Hopkins Nets 21 in 75-67 Loss at Quinnipiac

Saturday, December 7

Hamden, CT

5 PM

University of New Hampshire

5-5,0-0America East

Quinnipiac University

3-4,0-0MAAC

Team	1	2	F
New Hampshire	24	43	67
Quinnipiac	26	49	75

Photo by: Andrew Yourell

12/7/2019 8:12:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

HAMDEN, Conn. – Josh Hopkins (Greensboro, N.C.) scored 21 points to lead a second-half comeback by the University of New Hampshire men's basketball team, but Quinnipiac University made 7 of 8 free throws in the last 30 seconds to record a 75-67 victory Saturday evening at People's United Center.

Hopkins was 6-for-10 from 3-point range and a perfect 3 of 3 from the foul line to account for his team-high 21 points. Sean Suthlerin (new Brighton, Minn.) finished with 12 points and 13 rebounds while Jayden Martinez (Cibolo, Texas) recorded 12 points and 11 rebounds; it was the fifth double-double of the season for both players. Nick Guadarrama (Newington, Conn.) tallied 12 points, six rebounds and four assists.

QU was led by Rich Kelly's 36 points; he made 13 of 18 field goal attempts, including 5-for-6 on 3-pointers. No other Bobcat scored in double figures.

UNH is now 5-5 overall and QU improved to 3-4.

NEXT GAME // NEXT HOME GAME

New Hampshire returns to action Dec. 18 (7 p.m.) at Marist College.
UNH's next home game is Monday, Dec. 30 (2 p.m.) against intrastate rival Dartmouth College.

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

Both teams struggled offensively in the opening 20 minutes.
UNH struck first on a 3-pointer by Marque Maultsby (Raleigh, N.C.) 2:10 into the game. Maulsby hit another 3-ball almost two minutes later (at 16:57) to give the Wildcats a 6-0 lead.
Trailing 10-4, Quinnipiac scored 11 consecutive points go ahead 15-10 at 10:46.
Guadarrama's three-point play put UNH back in front, 16-15, at 7:43.
A layup by Sutherlin gave the Wildcats a 24-23 lead at 2:56, but the home team ended the half on a 3-0 run to take a 26-24 lead into halftime.

SECOND HALF

The Bobcats outscored the Wildcats 11-3 in the opening four minutes of the second half to build a double-digit lead, 37-27.
Trailing 43-32 with 12:45 remaining, Sutherlin hit a pair of free throws to ignite an 8-0 run that lifted UNH within three points, 43-40, on a Hopkins 3-ball at 11:35.
Hopkins hit two more 3-pointers to tie the score, 48-48, at 9:34.
The scored was also tied at 50 and 53 before Sutherlin's jumper put New Hampshire back in front, 55-53, at 6:37.
QU responded with five consecutive points to regain the lead, 58-55, at 5:23.
A layup and 3-pointer by Martinez gave the Wildcats a 60-58 lead at 4:23.
With the score tied at 60, UNH missed three shots on one possession, and then another 3-point attempt.
QU's Rich Kelly completed a three-point play at 2:41 and then made layups at 2:09 and 1:20 to give the Bobcats a 67-60 lead.
Guadarrama made a pair of foul shots with 57 seconds remaining to trim the deficit to five points.
QU went 1-for-2 from the foul line and Hopkins drilled his fifth 3-pointer of the game to lift the Wildcats within 68-65 with 51 seconds on the clock.
The Bobcats missed the front end of the 1-and-1 bonus, but UNH missed a game-tying 3-point shot at the other end of the court with 36 to play.
QU's Kevin Marfo hit both foul shots to give the home team a five-point lead, 70-65, with 29 seconds left.
Five seconds later, Suthlerin's layup lifted the Wildcats within 70-67.
After the Bobcats hit one foul shot, UNH missed a 3-pointer and then the home team hit two more free throws to extend the margin to 73-67 with 13 seconds remaining.

SERIES NOTEBOOK

UNH has a 2-3 lifetime record against Quinnipiac; the Bobcats have won each of the last two meetings.

UNH NOTEBOOK

Hopkins' 21 points are two less than his career high of 23 that he matched Nov. 20 at Florida International.
His six 3-pointers are second to his high of seven established Jan. 5, 2019 at Binghamton University; he also netted 23 points that game.
Sutherlin, who was a DNP because of injury the previous two games, played all 40 minutes. It marked the third time this season he played 40+ minutes.
With UNH intentionally fouling inside the last minute, both Maultsby and Chris Lester (Barrington, Ill.) fouled out.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

There were nine ties and 11 lead changes in the game.
New Hampshire made a season-high 12 3-pointers; the 39 3-point attempts also marked a season high.
UNH shot a season-low 32.9% from the floor (23 of 70); in comparison, Quinnipiac shot 55.6% (25-45).
The Wildcats had a 37-30 rebounding advantage that included 14-1 on the offensive glass; that led to a 15-0 edge in second-chance points.
QU had a 30-20 scoring edge in the paint, as well as an 11-5 edge in fastbreak points.
The Bobcats committed 17 turnovers in comparison to UNH's 12.
QU was 8 of 17 (47.1%) from 3-point range.
The home team went 17-for-22 at the foul line; the Wildcats were 9 of 12.