KEY MOMENTS

• Southern New Hampshire trailed 26-16 more than 11 minutes in when a 3-pointer from redshirt-junior Jack Hall (Avon, Conn.) triggered a half-ending 24-9 rush – led by nine and six from Wallace and Hall, respectively – that sent SNHU to the break with a 40-35 lead.
• American Int'l had whittled its deficit down to a pair with under nine minutes remaining when a 14-2 burst ballooned the Penmen advantage to 77-63 with 3:48 on the clock. Nwachukwu scored the first 12 points of the stretch.

NOTES

• Southern New Hampshire has now won three of its last four.
• Nwachukwu went 12-for-19 from the floor, including 1-for-5 from deep, and 4-for-7 from the stripe. He added three assists and a pair of steals.
• Wallace was 8 of 13 from the field, including 2 of 4 from beyond the arc, and 3 of 4 from the line. He also grabbed three rebounds.
• Nwachukwu's double-double is his seventh of the season and 11th of his career.
• Hall netted 12 points (4-6 FG, 4-4 3-FG) against his former team.
• Senior T.J. Morris (Jamaica, N.Y.) was also in double figures with 11 points (4-10 FG, 3-4 FT), seven rebounds, six assists and two steals.
• Senior Ray Daniels (Las Vegas, Nev.) played for the first time in nearly a year after a knee injury ended his 2024-25 campaign Jan. 14. He chipped in six points (2-5 FG, 2-4 3-FG) and three rebounds in 14 minutes off the bench.
• SNHU, which leads the all-time series, 35-14, has won 11 of the last 14 meetings against the Yellow Jackets, including three straight. The Penmen have also won seven of the last eight, including five straight, at home. AIC was last victorious on SNHU's court Jan. 20, 2018 (77-71).

WHAT'S NEXT

• The Penmen are back in action Wednesday, Jan. 7 (7:30 p.m.) when they play host to Saint Michael's College at the Stan Spirou Field House.