Home Matchup versus Abilene Christian on Country Western Night (Nov. 17; 7 PM)

DURHAM, N.H. – The University of New Hampshire men's basketball team is set to take on Abilene Christian University on Thursday, Nov. 17 (7 PM) at Lundholm Gymnasium on Country Western Night.

Looking Ahead
UNH travels to Morgantown, West Virginia to take on West Virginia University in their second game of the Preseason National Invitational Tournament on Sunday, Nov. 20 (1 PM) on ESPN3. The Wildcats then return home the following Wednesday for another Preseason NIT matchup vs Detroit on Nov. 23 at 2 PM.

Tickets for this season are available at UNHWildcats.com.

Cat Facts

The Wildcats are 2-0 after defeating Temple University 57-52 at Temple in their first Preseason NIT game.
Sophomore David Watkins (Dorchester, Mass.) led the Wildcats in scoring against Temple with a career-high 15 points, shooting 5-7 from beyond the arc.
Senior Jaleen Smith (Freeport, Texas) played all 40 minutes and recorded a team-high 10 rebounds to go along with seven points and two assists in the win over Temple.
Junior Tanner Leissner (Converse, Texas) and senior Daniel Dion scored 12 points each against the Owls. Leissner added eight rebounds to his stat line while Dion added six to his.
New Hampshire defeated Temple, the fifth winningest program in NCAA history, in their first matchup in school history.

All-Time Series
New Hampshire is 1-0 all-time against Abilene Christian after defeating them 86-75 in Abilene, Texas last season.

Downtown Watkins

Scored a career-high 15 points on a personal-best 5 of 7 from beyond the arc in the 57-52 win over Temple on Nov. 14.
His previous career-high was six points scored in the season opener last season.
The sophomore had never her more than one three in college.
Averaging 12.0 points and 4.5 rebounds on 64.3 percent shooting.

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