MANCHESTER, N.H. – The Bloomfield College men's basketball team dropped a close, 79-77 non-conference match on the road to Southern New Hampshire University at the Stan Spirou Field House on Saturday. 
 
RECORDS

• Bloomfield (2-2), SNHU (1-2)

BLOOMFIELD LEADERS

• Redshirt sophomore Starrell Hearns, 26 points, 3 rebounds
• Junior Marcus Bucknall, 14 points, 6 rebounds
• Senior Deavion Ellis, 10 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists
• Senior Edward Ngene, 10 points, 10 rebounds, 2 blocks

SNHU LEADERS

• Junior Ray Daniels, 24 points, 7 rebounds
• Senior Kurtis Henderson, 17 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal
• Senior Derrick Grant Jr.  15 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks
• Senior Paul Greene, 11 points, 12 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 assist 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• During the first half, Bloomfield guard Zamorian Singleton made two consecutive jump shots to give Bloomfield the largest lead of the contest at 41-32 with 2:16 to play. In the final minute-and-a-half, senior Jhamyl Fricas drained a 3-pointer and Henderson dropped in a layup to beat the buzzer and make it a one-possession game, 43-40 at the break.
• The Bears jumped ahead after a quick start to the second half, going up by as many as seven at 50-43 less than 90 seconds in. The Penmen, however, ripped off seven-straight as part of a 20-8 rush that was capped with a Henderson 3-pointer that put SNHU up, 63-58, near the midway point of the stanza.
• With the Penmen holding a narrow, one-point lead in the final seconds, Daniels blocked a shot to preserve the lead and get the ball back for the hosts. Following a foul with 0.5 seconds on the clock, Henderson would sink one of two at the line and Bloomfield's three-quarter-court pass was knocked out of bounds to seal it.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Bloomfield outshot SNHU 50 percent (33-66) to 43.8 percent (28-64), while the Penmen held the advantage beyond the arc, 40.7 percent (11-27) to 28.6 percent (6-21). The Penmen were 70.6 percent (12-17) at the line, while the Bears shot just 55.9 percent (5-9) on free throws.
• Things were almost even on the glass, where the Bears held a 37-36 edge. The Bears held the advantage on points in the paint (42-32), second chance points (10-8) and bench scoring (25-3). SNHU led in points off turnovers (9-6) and assist-to-turnover ratio (11/6-13/10). Fast break points were even at seven points for each team.

UP NEXT

• Bloomfield at University of the District of Columbia, Wednesday, November 23, 3:00 pm. 
• Bloomfield at The Den for home opener vs Mercy, Tuesday, November 26, 7:30 pm. 

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