HAMDEN, Conn.— The Sacred Heart University men's basketball team had its three-game win streak snapped on Sunday afternoon, falling to Quinnipiac 83-73 in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) action on the road. Amiri Stewart had 18 points, leading three Pioneers in double figures. 

Records:
Sacred Heart: 4-6, (1-1 MAAC)
Quinnipiac:  5-5, (2-0 MAAC) 

Leaders:
Amiri Stewart: 18 points, eight rebounds
Anquan Hill: 15 points, 5 rebounds 
Bryce Johnson: 11 points, 5 rebounds 

Of Note:
Through the opening five minutes of play, neither team led by more than three points. After an 11-11 tie, Bryce Johnson and Stewart scored five straight points to take a 16-11 lead. The Bobcats answered with a layup, cutting the deficit to two, but Mekhi Conner added a pair to regain the five-point edge. 

Quinnipiac scored eight straight to come from behind and take a 21-18 lead at 11:18, but Raymond Espinal-Guzman made a layup, and a Fallou Gueye triple gave SHU a 23-21 advantage. 

After a pair of made free throws for the Bobcats, an Espinal-Guzman layup sparked a 7-0 run, capped by a Griffin Barrouk three-pointer, to give the Pioneers a 30-23 edge. However, Quinnipiac answered with a 7-0 run of their own to tie it up at 30-30. From there, neither team led by more than two until the Bobcats scored the final four points of the half, taking a 42-39 advantage heading into the break. 

A Barrouk triple tied the game at 42, but Quinnipiac answered with a trey of their own to jump ahead by three. Anquan Hill was successful with an and-one situation to tie the game one again, at 45-45. From there, the Bobcats opened the game a bit, going on a 7-0 run, taking a 52-45 lead. 

A pair of Hill free throws pulled the Pios within six, but Quinnipiac hit a triple to take a 62-53 lead at 11:15 in the second. After a Nyle Ralph-Beyer three-pointer, the Bobcats went on a 7-2 run to take a 69-58 edge. A Stewart dunk pulled the Pioneers within single digits, but Quinnipiac hit a three-pointer to jump back ahead, 72-60. 

Four straight points from Johnson pulled the Pioneers within eight. At 3:51, the Bobcats were ahead by 10, but Johnson answered again for SHU with a three-pointer to cut the deficit to seven, 78-71. Quinnipiac jumped ahead by 10 and held the Pioneers off to take the 83-73 final. 

Sacred Heart shot 45% (25-for-55) from the field and outrebounded the Bobcats, 34-26. 

Up Next: 
The Pioneers will have a break as they return home on Wednesday, Dec. 18, at 11:00 am with a non-conference game against UAlbany for Kids Day in the William H. Pitt Center.