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Edward Onyia
Callie Cyr
78
Southern Conn. St. SCSU 7-8,3-4 NE10
86
Winner St. Anselm SA 13-4,6-1 NE10
Southern Conn. St. SCSU
7-8,3-4 NE10
78
Final
86
St. Anselm SA
13-4,6-1 NE10
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Southern Conn. St. SCSU 32 46 78
St. Anselm SA 42 44 86

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Onyia's Big First Half Helps Men's Basketball to 86-78 Win Over SCSU

MANCHESTER, N.H.  – The Saint Anselm College men's basketball team defeated Southern Connecticut State University, 86-78, at Stoutenburgh Gymnasium to remain in first place in the Northeast 10 Conference on Monday.
 
Highlights 
  • This marked the 54th all-time meeting between these two programs, with the Hawks improving to 35-19 against Southern Connecticut State in the series that began in 1969.
  • Saint Anselm is now 6-1 in league play with a 13-4 record overall, remaining in first place in the NE10.
  • Freshman Edward Onyia led the Hawks with 19 points on an efficient 8-9 shooting performance, also going 2-3 from deep with six rebounds, two assists, and a steal.
  • Senior Josh Morissette knocked down four three-pointers en route to 17 points with two steals, a rebound, and an assist.
  • Sophomore Will Davies scored 14 points with a game-high eight assists and four rebounds.
  • Sophomore Jovan Ristic scored 10+ points for the 15th time this season, recording 12 points, seven rebounds, and a steal, shooting 4-5 from the field.
  • Saint Anselm outrebounded Southern Connecticut State, 37-34, and led for 84% of the game.
How it Happened
 
After a slow start, the Hawks converted on eight of nine field goal attempts during an 18-8 run with Onyia going 4-4, scoring 10 points for Saint Anselm to give the Hawks a 23-17 lead. Onyia kept his hot streak going, finishing the first half 7-7 from the field, 2-2 from deep, scoring 17 points.
 
The Hawks led 42-32 at the half thanks to 30 combined bench points and a 51.5 (17-33) field goal percentage from the floor.
 
Southern Conn. State started the second half with a 10-4 run to cut their deficit to four, 48-44, but it was all Saint Anselm after that, going on a 19-5 scoring burst to go back up by 18, 67-49.
 
The Owls rallied late to make it a two-possession game, 79-73, but their comeback was too late in the contest as the Hawks held on to win, 86-78. Morissette and Davies led the way for Saint Anselm with 13 and 12 points in the second half.
 
Up Next
The Saint Anselm men's basketball team (13-4, 6-1 NE10) will host Assumption University (10-6, 5-2 NE10) on Wednesday, Jan. 21, at 7:30 p.m. at Stoutenburgh Gym in another NE10 matchup.

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