Wildcats Defeat Sacred Heart 90-84 on the Road

Thursday, November 30

Fairfield, Conn.

7 PM

University of New Hampshire

5-3,0-0America East

Sacred Heart

4-4,0-0NEC

New Hampshire

Sacred Heart

11/30/2023 10:18:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

FAIRFIELD, CONN. – Junior forward Trey Woodyard (London, Ohio) came up clutch in the second half for the Wildcats as the University of New Hampshire men's basketball team defeated Sacred Heart 90-84 on Thursday evening from William H. Pitt Center.

Woodyard hit three 3-pointers and forced a turnover under the basket with 21 seconds left to protect the Wildcat lead. He ended the game with 17 points, a career high, eight rebounds, tying his career high, and two steals.

The Wildcats' record advances to 5-3 (0-0 AE) and Sacred Heart's falls to 4-4 (0-0 NEC).

Score: New Hampshire 90, Sacred Heart 84
Records: UNH (5-3, 0-0 AE), Sacred Heart (4-4, 0-0 NEC)
Location: Fairfield, Conn. (William H. Pitt Center)
Date: Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023

UP NEXT:

The Wildcats welcome Columbia to Lundholm Gym on Sunday, Dec. 3 at 12 p.m. on ESPN+.

FIRST HALF:

Sacred Heart drained the first five points of the game, but UNH responded with a jump shot from senior forward Clarence Daniels (Brooklyn Park, Minn.) and a three from grad student forward Jaxson Baker (Phoenix, Ariz.) to tie the game 5-5 three minutes in.
In the first five minutes of the game, Daniels scored 12 for the Wildcats.
Woodyard had five points off a spinning layup and a three to give UNH a 27-14 lead with 10:00 remaining in the half.
The 'Cats recorded five steals in the first half, two of those coming from Baker.

SECOND HALF:

A three from Daniels and a successful and-one play from junior guard Ahmad Robinson (West Orange, N.J.), opened the scoring.
The Wildcats held the Pioneers from scoring for the first 3:30 of the half.
Sacred Heart then went on a 13-4 run over 3:29 bringing the Wildcat lead to 60-51 with 12:09 left in the game.
The Pioneers brought the Wildcat lead to seven, but five points for Woodyard in 30 seconds gave UNH a ten point lead back.
Sacred Heart inched back and tied the game at 78 with 2:48 to go.
Woodyard drained a three from the corner to retake the lead, 83-80 with 1:50 left. He then forced a turnover at the other end of the court with 21 seconds left to secure the win.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

The Wildcats had a 51.4% field goal percentage in the first half.
Robinson sank nine free throws in the final thirty seconds.
Redshirt freshman Promise Opurum (New Rochelle, N.Y.), Robinson and Woodyard all scored career highs for the Wildcats.
The victory marked UNH's first win over Sacred Heart in program history.