THE BASICS:

- Score: Southern New Hampshire 67, Assumption 58

- Record: Southern New Hampshire (16-4, 12-3 NE10, Assumption (6-16, 4-11 NE10)

- Location: SNHU Fieldhouse (Manchester, N.H.)

The Lead: Assumption jumped out to an early lead, but Southern New Hampshire came storming back and managed to hold off a late Hound run in the final five minutes to earn a 67-58 victory at home on Wednesday.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

- Back-to-back layups by Justin Tuckson (Stafford, Va. / Christ Chapel Academy) and Damien Rance (Melbourne, Australia / Pope John XXIII) gave Assumption an 11-7 advantage at 14:56. SNHU tied it up three minutes later and extended its lead to 18-13 with 10:21 left in the half.

- Branislav Vujadinovic (Belgrade, Serbia / St. Joseph) countered with a triple to close within three, but a 10-6 run stretched the Penmen advantage to 28-19 with 3:35 left in the period. Austin Kearney (Monroeville, N.J. / Gloucester County Christian) made it just a six-point game at 2:07 and Assumption eventually went into the half down 32-24.

- SNHU extended its lead to 15 points five minutes into the second, before five straight once again made it a 10-point game. Declan Soukup (Melbourne, Australia / Hallam Senior College) then cut it to 49-41 at 9:46 and Vujadinovic trimmed it to six, before Rance connected on a triple from the wing to trail 49-46 at 8:35.

 - Assumption nearly pulled within one, but the Penmen got a stop and eventually pushed their lead to 59-46 with 3:36 left. Vujadinovic ended the run and Rance followed with a three but the Hounds couldn't get any closer than seven points over the last two minutes as they fell by nine.

INSIDE THE NUBMERS:

- Assumption shot 38.1 percent from the floor and 27.8 percent from downtown while limiting SNHU to 37.5 shooting. The Penmen did go just 3 of 15 from beyond the arc, but attempted 21 more free throws (28-7). SNHU did own a 46-32 edge on the boards.

- Rance led the Hounds with 16 points, seven rebounds and three steals, while Vujadinovic added 13 points and four rebounds. Tuckson was also in double figures with 10 points, six rebounds and two steals.

- Chris Walters led the Penmen with 23 points, 15 rebounds and five blocks while Devin Gilligan added 19 points and eight rebounds.

UP NEXT:

- Assumption returns to action on Saturday when the team hosts Bentley at 3 pm.

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