University of New Hampshire Athletics
Monday, December 30
Durham, N.H.
2 PM
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Sutherlin's Career-High 22 Points Lifts 'Cats Past Dartmouth, 70-56
12/30/2019 6:20:00 PM | Men's Basketball
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS
PHOTO GALLERY
DURHAM, N.H. – Sean Sutherlin (New Brighton, Minn.) scored a career-high 22 points to lead the University of New Hampshire men's basketball team to Monday afternoon's 70-56 victory against intrastate rival Dartmouth College at Lundholm Gym.
Sutherlin scored 17 of his game-high 22 points in the second half. He had a strong shooting performance by making 8 of 10 field goal attempts and going 6-for-7 at the foul line.
Chris Lester (Barrington, Ill.) pulled down a game and career-high 11 rebounds and added eight points. Marque Maultsby (Raleigh, N.C.; 12 points) and Nick Guadarrama (Newington, Conn.; 10) also scored in double digits.
Dartmouth was led by Chris Knight (15 points, nine rebounds). James Foye and Trevor Ary-Turner netted 11 points apiece.
UNH improved to 7-6 overall by remaining unbeaten (5-0) at home. DC is now 7-7.
NEXT GAME // NEXT HOME GAME
•New Hampshire returns to action and begins America East conference play Jan. 4 (2 p.m.) at the University of Hartford.
•UNH's next home game is Wednesday, Jan. 8 (7 p.m.) against the University of Maine. New Hampshire currently leads the Border Battle presented by Buffalo Wild Wings, 6-4.
TICKETS
•Single game tickets for UNH men's basketball home games start as low as $3 and can be purchased by calling (603) 862-4000, visiting the Whittemore Center box office or going online to www.unhwildcats.com.
FIRST HALF
•UNH went on a 6-0 run to take a 10-4 lead. Josh Hopkins (Greensboro, N.C.) started the run with a catch-and-shoot 3-pointer followed by Sutherlin's three-point play at 14:17.
•Lester's short jumper extended the advantage to eight points, 16-8, at 6:54.
•Dartmouth went on a 6-0 run to cut the Wildcat lead to 16-14 at 5:31.
•Two 3-pointers from Mark Carbone (Wethersfield, Conn.) pushed the UNH lead back up to 22-14 with 3:10 remaining in the half.
•The Big Green made two free throws to cap off a 6-0 run that cut the deficit to 22-20 at 1:35.
•Maultsby hit a floater in the lane with three seconds remaining in the half to give the Wildcats a 24-20 lead going into halftime.
SECOND HALF
•After trading buckets to begin the second half, Dartmouth went on a 10-0 run to take a 34-30 lead at 13:41.
•The Wildcats responded with an 8-0 run fueled by 3-pointers from Maultsby and Guadarrama. They were followed by Sutherlin's transition layup to give the 'Cats a 38-34 lead with 12:10 remaining.
•Dartmouth netted a 3-ball on the next possession and called a timeout, but New Hampshire responded with a 7-0 spurt that extended the advantage to 45-37 at 10:52.
•The Big Green answered with an 8-1 run to cut the UNH lead to 46-45 at 8:45.
•UNH capped off a 10-2 run with Lester's 3-pointer with 5:13 remaining to give the Wildcats a 56-47 advantage. A pair of Sutherlin fastbreak layups sandwiched a Hopkins 3-ball during that spurt.
•Dartmouth scored on its next possession, but Maultsby hit a pair of foul shots and then a 3-pointer to ignite an 8-0 run that pushed the margin to a game-high 15 points, 64-49, at 2:24.
•The visitors did not get within single figures the rest of the way.
SERIES NOTEBOOK
•UNH has a 36-31 lifetime record against Dartmouth.
•The Wildcats hold an 11-4 advantage, including 6-2 at home, in the 15-year tenure of head coach Bill Herrion.
•The home team has won each of the last five matchups.
•UNH has won the last three matchups at Lundholm Gym. The Big Green's most recent road win in this series was Dec. 18, 2013.
UNH NOTEBOOK
•New Hampshire has alternated wins and losses the past 10 games.
•Sutherlin scored his career-high 22 points in 21:46 of action. This marked his third 20+ point game; his previous benchmark was 21 points vs. Bryant University.
•All 11 of Lester's career-high 11 rebounds were on the defensive glass. This was his third career double-digit rebound performance; Lester had 10 rebounds earlier this year at St. John's and last season vs. Binghamton University.
•Carbone finished with eight points, five rebounds, one assist and two steals in 22:51 off the bench; he did not commit a turnover.
•Maultsby had a game-high four assists.
•The team leading at halftime as won all 13 games.
•UNH ends the non-conference portion of its schedule with seven wins; last year's squad finished with five wins.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
•Four of UNH's starters had two fouls at halftime. Sutherlin picked up his third foul at 17:45 and Lester followed soon thereafter at 17:20, then Guadarrama was whistled for his third foul at 15:08.
•New Hampshire held the lead for 32 minutes, 48 seconds. In comparison, DC led a total of 2:33.
•UNH made 14 of 25 shot attempts in the second half (55.6%) while the Big Green made 12 of 35 shots (34.3%).
•The Wildcats shot 42.1% (24-57) from the floor in the game. Dartmouth shot 31.7% (19-60).
•Dartmouth outrebounded UNH 41-39, which included an 8-3 advantage on the offensive glass.
•Both teams committed 10 turnovers.
•UNH had more fastbreak points (14-8), bench points (20-8) and points off turnovers (9-8).
•Dartmouth had the scoring edge in the paint (30-22).
PHOTO GALLERY
DURHAM, N.H. – Sean Sutherlin (New Brighton, Minn.) scored a career-high 22 points to lead the University of New Hampshire men's basketball team to Monday afternoon's 70-56 victory against intrastate rival Dartmouth College at Lundholm Gym.
Sutherlin scored 17 of his game-high 22 points in the second half. He had a strong shooting performance by making 8 of 10 field goal attempts and going 6-for-7 at the foul line.
Chris Lester (Barrington, Ill.) pulled down a game and career-high 11 rebounds and added eight points. Marque Maultsby (Raleigh, N.C.; 12 points) and Nick Guadarrama (Newington, Conn.; 10) also scored in double digits.
Dartmouth was led by Chris Knight (15 points, nine rebounds). James Foye and Trevor Ary-Turner netted 11 points apiece.
UNH improved to 7-6 overall by remaining unbeaten (5-0) at home. DC is now 7-7.
NEXT GAME // NEXT HOME GAME
•New Hampshire returns to action and begins America East conference play Jan. 4 (2 p.m.) at the University of Hartford.
•UNH's next home game is Wednesday, Jan. 8 (7 p.m.) against the University of Maine. New Hampshire currently leads the Border Battle presented by Buffalo Wild Wings, 6-4.
TICKETS
•Single game tickets for UNH men's basketball home games start as low as $3 and can be purchased by calling (603) 862-4000, visiting the Whittemore Center box office or going online to www.unhwildcats.com.
FIRST HALF
•UNH went on a 6-0 run to take a 10-4 lead. Josh Hopkins (Greensboro, N.C.) started the run with a catch-and-shoot 3-pointer followed by Sutherlin's three-point play at 14:17.
•Lester's short jumper extended the advantage to eight points, 16-8, at 6:54.
•Dartmouth went on a 6-0 run to cut the Wildcat lead to 16-14 at 5:31.
•Two 3-pointers from Mark Carbone (Wethersfield, Conn.) pushed the UNH lead back up to 22-14 with 3:10 remaining in the half.
•The Big Green made two free throws to cap off a 6-0 run that cut the deficit to 22-20 at 1:35.
•Maultsby hit a floater in the lane with three seconds remaining in the half to give the Wildcats a 24-20 lead going into halftime.
SECOND HALF
•After trading buckets to begin the second half, Dartmouth went on a 10-0 run to take a 34-30 lead at 13:41.
•The Wildcats responded with an 8-0 run fueled by 3-pointers from Maultsby and Guadarrama. They were followed by Sutherlin's transition layup to give the 'Cats a 38-34 lead with 12:10 remaining.
•Dartmouth netted a 3-ball on the next possession and called a timeout, but New Hampshire responded with a 7-0 spurt that extended the advantage to 45-37 at 10:52.
•The Big Green answered with an 8-1 run to cut the UNH lead to 46-45 at 8:45.
•UNH capped off a 10-2 run with Lester's 3-pointer with 5:13 remaining to give the Wildcats a 56-47 advantage. A pair of Sutherlin fastbreak layups sandwiched a Hopkins 3-ball during that spurt.
•Dartmouth scored on its next possession, but Maultsby hit a pair of foul shots and then a 3-pointer to ignite an 8-0 run that pushed the margin to a game-high 15 points, 64-49, at 2:24.
•The visitors did not get within single figures the rest of the way.
SERIES NOTEBOOK
•UNH has a 36-31 lifetime record against Dartmouth.
•The Wildcats hold an 11-4 advantage, including 6-2 at home, in the 15-year tenure of head coach Bill Herrion.
•The home team has won each of the last five matchups.
•UNH has won the last three matchups at Lundholm Gym. The Big Green's most recent road win in this series was Dec. 18, 2013.
UNH NOTEBOOK
•New Hampshire has alternated wins and losses the past 10 games.
•Sutherlin scored his career-high 22 points in 21:46 of action. This marked his third 20+ point game; his previous benchmark was 21 points vs. Bryant University.
•All 11 of Lester's career-high 11 rebounds were on the defensive glass. This was his third career double-digit rebound performance; Lester had 10 rebounds earlier this year at St. John's and last season vs. Binghamton University.
•Carbone finished with eight points, five rebounds, one assist and two steals in 22:51 off the bench; he did not commit a turnover.
•Maultsby had a game-high four assists.
•The team leading at halftime as won all 13 games.
•UNH ends the non-conference portion of its schedule with seven wins; last year's squad finished with five wins.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
•Four of UNH's starters had two fouls at halftime. Sutherlin picked up his third foul at 17:45 and Lester followed soon thereafter at 17:20, then Guadarrama was whistled for his third foul at 15:08.
•New Hampshire held the lead for 32 minutes, 48 seconds. In comparison, DC led a total of 2:33.
•UNH made 14 of 25 shot attempts in the second half (55.6%) while the Big Green made 12 of 35 shots (34.3%).
•The Wildcats shot 42.1% (24-57) from the floor in the game. Dartmouth shot 31.7% (19-60).
•Dartmouth outrebounded UNH 41-39, which included an 8-3 advantage on the offensive glass.
•Both teams committed 10 turnovers.
•UNH had more fastbreak points (14-8), bench points (20-8) and points off turnovers (9-8).
•Dartmouth had the scoring edge in the paint (30-22).
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