MANCHESTER, N.H. – Sophomore forward
Sekou Sylla put in another dominating performance with his 16th "double-double" of the year, but host Saint Anselm had six players in twin figures and outscored The College of Saint Rose 21-12 from the foul line to upend the Golden Knights 93-79 in Northeast-10 Conference action tonight.
Sylla finished with 30 points, four shy of his career best, and 12 rebounds to pace Saint Rose (4-17/1-11 NE10). Junior guard
Adam Anderson tossed in 17 points and freshman guard
Cartier Bowman added 12.
The Golden Knights recovered from large deficits in each half to pull within striking distance, but they could not get any closer than nine points during the final 33 minutes.
Saint Rose outscored the Hawks 11-4 throughout the final 4:50 of the first stanza to go in the locker room down 11, 45-34, at the break. The Golden Knights then whittled a 17 point, 75-58, shortfall to a dozen, 81-69, with 4:08 remaining, before Saint Anselm pulled away down the stretch.
Junior forward Chris Paul tossed in 20 points and pulled down 10 boards for the Hawks (11-8/7-5 NE10), who improved to 7-1 at home and entered the game second in the NE10 with an 82.7 scoring average. Junior forward Gustav Suhr-Jessen recorded 17 points and nine rebounds, while freshman guard Tyler Arbuckle contributed 16 points.
Looking ahead, both teams have 3:30 pm home conference dates Saturday. The Golden Knights host Stonehill while the Hawks face Southern Connecticut State.
Notes: Five underclassmen have made 68 out of a possible 105 starts for the Golden Knights this season…Sylla was chosen to the NE10 weekly honor roll for the sixth time this season on Monday…He continues to lead the NE10 with 11.9 rebounds per game and is second behind a 22.8 scoring average…He is tied for first in the country with his 16 "double-doubles" and stands third in rebounding…Sylla has been especially dominant of late with 12 consecutive 20-plus point contests…He also has three, 30-point outings in that span…Anderson is scoring at a 13.3 ppg clip after averaging 16.3 ppg throughout the last four contests…Bowman is producing 10.5 ppg and 7.1 rpg…The latter has been in double-figures scoring in six straight games.
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