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Edward Onyia drives to the basket at Assumption
82
St. Anselm SA 19-7,12-4 NE10
94
Winner Assumption ASM 15-10,10-6 NE10
St. Anselm SA
19-7,12-4 NE10
82
Final
94
Assumption ASM
15-10,10-6 NE10
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
St. Anselm SA 37 45 82
Assumption ASM 45 49 94

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Assumption Upends Men's Basketball, 94-82

WORCESTER, Mass.  – The Saint Anselm College men's basketball team was defeated by Assumption University, 94-82, at Andrew Laska Gymnasium in a Northeast 10 Conference matchup on Wednesday.
 
Highlights 
  • This marked the 136th all-time meeting between these two programs. Saint Anselm falls to 74-62 overall against Assumption in the series that began in 1936.
  • The first-place Hawks drop to 12-4 in NE10 action with a 19-7 record overall.
  • Freshman Edward Onyia scored a team-high 19 points, shooting 7-11 from the field with four rebounds, two assists, one steal, and one block off the bench.
  • Sophomore Will Davies recorded a double-double with 12 points, 11 assists, three rebounds, one steal, and one block.
  • Senior Josh Morissette shot an efficient 5-7 from three, scoring 17 points with four rebounds, one assist, and one steal.
  • Sophomore Paulius Rapolis scored 16 points, his second-highest scoring game of the season, shooting 7-9 from the floor with six rebounds.  
How it Happened
 
There were 14 lead changes in the first as both teams failed to miss on the offensive end, with the Hawks starting 14-18 from the field and Assumption starting 14-25, as the score sat at 35-33 in favor of Saint Anselm with six minutes remaining in the half. Assumption ended the half on a 12-2 run, as the Greyhounds held an eight-point lead at the break, 45-37.
 
The Assumption lead grew to 10, 55-45, early in the second half, but the Hawks responded with four straight makes and a 12-0 run, retaking the lead, 57-55. The Greyhounds responded with a three-pointer, sparking an 11-4 run, with Assumption taking a 66-61 lead that they'd never give up for the remainder of the game, securing the win, 94-82.
 
Up Next
The Saint Anselm men's basketball team (19-6, 12-3 NE10) will play its regular-season road finale at American International College (5-20, 4-11 NE10) on Saturday, Feb. 21, at 3:30 p.m. in Springfield, Mass., at Henry A. Butova Gymnasium.  

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