GARDEN CITY, N.Y. – Sophomore
Josh Morissette (Exeter, N.H.) scored a game-high 26 points for the second straight game to lead the Saint Anselm College men's basketball team to a Northeast-10 Conference road win over third place Adelphi University on Saturday.
UP NEXT:
- Saint Anselm returns to Manchester, N.H. for their final regular season home game, which will also be Senior Night, against the University of New Haven on Wednesday, February 21st at 7:30 p.m.
Score: Saint Anselm 67, Adelphi 62
Records: Saint Anselm 12-13 (10-9 NE10), Adelphi 16-9 (12-7 NE10)
Location: Garden City, N.Y. (Center for Recreation and Sports)
Date: Saturday, February 17, 2024
Attendance: 312
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Scoring the first basket of the game on Saint Anselm's first offensive possession was Morissette. Junior Zac Taylor (Victoria, Australia) connected on a three-pointer a couple minutes later as the Hawks took an early 5-3 lead.
- Fifth-year Tyler Arbuckle (Bristol, Conn.) scored the next eight points for Saint Anselm by nailing midrange field goals on four straight possessions. That catapulted the Hawks to a 13-3 advantage and forced an Adelphi timeout five minutes into the game.
- The Panthers responded with a 17-6 scoring run to take the lead, 20-19. Adelphi extended that lead to 24-20 with 6:50 left in the first half, but five straight points including a three by Morissette gave the Hawks the lead right back.
- Two baskets from senior Josh Menard (Higganum, Conn.) allowed Saint Anselm to maintain their lead, 31-29, at halftime.
- Junior Sean McCarthy (Cork, Ireland) scored nine points in the first six minutes of the second half, but Adelphi quickly tied the score back up and eventually retook the lead after an and-one by Elijah Lewis. Two threes by Seth Brown and another basket from Lewis allowed the Panthers to extend their lead to 10 points, their largest of the game, with 8:21 to play.
- Ending a three minute scoreless span for the Hawks was Morissette, who cashed in on another shot from long distance to trim the deficit back down to seven points. The sophomore knocked down another triple two minutes later to make it just a two-point Adelphi lead.
- After a layup by Mason Jackson for Adelphi made it 61-57 with 5:20 remaining, Saint Anselm ended the game on a 10-1 scoring run. The Hawks defense held the Panthers to just one point in the final five minutes and four points over the final eight minutes.
- Morissette scored seven of Saint Anselm's final 10 points including a three to go up by four points with a minute to go. Arbuckle knocked down a pair at the line to seal the victory.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- Both teams shots 40% in the game with Saint Anselm shooting 25 for 62 and Adelphi going 21 for 52 from the field. The Hawks made just five out of 26 attempts (19.2%) from three-point range, while the Panthers shot eight of 24 (33.3%) from deep. Both teams went exactly 12 for 17 (70.6%) at the free throw line.
- Saint Anselm out-rebounded Adelphi, 40-31, and also grabbed 10 offensive boards in the game. They also outscored the Panthers, 30-26 in points in the paint, but Adelphi outscored the Hawks' bench, 20-6.
- Adelphi committed 16 turnovers in the game compared to just 11 committed by Saint Anselm.
- Morissette had a game-high 26 points (10-20 FG, 4-11 3PT, 2-2 FT) for the Hawks. Arbuckle added 13 points while McCarthy and Taylor each finished with nine points. Senior Matt Becker (Fairfield, Conn.) grabbed 10 rebounds in the win.
- Lewis paced Adelphi with 18 points, while Brown scored 15 points for the Panthers.
- This marked the 39th all-time meeting between these two programs. Saint Anselm is now 23-16 overall against Adelphi.
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