MANCHESTER, N.H. – Fifth-year
Tyler Arbuckle (Bristol, Conn.) dropped 23 points to lead the Saint Anselm College men's basketball team to a 74-62 win over the University of New Haven on Senior Night. With the win, the Hawks are now back to .500 (13-13) on the season and sit in a tie for fifth place in the Northeast-10 Conference standings with two games left in the regular season.
UP NEXT:
- Saint Anselm is on the road for the final two contests of the regular season, first against American International College in Springfield, Mass. on Saturday, February 24th followed by their regular season finale against Pace University in Pleasantville, N.Y. on Tuesday, February 27th.
Score: Saint Anselm 74, New Haven 62
Records: Saint Anselm 13-13 (11-9 NE10), New Haven 9-17 (6-14 NE10)
Location: Manchester, N.H. (Stoutenburgh Gymnasium)
Date: Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Attendance: 326
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Prior to the game, Arbuckle and seniors Matt Becker (Fairfield, Conn.), Tommy Fraser (Concord, N.H.), and Josh Menard (Higganum, Conn.) were all recognized in a special pregame Senior Night ceremony.
- Helping Saint Anselm get out to a strong start was junior Sean McCarthy (Cork, Ireland), who scored five of the first seven points that allowed the Hawks to take an early 7-2 lead. New Haven quickly answered with two threes by Tyler Saint-Furcy to take their first lead of the night, 10-9.
- After five consecutive points by sophomore Josh Morissette (Exeter, N.H.) the Hawks turned back to McCarthy on the offensive end. The junior continued to get downhill, slashing his way into the paint for two more driving layups.
- With 9:03 left in the first half, Arbuckle knocked down Saint Anselm's first triple of the game to extend his team's lead to 23-14. Another midrange pull-up from Morissette a minute later helped the Hawks maintain their nine-point advantage.
- Morissette cashed in from long distance with 2:31 remaining in the first half which made it 36-22, Saint Anselm. McCarthy got one more layup to go before halftime and the Hawks led by 13 points at the break.
- Both teams traded baskets to start the second half, with New Haven's Davontrey Thomas scoring the first 10 points out of the break for the Chargers. Arbuckle countered that by scoring 11 of Saint Anselm's first 13 points of the second half. His triple at the 13:17 mark allowed the Hawks to stay ahead by double digits.
- After Arbuckle knocked down a pair at the line, Morissette struck again from three-point range to make it 54-42, Saint Anselm, with 11:50 to go.
- A three from New Haven's Jah'likai King a few minutes later helped the Chargers cut the deficit to just six points, but the tandem of Arbuckle and Morissette continued to thrive on the offensive end as both connected on midrange jumpers to make it a 12-point game once again.
- With under five minutes left in the game, Morissette rattled off five consecutive points for the Hawks, which included a step back three, and the home team led, 70-55. Arbuckle made one final triple before being subbed off with a minute to play and Saint Anselm soared to a 74-62 home win.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- Saint Anselm shot an efficient 26 of 59 from the floor (44.1%). New Haven struggled offensively, shooting 22 of 61 (36.1%). The Hawks knocked down six out of 19 from behind the arc (31.6%), while the Chargers went seven of 22 from long distance (31.8%).
- Saint Anselm had success getting to the free throw line and took advantage, making 16 out of 19 (84.2%) at the stripe. New Haven shot a similar percentage by making 11 out of their 13 free throw attempts (84.6%).
- The Hawks held a huge edge on the glass and out-rebounded the Chargers, 44-31. The home team also held a slight advantage in paint points, 30-24, and second chance points, 15-11. The visitors outscored the Hawks' bench, 6-5, and fastbreak points were even, 4-4.
- Both teams committed seven turnovers in the game. Saint Anselm outscored New Haven, 10-8, off of those turnovers. The Chargers had five steals and five blocks in the game compared to two steals and two blocks for the Hawks.
- Arbuckle led the way with 23 points (7-16 FG, 3-6 3PT, 6-6 FT) and five rebounds for Saint Anselm. Morissette scored 24 points (9-20 FG, 3-7 3PT) and McCarthy finished with 16 points (7-14 FG, 5-7 FT) and nine rebounds. That trio combined for 63 out of their team's 74 points. Becker grabbed 12 rebounds in the win, while junior Zac Taylor (Victoria, Australia) snagged 10 boards.
- Thomas led the way for New Haven with 19 points and nine rebounds, while his counterpart King added 18 points.
- This marked the 35th all-time meeting between these two programs. Saint Anselm is now 24-11 overall against New Haven.
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