PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - The Saint Anselm College men's basketball team suffered a non-conference loss to Jefferson University on Tuesday by a final score of 110-82. The Hawks fell to a 4-5 overall record with the loss to the Rams who improved to 5-5 on the season.
UP NEXT:
- Saint Anselm will return to Stoutenburgh Gymnasium on Tuesday, December 19 to host the Eagles of Post University for another non-conference game with a 2:00 p.m. tipoff.
Score: Saint Anselm 82, Jefferson 110
Records: Saint Anselm 4-5; Jefferson 5-5
Location: Philadelphia, Pa. (Gallagher Center)
Date: Saturday, December 16, 2023
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Both teams exchanged early points in the first half with junior Sean McCarthy (Cork, Ireland) pouring in the opening nine points of the game for Saint Anselm. Fifth-year Tyler Arbuckle (Bristol, Conn.) drained his first three-pointer of the game to narrow the Rams advantage to 13-12. Ahmed Barba-Bey hit a triple to push the Rams ahead 20-14, but a made basket by sophomore Josh Morissette (Exeter, N.H.) cut Jefferson's lead to just four points.
- At the midway point of the half, junior Zac Taylor (Victoria, Australia) finished two layups to make it 26-20. An 8-2 run furthered the Rams advantage into double-digits. Jefferson would then go on a 22-0 run with about seven minutes remaining in the first half. During that stretch, the Hawks went 0-7 from the field before McCarthy finished a fastbreak layup to briefly halt the Rams attack. Both Morissette and McCarthy would make a few baskets from the free-throw line, but Jefferson would head into halftime with a 34-point lead.
- Arbuckle kicked off the Hawks offense in the second half with a made layup to make it 62-30. Senior Matt Becker (Fairfield, Conn.) poured in his first five points of the day after burying a three-point shot followed by a fastbreak dunk. Both teams continued to exchange baskets with junior Keith Robinson (Phillip Island, Australia) making a layup off the assist from Becker to put the score at 76-43 Rams. At the 13:03 mark, Hakim Byrd hit a triple to give Jefferson a 35-point cushion.
- Shortly after junior Jack Readon (Munster, Ind.) checked into the game for Saint Anselm, he would add his first points with a good jumper at the 9:30 mark. Morissette answered for the Hawks after finishing a pair of baskets before Erik Timko buried a three-pointer to extend Jefferson's lead to 102-65. Arbuckle quickly responded finishing an and-one play approaching the final five minutes of the game.
- At the 4:17 mark, senior Jadon Archer (Enfield, Conn.) made a layup for his first points of the contest. Morissette would then complete two free-throw shots and dish a pass to Robinson who laid in a basket at the 2:47 mark. Reardon drained an open corner three-point shot off the assist from Archer. Archer would finish the final two baskets of the game from the free-throw line with Jefferson securing the 110-82 victory.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- Jefferson shot 64.2% (43-67) from the field including 50.0% (14-28) from behind the arc. Saint Anselm shot 47.7% (31-65) from the floor and made five of their 16 shots from the three-point range.
- The Rams capitalized on turnovers converting 23 points in comparison to the Hawks with nine points off turnovers.
- Saint Anselm made 15-of-23 free throw attempts, averaging 65.2%, while Jefferson knocked down 10 out of their 11 attempts from the charity stripe.
- McCarthy led the Hawks with 26 points (9-15 FG, 1-2 3PT-FG, 7-12 FT) as well as a team-high six rebounds. Arbuckle poured in 17 points (7-15 FG, 2-4 3PT-FG, 1-2 FT) to go along with three rebounds and a pair of assists. Morissette also scored double-digits for Saint Anselm with 10 points (3-4 FG, 4-4 FT).
- Antonin Kemkeng led Jefferson with 23 points (10-12 FG, 3-4 FT) along with seven rebounds and an assist.
- This marked the 13th all-time meeting between these programs with Jefferson improving to 7-6 in the all-time series with today's victory.
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