MANCHESTER, N.H. – The Saint Anselm College men's basketball team suffered a 97-74 home loss to Assumption in Northeast-10 Conference play on Thursday evening.
UP NEXT:
- Saint Anselm is back on the road to take on Molloy in non-conference action on Sunday, January 5th at 1:00 p.m. in Rockville Centre, N.Y.
Score: Saint Anselm 74, Assumption 97
Records: Saint Anselm (7-5, 3-3 NE10), Assumption (10-2, 5-0 NE10)
Location: Manchester, N.H. (Stoutenburgh Gymnasium)
Date: Thursday, January 2nd, 2025
Attendance: 375
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Saint Anselm jumped out to a 4-3 lead early in the game after baskets in the paint by senior Sean McCarthy (Cork, Ireland) and junior Josh Morissette (Exeter, N.H.).
- Leonard Tangishaka scored six of the first nine points for Assumption, who obtained a 9-6 advantage.
- After another bucket by Tangishaka and the Greyhounds, junior Juju Ramirez (Lawrence, Kan.) quickly tied things up for the Hawks at 11-11 after knocking down consecutive jumpers in the paint.
- Back-to-back threes by Barilugbene Mawo and Myles Alcindor allowed Assumption to pull ahead by six points. Senior Jadon Archer (Enfield, Conn.) came off the bench and provided a response for Saint Anselm with six of the team's next eight points to make it a two-point game at 21-19.
- The two teams then traded triples with Njavan Stewart and Noah Payne hitting from long range for the Greyhounds while freshman Erik Oliver-Bush (Trenton, N.J.) cashed in from deep for the Hawks as the score changed to 27-22.
- Oliver-Bush continued his scoring with a fastbreak jam off a steal and assist from Archer, which trimmed the deficit down to four points.
- After that bucket, Assumption rattled off a 16-3 scoring run over the next five minutes of action to blow the game open. Zamareon McCown scored three layups during that stretch for the Greyhounds, while Mawo finished the run with an alley-oop slam to help make it 44-27 Assumption with 3:10 left in the first half.
- A made layup by Morissette and three made free throws by senior Zac Taylor (Victoria, Australia) helped calm things down for Saint Anselm, but Assumption ended the half on an 8-0 run after a pair of threes buried by Stewart and the Greyhounds led at the break, 54-32.
- McCarthy opened the second half with a driving layup on the first possession for the Hawks and two possessions later, Morissette knocked down a three pointer to make it a 58-37 game.
- Assumption was able to go on a 7-0 run shortly after to extend their lead to 65-37. Tangishaka capped off that run with a steal and an and-one layup in transition for the Greyhounds, who had all the momentum.
- Saint Anselm then got to the free throw line and made three out of four to cut the deficit back down to 25 points, but another shot from long distance by Stewart increased the Assumption lead back up to 28 points with the score at 70-42.
- Redshirt-freshman Trevor Labrecque (Nashua, N.H.) provided a bright spot off the bench for the Hawks. He checked in and scored on his first offensive possession before setting up Ramirez with a layup the next time down the court.
- The Greyhounds did not take their foot off the gas as Stewart poured in two more threes to help give them a 34-point lead, their largest of the game, with the score at 89-55 and 9:23 remaining.
- Morissette converted on a pair of threes midway through the second half for Saint Anselm. The Hawks defense held the Greyhounds to just two points over the final five minutes of the game, but it was too late for a comeback and Assumption cruised to the win on the road.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- The two teams shot the ball evenly with Assumption going 37-83 (44.6 percent) and Saint Anselm going 28-63 (44.4 percent) from the floor.
- The Greyhounds had an average night from deep and connected on 12 of their 32 three pointers (37.5 percent), while the Hawks struggled from distance and went five for 19 (26.3 percent) from long range.
- Saint Anselm also had a tough night at the foul line, making only 13 of their 27 free throws (48.1 percent). Assumption made 11 out of 13 (84.6 percent) at the free throw stripe.
- The Greyhounds held a sizeable lead on the glass and out-rebounded the Hawks, 51-41. The visitors also doubled up their opposition on the offensive glass, 14-7.
- Assumption outscored Saint Anselm in the paint, 48-42, in fastbreak points, 26-16, in second chance points, 15-9, and in bench points, 50-26.
- The game featured two ties and three lead changes, all of which came early in the first half in a game that featured Assumption leading for a large portion of action.
- Assumption recorded 19 points off of 16 Saint Anselm turnovers. Saint Anselm recorded 12 points off of 10 Assumption giveaways.
- Defensively, the Hawks recorded three blocks and five steals, while the Greyhounds tallied six blocks and 11 steals.
- As a team, Saint Anselm had 17 assists on their 28 made field goals. Assumption had 19 assists on their 37 made field goals.
- Morissette led the Hawks in scoring with 15 points (6-10 FG, 3-6 3PT) to go along with three rebounds. McCarthy finished the game with 10 points and 12 rebounds, good for his seventh double-double of the season and the 18th of his career.
- The Greyhounds were led by Stewart, who posted a game-high 18 points (6-12 FG, 6-11 3PT) and five rebounds. The visitors utilized a deep bench with 15 players seeing minutes. Five of those players finished in double figure scoring with 10 players scoring at least six points and six players grabbing four or more rebounds.
- This marked the 133rd all-time meeting between these two programs. Saint Anselm falls to 73-60 overall against Assumption in the series that began in 1936.
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