Armstrong, Leissner Record Double-Doubles in 111-31 Win vs. Lyndon State

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DURHAM, N.H. – Jacoby Armstrong (Dallas, Texas) and Tanner Leissner (Converse, Texas) both recorded a double-double to lead the University of New Hampshire men's basketball team to Saturday afternoon's 111-31 victory against Lyndon State College (Vt.) at Lundholm Gym.

Armstrong shot a perfect 6-for-6 from the floor and added a free throw to finish with 13 points and 11 rebounds, which matched his career high. Leissner tallied 14 points and 10 rebounds – in just 12 minutes – for his fourth double-double of the season.

Two other Wildcats nearly recorded a double-double. Iba Camara (Dakar, Senegal) had 17 points (5-6 FGs; 7-7 FTs) and eight rebounds in 12 minutes. Luke Rosinski (Derry, N.H.) recorded eight points – all on free throws – and nine rebounds in 20 minutes; he also had two assists and three steals.

LSC was led by Jahleel Gabriel and Kevin Love with six points apiece.

UNH is now 3-8. This was an exhibition game for Division III Lyndon State (1-6).

LOOKING AHEAD

New Hampshire returns to action Dec. 20 at George Washington and Dec. 22 at Fairfield University; start time for both games is 7 p.m.
The Wildcats' next home game is Dec. 30 (7 p.m.) against Dartmouth College for the Battle of the Granite State. Tickets are available online at www.unhwildcats.com or by calling (603) 862-4000.

GAME RECAP

New Hampshire scored the first 18 points of the game to lead wire-to-wire.
A layup by Love and 3-pointer from Zach Knowlton trimmed the deficit to 13 points, but Lyndon State would get no closer the rest of the way.
UNH led by as many as 49 points in the first half, 63-14, when Jordan Reed (Lucas, Texas) connected from beyond the 3-point arc with 33 seconds on the clock.
The Wildcats opened the second half with an 8-0 run to extend the advantage beyond 50 points, 71-17, at 17:59.
UNH held its largest lead of the game, 86 points (109-23), when Chris Lester (Barrington, Ill.) hit a layup at 5:33.
The 'Cats did not attempt a shot (from the floor or foul line) the last three minutes of the game.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

The 111 points marked the highest total scored by the Wildcats sine Feb. 26, 1994, when they prevailed 113-111 in overtime vs. Delaware. UNH's record for points in a game is 116 vs. Brandeis on Feb. 20, 1971.
New Hampshire scored 63 points in the first half; the school record for points in a half is 64 (Feb. 4, 1989 vs. Vermont in the second half).
UNH shot 50% from the floor (39-78) and limited the Hornets to 27.3% (12-44).
The Wildcats recorded a 66-12 rebounding advantage, including 35-3 on the offensive glass.
UNH finished with sizable advantages in points in the paint (46-10), off turnovers (41-17), second-chance (47-0) and fastbreak (10-0).
The 'Cats recorded season highs in points, field goals made (39) and attempted (78), 3-point FGs made (13) and attempted (37), rebounds, assists (23), steals (15) and turnovers (16).
UNH's starting frontcourt of Camara and Leissner combined for 31 points on 10-for-13 FGs (76.9%) and 11-12 FTs (91.7%), as well as 18 rebounds; both played 12 minutes.

UNH NOTEBOOK

Leissner inched closer to No. 2 on UNH's career points leaderboard. He is currently No. 3 with 1,587 points and Robin Dixon (1979-83) finished with 1,590 career points.
Leissner extended his school benchmark for career free throws made to 427.
In addition to matching his career high of 11 rebounds, Armstrong had a personal-best three steals.
Reed finished with 12 points on 4-for-7 shooting from 3-point range; he has made four 3's in a game three times this season. He also had a season-high seven assists and two steals in 21 minutes.
Josh Hopkins (Greensboro, N.C.) tallied 11 points and a career-high five rebounds.
Elijah Jordan (Orlando, Fla.) tallied six points, three rebounds and six assists in 21 minutes; the six assists is his second-highest total of the season.

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