Saint Anselm Snaps Men's Basketball's Five-Game Winning Streak Saturday, 88-59
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MANCHESTER, N.H.. – The Saint Anselm Hawks built a 15-point halftime lead on Saturday afternoon against the Merrimack College men's basketball team and never looked back, pulling away for a 88-59 victory on Saturday afternoon from Stoutenburgh Gymnasium in Northeast-10 Conference play.
The Basics
Score: Saint Anselm 88, Merrimack 59
Records: Merrimack (6-2, 3-1 NE-10) | Saint Anselm (3-2, 3-2 NE-10)
Location: Stoutenburgh Gym | Manchester, N.H.
How It Happened
- The hosts dominated the first half, jumping out to a 14-4 lead over the first five minutes of the game. During the stretch, the Hawks shot 6-of-8 from the field and sank a pair of 3-pointers
- Freshman Juvaris Hayes (Paterson, N.J.) hit a layup for two of his team-high eight first-half points to halt the run, but Saint Anselm kept rolling from there. An old-fashioned three-point play from Grant Mackay allowed the Hawks to double up Merrimack, 22-11, with 9:26 left in the half
- The largest lead of the Hawks in the first half was 15 points, which that reached on multiple occasions. Graduate Anthony Barry (Uxbridge, Mass.) hit a turnaround jumper to make it a 10-point game, 33-23, with 3:31 to play in half. The Hawks' defense held the Warriors scoreless from that point, adding five more points to make it 38-23 after 20 minutes
- Following a strong shooting performance in the first half, the Hawks did the same to start the second by scoring the half's first five points to build a 20-point lead, 43-23. The Warriors answered with a 6-0 run capped off by a kick out from Hayes that led to a 3-pointer from freshman Jaleel Lord (Jersey City, N.J.) with 17:32 remaining
- Freshman Devon Moore (Hanover, Pa.) drained a triple right in front of his own bench to make it a 15-point game, but consecutive 3-pointers for the Hawks and a three-point play for Tim Guers gave the hosts their largest lead to that point, 60-38, with under 11 minutes to play
- With 5:54 on the clock, Cody Ball stepped into a 3-pointer from the top of key to give the Hawks a 27-point advantage, 74-47. The Hawks finished with 88 points in the victory, limiting the Navy and Gold to 59 in the process
Inside The Numbers
- Hayes finished the day as Merrimack's leading scorer, finishing with 15 points on 5-of-12 shooting. It marked the second time this season that Hayes led the team in scoring, while he also added seven assists
- Lord and Barry also scored in double figures, combining to net 21 points on the afternoon. Lord made two of Merrimack's three 3-pointers on the day
- Four Hawks scored in double figures, led by the game's leading scorer Cody Ball with 22. Saint Anselm shot its way to victory, finishing the day shooting 55.2 percent from the field and 55 percent from beyond the arc
- Field Goals (%): MER 23-58 (39.7) // STA 32-58 (55.2)
- 3-Point Field Goals (%): MER 3-17 (17.6) // STA 11-20 (55.0)
Up Next
The Navy and Gold continue NE-10 play on Tuesday night when Merrimack hosts the preseason favorites in the Northeast Division, Franklin Pierce, at 7:30 p.m. from Hammel Court. Any student in attendance will receive a Merrimack-decaled shooting sleeve courtesy of the Athletics Department.
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