BOX SCORE

When and Where: February 8, 2020 – Manchester, N.H. (Stan Spirou Field House)
Score: Southern New Hampshire University 67, Assumption College 65
Records: SNHU 14-9 (7-8 NE10), Assumption 11-11 (5-10 NE10)

Senior Eamonn Joyce (Medford, Mass.) scored 22 points, including the eventual game-winning free throws, as the Southern New Hampshire University men's basketball team rallied for a 67-65 victory over Assumption College on Saturday at the Stan Spirou Field House.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS

• Joyce – 22 points (7-15 FG, 3-9 3-FG, 5-6 FT), 9 rebounds, 2 blocks
• Junior Michael Almonacy (Brentwood, N.Y.) – 13 points (5-12 FG, 3-7 3-FG), 5 rebounds, 3 assists
• Senior Shawn Montague (Yorktown Heights, N.Y.) – 8 points (3-7 FG, 2-4 FT), 11 rebounds, 4 blocks, 3 assists, 2 steals
• Sophomore Mikey Buscetto (Waterford, Conn.) – 7 points (3-5 FG, 1-3 3-FG), 2 rebounds
• Freshman Jacari Sanders (San Antonio, Texas) – 6 points (3-5 FG), 3 rebounds, 3 assists
• Junior Corry Long (Cincinnati, Ohio) – 6 points (1-5 FG, 4-4 FT), 2 steals
• Sophomore Justyn Lacy (Catskill, N.Y.) – 5 points (1-3 FG, 1-2 3-FG, 2-2 FT)

KEY MOMENTS

• Southern New Hampshire, which led by as many as 17, trailed, 65-59, with less than four-and-a-half minutes to go in the game, when it went on an 8-0 run - bookended by pairs of Joyce free throws - to snatch the win. Joyce's final two free throws that put the Penmen ahead came with 1:02 on the clock.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Malik Brown led Assumption with 22 points (6-18 FG, 1-1 3-FG, 9-11 FT), nine rebounds and four assists.
• The Penmen outshot the Greyhounds, 43.4 percent (23-53) to 34.4 percent (22-64), while both teams shot 28.6 percent from long range, SNHU made two more (8-28) than Assumption (6-21).
• Assumption was plus-2 at the line, while Southern New Hampshire shot it better, 81.3 percent (13-16) to 75 percent (15-20).
• The Penmen captured the paint (26-24), collected more points off turnovers (14-13) and on the fast break (8-6), and received more scoring from their bench (12-4), while Assumption won the glass (42-32), gathered more second chance points (10-2), and registered a slightly better assist-to-turnover ratio (12/13-11/12).

NOTES

• Southern New Hampshire has won five of its last six games, while Assumption loses for the fifth time in six contests.
• SNHU, which leads the all-time series, 34-15, has now won 12 of the last 14 meetings, including six of seven at home.
• The teams split the regular-season series, as Assumption protected its home court with an 87-86 win Nov. 23.
• Joyce reaches the 20-point plateau for the 10th time this season and 20th time in an SNHU uniform.
• Joyce passes Aleksandar Dobrovic (2011-15), John Burrus (1981-85) and John Astarita 1968-71) to move into 48th place on SNHU's all-time scoring list with 1,022 points.

WHAT'S NEXT

• The Penmen are back in action Tuesday, Feb. 11 (7:30 p.m.) when they travel across town to take on Saint Anselm College.
• The next home contest for SNHU is Saturday, Feb. 15 (3:30 p.m.) when it plays host to Bentley at the Stan Spirou Field House. The game will air on WGIR 610-AM.

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