Thursday, November 17
Durham, N.H.
7 PM
University of New Hampshire
2-1
57
vs
65
Abilene Christian University
2-0
1
2
F
ACU
34
31
65
New Hampshire
17
40
57
Photo by: Joey Walker
Smith Scores Career-High 27 in 65-57 Loss to Abilene Christian
11/17/2016 9:56:00 PM | Men's Basketball
DURHAM, N.H. – Senior Jaleen Smith (Freeport, Texas) scored a career-high 27 points as the University of New Hampshire men's basketball team fell 65-57 to Abilene Christian University Thursday afternoon at Lundholm Gymnasium.
HIGHLIGHTS
HOW IT HAPPENED
New Hampshire was outscored in the first half 34-17 as they shot 21.7 percent from the field and 1 of 12 from beyond the arc. UNH had 11 first-half turnovers as Abilene Christian scored 15 points on the takeaways.
Smith opened the half with a corner three to provide early Wildcat momentum, which proved successful as Leissner drilled a pullup from deep just two possessions later. With just under 12:00 to play, Leissner tipped in a Love missed jumper to tighten the 51-27 ACU lead. Leissner went on a hot streak, sinking a pair of free throws followed by an inside layup through contact to extend an 8-0 run for UNH. Smith went on a streak of his own, scoring layups on three straight possessions to ignite the Wildcats. With 3:00 left to play, Smith hit two from the line to bring UNH within single digits (56-47). After a Camara offensive rebound on the next possession, Smith again finished inside to make it a 7-point game. New Hampshire to to start fouling down the stretch and was unable to mount the comeback.
-POSTGAME NOTES-
UNH STARTERS (SEASON/CAREER STARTS)
Sr. G Jaleen Smith (3/76)
Sr. G Daniel Dion (3/36)
Jr. G Jordan Reed (3/3)
Jr. F Tanner Leissner (3/59)
So. F David Watkins (3/3)
GROUPS RECORD: 2-1
SERIES INFO
ATTENDANCE: 437
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
Jaleen Smith: 27 points / 9 rebounds / 1 assist
Tanner Leissner: 19 points / 10 rebounds / 7 of 18 shooting
Jovan Crnic: 19 points / 5 rebounds / 8 FTs made
Jaren Lewis: 11 points / 6 rebounds / 4 of 10 shooting
Hayden Farquhar: 10 points / 4 rebounds / 3 of 5 shooting
For the most up-to-date information on men's basketball, visit UNHWildcats.com.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Smith poured in 27 points, 20 in the second half, on 11 of 20 shooting and grabbed nine rebounds.
- Junior Tanner Leissner (Converse, Texas) finished with 19 points, 18 in the second half, on 7 of 18 shooting with 10 rebounds for his 12th career double-double.
- New Hampshire out-rebounded Abilene Christian 42-34 including a 13-3 advantage on the offensive glass.
- The Wildcats controlled the paint with a 28-12 advantage and recorded a 20-3 lead in second-chance points.
HOW IT HAPPENED
New Hampshire was outscored in the first half 34-17 as they shot 21.7 percent from the field and 1 of 12 from beyond the arc. UNH had 11 first-half turnovers as Abilene Christian scored 15 points on the takeaways.
Smith opened the half with a corner three to provide early Wildcat momentum, which proved successful as Leissner drilled a pullup from deep just two possessions later. With just under 12:00 to play, Leissner tipped in a Love missed jumper to tighten the 51-27 ACU lead. Leissner went on a hot streak, sinking a pair of free throws followed by an inside layup through contact to extend an 8-0 run for UNH. Smith went on a streak of his own, scoring layups on three straight possessions to ignite the Wildcats. With 3:00 left to play, Smith hit two from the line to bring UNH within single digits (56-47). After a Camara offensive rebound on the next possession, Smith again finished inside to make it a 7-point game. New Hampshire to to start fouling down the stretch and was unable to mount the comeback.
-POSTGAME NOTES-
UNH STARTERS (SEASON/CAREER STARTS)
Sr. G Jaleen Smith (3/76)
Sr. G Daniel Dion (3/36)
Jr. G Jordan Reed (3/3)
Jr. F Tanner Leissner (3/59)
So. F David Watkins (3/3)
GROUPS RECORD: 2-1
SERIES INFO
- Abilene Christian knots up the all-time series at one apiece.
ATTENDANCE: 437
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
Jaleen Smith: 27 points / 9 rebounds / 1 assist
Tanner Leissner: 19 points / 10 rebounds / 7 of 18 shooting
Jovan Crnic: 19 points / 5 rebounds / 8 FTs made
Jaren Lewis: 11 points / 6 rebounds / 4 of 10 shooting
Hayden Farquhar: 10 points / 4 rebounds / 3 of 5 shooting
For the most up-to-date information on men's basketball, visit UNHWildcats.com.
Team Stats
ACU
UNH
FG%
.478
.350
3FG%
.333
.208
FT%
.552
.588
RB
34
42
TO
14
18
STL
8
3
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
27
FGM
11
3FGM
2
FTM
3
Pts
19
FGM
7
3FGM
2
FTM
3
Pts
7
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
3
FGM
1
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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