Sutherlin's 21 Points, 20 Rebounds Lifts 'Cats Past Bryant, 87-76, in OT

Tuesday, November 26

Durham, N.H.

7 PM

University of New Hampshire

4-3,0-0America East

Bryant

4-4,0-0NEC

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Bryant

New Hampshire

Photo by: Andrew Yourell

Sutherlin's 21 Points, 20 Rebounds Lifts 'Cats Past Bryant, 87-76, in OT

11/26/2019 11:30:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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DURHAM, NH – Sean Sutherlin (New Brighton, Minn.) recorded 21 points and 20 rebounds to propel the University of New Hampshire men's basketball team to Tuesday night's 87-76 overtime win against Bryant University at Lundholm Gym.

Sutherlin finished with career highs in both points and rebounds to record his second consecutive double-double and fourth of the season. Jayden Martinez (Cibolo, Texas), who hit a 3-pointer as the shot clock expired to give the Wildcats an 81-74 lead at 2:16 of OT, also had a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds.

Bryant's Adam Grant led all scorers with 29 points.

The Wildcats improved to 3-0 at home and 4-3 overall. The Bulldogs are now 4-4.

UP NEXT

New Hampshire travels to Miami to play Florida International on Nov. 30 (7 p.m.).
The Wildcats' next home game is Dec. 4 (7 p.m.) against Maine Maritime.

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Single-game tickets for UNH men's basketball home games start at $3. Tickets can be purchased by calling (603) 862-4000, visiting the Whittemore Center Box Office or by going online to www.unhwildcats.com.

FIRST HALF

UNH fell behind 6-2 before Nick Guadarrama (Newington, Conn.) drove to the net and picked up the foul, draining both free throws to bring the game to 6-4.
Both teams started off slow and UNH trailed 9-8 at the first media timeout (14:24).
Guadarrama and Sutherlin each sank a 3-pointer to give UNH a 17-15 lead going into the second media timeout at 11:57.
UNH pushed the margin to 26-19 at 7:50 after getting a couple key defensive stops.
The 'Cats extended their lead to 11 points, 30-19, on a pair of free throws by Josh Hopkins (Greensboro, N.C.).
The Bulldogs got as close as six points, 37-31, on Grant's foul shot at 1:51.
Marque Maultsby (Raleigh, N.C.) hit a layup at 1:17 to give UNH a 39-31 lead heading into halftime.

SECOND HALF

Bryant outscored UNH 11-8 in the opening minutes of the second half to close within 47-42 at 16:36.
UNH went on a 9-0 run, led by a pair of Chris Lester (Barrington, Ill.) 3-pointers to build a 56-42 lead at 13:20.
The Bulldogs grabbed a pair of offensive rebounds on the next possession that lead to Grant's four-point play
Trailing 62-53 at 9:03, Bryant netted nine consecutive points to level the score, 62-62, at 6:39.
Ikenna Ndugba's layup put the visitors in front, 64-63, at 6:17 to give the Bulldogs their first lead since 12:50 of the first half (15-14).
The Wildcats trailed 72-70 at the last media timeout (2:42) but tied the score on Guadarrama's layup with 1:34 remaining.
Grant's jumper put the Bulldogs back ahead, 74-72, at 1:14.
Blondeau Tchoukuiengo (Montreal, Quebec) drove down the lane for a layup to tied the score at 74 with 44 seconds to play.
Both teams had an empty possession to send the game into overtime.

OVERTIME

UNH outscored Bryant 13-2 in the five-minute overtime session.
Sutherlin's offensive rebound and layup 50 seconds into OT ignited the rally.
Martinez followed with a layup at 3:36 to give the 'Cats a four-point lead, 78-74.
After a defensive stop by New Hampshire, Martinez drilled a 3-pointer from the left corner as the shot clock expired to extend the advantage to 81-74 at 2:16.
Tchoukuiegno hit a pair of foul shots at 1:59 and Martinez made 1 of 2 free throws with 44 seconds remaining to push the margin to double digits, 84-74.

SERIES NOTEBOOK

UNH has a 4-4 lifetime record against Bryant and that includes 3-2 at UNH's Lundholm Gym.

UNH NOTEBOOK

The last time UNH played an overtime game was February 25, 2017, when the Wildcats defeated UMBC in double OT, 94-90.
Five Wildcats scored in double digits. Sutherlin (21) was followed by Guadarrama (15), Martinez (14), Lester (13) and Tchoukuiengo (10).
Sutherlin's 20-20 effort is the first by an America East conference player since December 2016.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

There were 10 lead changes and eight times the game was tied.
New Hampshire led for 32:54 in comparison to Bryant's 6:28.
UNH recorded the scoring edge for points in the paint (44-30), off the bench (23-21) and second-chance points (19-17).
The Wildcats had a +21 rebound margin of 59-38 that included 18-12 on the offensive glass.
Bryant had a 16-11 edge in fastbreak points, as well as 19-16 in points from turnovers.
The Wildcats shot 40.0% from 3-point range (10-22) and 46.4% from the field. UNH also shot 60.0% (15-25) from the free throw line.

UNH outshot the visitors by percentage in every category (FG%, 3PT%, and FT%).