Men’s Basketball Edged by New Haven 64-56

Men’s Basketball Edged by New Haven 64-56

THE BASICS:

- Score: New Haven 64, Assumption 56

- Records: New Haven (7-6, 4-4 NE10), Assumption (4-10, 1-8 NE10)

- Location: Worcester, Mass. (Laska Gymnasium)

- The Lead: Assumption and New Haven were tied 24 apiece at the end of the first half, but the Chargers went on a run early in the second and never gave up the lead again on the way to a 64-56 victory on Saturday afternoon.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

- The teams traded baskets over the first six minutes, before New Haven went on a 12-2 run to extend its lead to 18-8 with 8:13 left. The lead was 23-18 when Darien Walcott (Bay Shore, N.Y. / Bay Shore) made a triple to cut the deficit to five at 4:30. The Hounds finished the period on a 9-1 run, capped off by another Walcott trifecta to tie it up 24-24 at the break.

- Branislav Vujadinovic (Belgrade, Serbia / St. Joseph) gave Assumption a 26-24 lead 25 seconds into the second, though a 14-5 run by the Chargers gave them a 38-31 lead. The Hounds closed the gap to 44-39 and then Joe Sullivan (Utica, N.Y. / Notre Dame HS / Mohawk Valley CC) made it a 44-40 contest at 9:43.

- The teams traded baskets over the next three minutes, before a Matthew Kelly (North Potomac, Md. / Quince Orchard) triple cut the deficit to just 52-51 with 5:09 remaining. Assumption missed a go-ahead three on its next possession and five straight by New Haven pushed the lead back to six in the final two minutes as the Chargers held on for eight-point victory.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

- Assumption shot 35.8 percent overall and made 9 of 28 three-point attempts, while New Haven connected on 44.0 percent of its field goal attempts and was 7-for-23 from downtown. The Chargers also had a 39-32 rebounding edge.

- Vujadinovic was in double figures, scoring 11 points with three assists and two steals, while Patrick Fleming (Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. / Iona Prep) grabbed 12 boards to go with 10 points and five assists. Walcott game off the bench to supply nine points and two rebounds.

- Danny Upchurch scored all 20 of his points in the second half, to go with eight assists and four rebounds, while Najee Larcher had ten points and ten boards.

UP NEXT:

- Assumption returns to action on Wednesday when the team travels to play NYIT in the Barclay's Center at 1:30 pm.

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