MANCHESTER, N.H. - Fifth-year
Tyler Arbuckle (Bristol, Conn.) recorded his sixth game of 25 or more points this season, but the Saint Anselm College men's basketball team was outlasted by Southern Connecticut State University at home on Saturday.
UP NEXT:
- Saint Anselm is back home on Tuesday, February 13th to host the College of Saint Rose at 7:30 p.m.
Score: Saint Anselm 73, Southern Connecticut State 83
Records: Saint Anselm 10-13 (8-9 NE10); Southern Connecticut State 16-7 (10-7 NE10)
Location: Manchester, N.H. (Stoutenburgh Gymnasium)
Date: Saturday, February 10, 2024
Attendance: 217
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Arbuckle knocked down a pair of triples in the opening three minutes of action to help his team jump out to an early 10-6 lead.
- Southern Connecticut State then outscored Saint Anselm 17-5 over the next five minutes and took an eight-point advantage. Midway through the first half, Marty Silvera scored consecutive buckets and the Owls led, 32-19.
- Helping end the drought for Saint Anselm was junior Zac Taylor (Victoria, Australia) with his first three-pointer of the game. The Australian knocked down a pair at the line a couple possessions later to cut the deficit back down to eight points.
- After another basket by Southern Connecticut State's Silvera with 5:33 remaining in the first, Saint Anselm's defense turned it up a notch, holding the Owls to just three points for the rest of the half.
- The Hawks used that to their advantage and went on a 13-3 run of their own to tie the score by halftime. Junior Sean McCarthy (Cork, Ireland) scored five points for Saint Anselm during that stretch including an and-one in transition with under a second to go.
- The first basket of the second half for the Hawks was a triple drained by senior Matt Becker (Fairfield, Conn.). Arbuckle then scored four points in a row for Saint Anselm, but a made layup by Kazell Stewart pushed Southern Connecticut State's lead back up to 10 points five minutes into the second half.
- A good three-pointer from Silvera a couple minutes later made it 61-44, Owls, and capped off the visitors' 24-7 scoring surge. The Hawks answered with nine straight points of their own to cut the deficit back down to eight points. Arbuckle and junior Keith Robinson (Phillip Island, Australia) combined to score all nine during that sequence.
- Saint Anselm got into the bonus situation fairly early and knocked down a bunch of free throws as a result. The Hawks made it just a six-point lead for the Owls with the score at 66-60 and seven minutes left in the game.
- With under five minutes to play, Saint Anselm's defense gave them a chance by keeping Southern Connecticut State off the scoreboard, but the Hawks could not convert on three straight trips at the offensive end. The Owls extended their lead back into double-digits, made some clutch free throws, and held on to win by 10 points.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- Southern Connecticut State shot 29 of 64 (45.3%) from the floor, while Saint Anselm made 24 of their 68 shots (35.3%). The Owls knocked down seven out of 22 three points attempts (31.8%), while the Hawks shot six for 21 from deep (28.6%).
- Saint Anselm made the most at the free throw line, going 19 of 26 (73.1%). Southern Connecticut State shot a similar percentage at the stripe by going 18 for 25 (72.0%).
- The Owls held the edge on the glass, out-rebounding the Hawks, 49-39. The Owls had three more turnovers than the Hawks, committing 14 in the game.
- Southern Connecticut State scored 40 points in the paint compared to 32 by Saint Anselm. Bench points were fairly equal with the Hawks' reserves outscoring the Owls' reserves, 17-13. Southern Connecticut State held a 18-15 advantage in fastbreak points.
- Arbuckle led Saint Anselm with a game-high 25 points, four rebounds, and three assists. Robinson added 13 points off the bench, while Becker and Taylor finished with 12 points apiece.
- Five Southern Connecticut State players registered double-digit scoring games, led by Silvera who finished with 23 points. Cherif Diarra grabbed a game-high 15 rebounds in the game.
- This marked the 50th all-time meeting between these programs. Saint Anselm is now 33-17 overall against Southern Connecticut State.
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