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59
New Haven UNH 2-3,1-2 NE10
69
Winner Assumption ASM 4-2,4-0 NE10
New Haven UNH
2-3,1-2 NE10
59
Final
69
Assumption ASM
4-2,4-0 NE10
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
New Haven UNH 31 28 59
Assumption ASM 23 46 69

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Men's Basketball Second Half Charge, Downs New Haven, 69-59

WORCESTER, Mass.—The Assumption University men's basketball used a second-half surge to rally past the University of New Haven Tuesday evening in Laska Gymnasium, as the Greyhounds downed the Chargers 69-59 in Northeast-10 Conference action. 

THE BASICS:
Score: Assumption University 69, University of New Haven 59
Records: Greyhounds (4-2, 4-0 NE10) | Chargers (2-3, 1-2 NE10)

HOW IT HAPPENED: 
In the first half, New Haven controlled the action, shooting 42.9 percent from the floor. However, Assumption stayed in the game, controlling the glass and outrebounded the opposition 20-15. After 20 minutes, the Chargers maintained a 31-23 advantage. 
 
The game flipped in the second half, as the Greyhounds used lockdown defense and started hitting their shots. In a matter of five minutes, they turned a ten-point margin into a three-point advantage, led by Daouda Dembele and Tayeshawn Cunningham-Pemberton with four points apiece. Assumption ratcheted up the defensive pressure, holding the Chargers to 1-of-15 from deep in the second half and holding the opposition to 33.3 percent from the field. 
 
After Myles Alcindor tied the game with a three-pointer with 12:41 left in regulation, the Hounds went on a 31-18 run, as the shot 11-of-20 from the floor with zero turnovers while also holding UNH to 7-for-21 down the stretch to the final buzzer. 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
  • Tayshawn Cunningham-Pemberton led the way with his first collegiate double-double, 12 points, and 10 rebounds. 
  • Noah Payne scored ten points off the bench with four assists and two rebounds. 
  • Assumption outrebounded New Haven 46-33 while outscoring the opposition 14-4 on second-chance points. 
  • New Haven leads the all-time series 15-10. 
 
UP NEXT:
  • Assumption at Dominican (N.Y.), Saturday, November 30, 3:00 pm
  • New Haven at Molloy, Saturday, November 30, 12:00 pm
 
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