 from behind the arc, and 10 of 12 from the stripe, while filling the stat sheet with six rebounds, two assists, a pair of steals and a block. He was 7-for-13 (1-2 3-FG) from the floor and 10-for-11 from the line in the second half.
- Senior Ray Daniels (Las Vegas, Nev.) scored 12 points (4-11 FG, 1-4 3-FG, 3-5 FT) for the second straight game.
- Morris recorded 10 points (4-8 FG, 2-3 FT) and three rebounds.
- SNHU, which leads the all-time series, 24-17, has won 15 of the last 22 meetings, as well as three of five, though the teams have split the last 14 gatherings and Pace has captured two of three.. The Penmen have won 11 of 13 at home against the Setters, who have won two of the last four in Manchester.
- Wallace has scored in double figures in all 18 contests this season and continues to lead the NE10 in scoring (22.3 ppg). He has scored 27 or more three times in the last five games and is averaging 25.0 ppg over that stretch.
WHAT'S NEXT
- The Penmen return to action Wednesday, Jan. 28 (7:30 p.m.) when they play host to Assumption University at the Stan Spirou Field House. The game was originally scheduled to be played Tuesday (Jan. 27).
