Manchester, N.H. (November 5) -- Led by four players in double figures, the Saint Anselm men's basketball turned a 41-38 halftime lead into a 27-point lead at one point in the second, en route to a 94-72 victory over Bishop's University in an exhibition game on Friday night.

In the first half, the Hawks struggled to get the offense going and trailed by an early 8-1 margin following a three-pointer by Oraine Green just 2:30 into the game. Saint Anselm tied the game at 10-10 just over three minutes later and took its first lead of the contest on a three from Thomas Baudinet (Watertown, Conn.) at the 11:52 mark. The two teams traded the lead back and forth for the remainder of the opening half as the Hawks took the 41-38 lead into the break. Leading the Hawks in the first half was Baudinet with a 17-point effort.

After halftime, the Gaiters tied the game at 43-43, but that was the final tie of the contest as an 18-5 run over the next 4:16 made it a 61-48 Hawk lead with 14:08 on the clock. The lead got to as many as 27 points with seven minutes left after a three from senior Pat Luptowski (Keene, N.H.) for the 80-53 advantage. The Hawks never let the visitors get back to within 20 points, while also knocking down 17 of 21 free throw attempts in the second half.

Baudinet led the team with 25 points in 26 minutes of play, while freshman Allen Harris (Roslindale, Mass.) finished with 18 points, five rebounds, three assists and five steals in 27 minutes. Junior Jack Keough (Owego, N.Y.) had 13 points, while freshman Dominic Borelli (Westbrook, Maine) posted 12 points in 20 minutes off the bench.

Andrew Drisdelle led three Gaiters in double figures with 16 points, along with 13 from Green and an 11-point effort from Mike Andrews.

Saint Anselm opens the 2010-11 regular season next weekend as the Hawks travel to the NE-10 Challenge in Albany, N.Y. to take on Holy Family and Dominican in a pair of games hosted at Saint Rose.