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Mihailo Vasic
Clarus Studios
57
New Haven UNH 11-9, 6-8 NE10
88
Winner Saint Anselm STA 12-6, 8-6 NE10
New Haven UNH
11-9, 6-8 NE10
57
Final
88
Saint Anselm STA
12-6, 8-6 NE10
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
New Haven UNH 25 32 57
Saint Anselm STA 47 41 88

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Bourke, Vasic Score in Double Figures for New Haven at Saint Anselm

MANCHESTER, N.H. – Michael Bourke (South Orange, N.J./The Hun School of Princeton) and Mihailo Vasic (Novi Sad, Serbia) scored in double figures, but the University of New Haven men's basketball team was downed 88-57 by the Saint Anselm Hawks in a Northeast-10 Conference game on Saturday afternoon. The Chargers are now 11-9 on the season overall and 6-8 in the NE10.

A tight game early, neither team held more than a five point lead in the opening nine minutes with Saint Anselm opening an 18-13 edge on a pair of free throws at the 11:16 mark. After a Michael Bourke (South Orange, N.J./The Hun School of Princeton) three-pointer, his second of the half, cut the lead to 22-19 with 7:20 left, the Hawks went on a 19-2 run, taking a 41-21 advantage with 2:18 to go in the half before holding a 47-25 lead at halftime

Early in the second half, Mihailo Vasic (Novi Sad, Serbia) started to find his shot, making the first two Chargers baskets of the frame. As the Hawks started to pull away, New Haven worked to keep it close at the line, connecting on 9-of-12 shots at the charity stripe in the stanza as the two teams played evenly through the final seven minutes.

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Bourke led the Chargers with 14 points. Vasic was also in double figures, scoring 12.
  • Kessly Felizor (Hightstown, N.J./Hightstown) had his ninth double-figure rebounding game of the season, pulling in 13 boards.
  • The New Haven bench outscored Saint Anselm 13-11.

FIRST HALF NOTES

  • Bourke led the Chargers with 10 points, connecting on 4-of-7 from the field including a pair of three-pointers.
  • Kessly Felizor (Hightstown, N.J./Hightstown) had five rebounds in the frame to lead New Haven.

SECOND HALF NOTES

  • Vasic scored eight of his points after intermission, shooting 6-for-8 for the game overall.
  • Tommy Hunt (Smithfield, R.I./St. Andrew's) contributed five points and two rebounds in the frame.
  • Felizor had eight rebounds after halftime.

UP NEXT
The Chargers play the second of back-to-back road games when they travel to American International for a Northeast-10 Conference game on Wednesday, Feb. 1. Tipoff from Butova Gymnasium in Springfield, Mass. is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.

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