Preaseason NIT Matchup at West Virginia on Sunday (Nov. 20; 1 PM)

DURHAM, N.H. – The University of New Hampshire men's basketball team is set to take on West Virginia University on Sunday, Nov. 20 (1 PM) at the WVU Coliseum in the Preseason NIT Tournament on Root Sports.

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DirecTV	683 (SD/HD)
Dish Network	414 (SD) 5414 (HD)
Cable
Comcast (Denver)	26 (SD) 665 (HD)

Looking Ahead
The Wildcats return home on Wednesday, Nov. 23 for another Preseason NIT matchup vs the University of Detroit on Nov. 23 at 2 PM. Tickets for this season are available at UNHWildcats.com.

Cat Facts

Senior Jaleen Smith (Freeport, Texas) scored 20 second-half points to finish with a career-high 27 points on a personal-best 11 field goals in the 65-57 loss to Abilene Christian University on Thursday, Nov. 17.
Junior Tanner Leissner (Converse, Texas) tallied his career 12^th double-double with 19 points, 18 in the second half, and 10 rebounds against ACU.
New Hampshire finished the first half down 34-17 and stormed back to within seven points with 2:24 to play but was unable to pull out the win.
ACU led by as many as 26 points in the game.
UNH outrebounded ACU 42-34 including a 13-3 advantage on the offensive glass.
Smith is 55 points away from 1,000 career points.

All-Time Series
New Hampshire is 0-2 all-time against West Virginia.

Preseason NIT
The Wildcats are in the Preseason NIT for the first time in program history. New Hampshire played at Temple and pulled out an incredible 57-52 win. UNH plays West Virginia today and then hosts Detroit on Wednesday, Nov. 23 at 2 PM before traveling to Winthrop to close out the tournament on the road on Sunday, Nov. 27 (2 PM).

Down Goes Temple
New Hampshire had arguably it's biggest win in program history against Temple University on Monday, Nov. 14 when they went into Liacouras Center and left with a 57-52 win. David Watkins (Dorchester, Mass.), Leissner and Daniel Dion (Cedar Park, Texas) all scored double-digits in the win as the Wildcats held the Owls to 30.3 percent shooting (20 of 66) and 22.2 percent (6 of 27) from beyond the arc. UNH led in bench points (8-5), points in the paint (16-10) and matched on fast-break points (2-2).

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