DURHAM, N.H.-- The Sacred Heart University men's basketball team came from behind to take a 66-61 win over the University of New Hampshire on the road on Wednesday evening. Junior
Nico Galette recorded his second consecutive double-double to lead the Pioneers in the victory.
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Records:
Sacred Heart: 5-3
UNH: 2-4
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Top Performers:
Nico Galette: 17 points, 13 rebounds, 4 steals
Raheem Solomon: 12 points
Mike Sixsmith: 8 assists, 8 points
Raymond Espinal-Guzman: 9 points, 5 rebounds
Bryce Johnson: 7 reboundsÂ
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Of Note:
The Pioneers were down by as many as nine points in the second half. New Hampshire opened the second half with a quick three-pointer and a layup to go up by nine, 38-29. At 13:05, Thomas made a jumper that sparked a 9-2 run to bring the Pioneers within one, 46-45.
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After being down by five, 53-48, Solomon made two free throws at 6:59 to start a 14-2 run, including the go-ahead layup by Sixsmith at 5:10. The Pioneers took a 61-55 lead with 1:57 left in the second half.Â
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The Wildcats brought it close in the final few seconds as they made two out of three free throws to bring UNH within three with two seconds left. The Pioneers were able to secure the rebound, and
Tanner Thomas made a layup in the final second to secure the 66-61 victory.
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The game was tied three times during the first half before the Wildcats took a six-point lead, 33-27, with 33 seconds left in the opening half. Galette made a layup with four seconds remaining to cut the deficit to four, 33-29 heading into halftime.
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Espinal-Guzman put away a career-high nine points, and Sixsmith dished out a career-high eight assists.
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Up Next:
Sacred Heart is back in action at home on Saturday, December 3rd, against UMass Lowell at 2:00 PM.
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