UNH Drops One at Brown Wednesday Night, 67-51

Wednesday, December 21

Providence, R.I.

7 PM

University of New Hampshire

5-7,0-0America East

Brown

7-5,0-0Ivy League

New Hampshire

Brown

12/21/2022 9:43:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The University of New Hampshire men's basketball team came up short to Brown Wednesday night, 67-51 at Pizzitola Sports Center in Providence, R.I.

UNH falls to 5-7 overall on the year with the loss, while the Bears improve to 7-5 overall.

FIRST HALF

The Wildcats got off to a slow start, going scoreless in the first five minutes of the game leading into the media timeout.
Junior Clarence Daniels (Brooklyn Park, Minn.) netted a 3-pointer with 11:45 remaining in the first half to open the scoring for the 'Cats.
UNH and Brown went back and forth in the early portion of the first half before the Bears took a 16-11 lead after two consecutive scores.
Brown added to their lead when they went on a 7-0 run late in the first half, leading 25-13 with just over a minute remaining before the break.
Junior Nick Johnson (Bronx, N.Y.) finished a tough layup while getting fouled and converted the three-point play with under a minute to play in the half.
On the following possession sophomore Trey Woodyard (London, Ohio) made a corner three to trim the Bears' lead to 25-19.
Aaron Cooley netted a corner three of his own at the buzzer to send Brown into the break with a 28-19 lead.

SECOND HALF

The Bears opened the second half with seven unanswered points, pushing their lead to 35-19.
A 3-pointer from graduate student Matthew Herasme (Chester, N.Y) followed by baskets from Johnson and Daniels gave the 'Cats a 6-0 run of their own to trim the score to 35-25.
Brown built their largest lead of the contest with 13:51 remaining in the second half, leading 47-30.
The Bears outscored the 'Cats 13-6 over the next six minutes to extend their lead, 60-36.
UNH was left with too little time to make a comeback, falling 67-51.

NOTEWORTHY

Johnson led the Wildcats with 12 points on 4 of 6 shooting, his third straight game in double figures.
Daniels led the 'Cats on the glass with nine rebounds, his seventh straight game with 8+ boards.
Freshman A.J. Lopez (Queen, N.Y) made both three pointers he attempted in the contest.
Nana Owusu-Anane led the Bears with 16 points on 6 of 8 shooting. Kino Lilly Jr. followed close behind with 15 points of his own.
Kalu Anya finished with nine rebounds to lead Brown in the rebounding department.

NEXT UP

The Wildcats return to action Dec. 29 at 7 p.m. against Dartmouth in Hanover, N.H. at Leede Arena.
The Wildcats' next home game is Jan. 8 at 12 p.m. against Vermont in Lundholm Gymnasium.

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