Men's Basketball Falls on New Year's Eve at SNHU | https://assumptiongreyhounds.com/
Men's Basketball Falls on New Year's Eve at SNHU | https://assumptiongreyhounds.com/
Men's Basketball Falls on New Year's Eve at SNHU
The Assumption University men's basketball team comes up short on New Year's Eve, as the Greyhounds fell to Southern New Hampshire University 84-58 Saturday evening.
THE BASICS
Score: Southern New Hampshire University 84, Assumption University 58
Records: Greyhounds (5-7, 1-5 NE10), Penmen (6-6, 3-3 NE10)
HOW IT HAPPENED
The first half was extremely close, as neither team could establish a double-digit lead. Assumption had their largest lead was three points (5-2, 18:56), following a Cooper Creek layup, while Southern New Hampshire had a nine-point lead (31-22) with 4:55 remaining in the half, as Matt Becht hit a three-pointer. Following that basket, the Greyhounds went on a 9-0 run to close out the half, as the visitors went 3-of-5 from the field to tie the game at 31-31.
The second half was all Southern New Hampshire, as the Penmen shot 83.3 percent from the field and was 8-of-9 (88.9 percent) from long range to pull away from Assumption.
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