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Jim Stankiewicz
70
Bentley Ben 8-5,1-3 NE10
78
Winner St. Anselm SA 10-3,3-0 NE10
Bentley Ben
8-5,1-3 NE10
70
Final
78
St. Anselm SA
10-3,3-0 NE10
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Bentley Ben 37 33 70
St. Anselm SA 40 38 78

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Men’s Basketball Stays Undefeated in NE10, Downs Bentley 78-70

MANCHESTER, N.H.  – The Saint Anselm College men's basketball team defeated Bentley University, 78-70, at Stoutenburgh Gymnasium on Wednesday in a Northeast 10 Conference matchup, improving to 3-0 in league play.
 
Highlights 
  • This marked the 110th all-time meeting between these two programs, with Saint Anselm improving its record to 55-55 against Bentley in the series, which began in 1975. The Hawks have won three of the last four matchups with the Falcons.
  • Saint Anselm is now 10-3 on the year, 3-0 in the NE10, and is now the only unbeaten team left in conference play.
  • Junior Jack Medalie led the Hawks with 22 points, shooting 9-18 from the floor and 4-9 from three-point range with three rebounds, two assists, and a steal. This was Medalie's third straight game with at least 20 points and his ninth game in a row in double figures.
  • Sophomore Will Davies, who is coming off NE10 Player of the Week honors, scored 17 points and dished out eight assists, playing all 40 minutes in the win. Davies has scored 10+ points in eight games and has tallied 8+ assists in eight games, leading Division II hoops with 7.5 assists per game.
  • Senior Josh Morissette also scored 17 points, with four assists, three rebounds, two steals, and a block, while freshman Edward Onyia tallied 11 points and eight rebounds in 29 minutes off the bench. Onyia has scored in double-figures in eight straight games.
  • Sophomore Jovan Ristic corralled 10 rebounds, his fourth straight game with at least 10, also scoring eight points.
  • Saint Anselm had a season-low six turnovers, shooting 49.2% (32-65) from the field. The Hawks had 18 assists compared to 10 for the Falcons.
How it Happened
 
Both offenses started slow with the Hawks missing their first four shots and the Falcons missing their first three before Bentley's Cash McClure and Medalie traded three-pointers to open the scoring. Medalie scored eight of the first 10 points for Saint Anselm to give the Hawks an early 10-6 lead.
 
A three from Davies and two from Morissette gave Saint Anselm its first double-digit lead of the game, 21-10. With the Hawks still leading by 10, 28-18, Bentley responded, going on a 10-2 run to pull back within two points, 30-28. The Falcons continued to keep things close, but the Hawks hung onto a three-point lead going into halftime, 40-37.
 
Bentley knocked down its first three shots of the second half to take its first lead since the score was 6-5 in favor of the Falcons, going ahead 44-42. As Bentley's Cooper Farrall scored 10 quick points to start the second, giving the Falcons a three-point edge, 52-49, the Hawks didn't back down, answering with a 10-0 run to reclaim the lead, 59-52.
 
A three-pointer pulled the Falcons back within two of the Hawks, 59-57, but Medalie drilled another three and finished a layup inside, followed by a score from Davies as Saint Anselm started to pull away, going up 66-57. Despite the Hawks leading by 10, 72-62, with four minutes to play, the Falcons went on a late run with a steal and a layup to make it a four-point game, 74-70, with 40 seconds remaining.
 
Davies converted on a fast break layup, and Ristic knocked down a pair of free throws to ice the game, as Saint Anselm secured the 78-70 win.
 
Up Next
Saint Anselm men's basketball (10-3, 3-0 NE10) will host Pace University (8-4, 3-1 NE10) at Stoutenburgh Gymnasium on Saturday, January 10, at 3:30 p.m. in another NE10 matchup.

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