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20211208 - MBB vs Keene State
86
Winner Keene St. KSC 7-2,2-0 Little East
62
Plymouth St. Plym 6-4,1-1 Little East
Winner
Keene St. KSC
7-2,2-0 Little East
86
Final
62
Plymouth St. Plym
6-4,1-1 Little East
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Keene St. KSC 27 59 86
Plymouth St. Plym 29 33 62

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Ryan Joy, Athletics Communications Assistant

MBB: Keene State uses second half surge to top Panthers

PLYMOUTH, N.H. – The Plymouth State University men's basketball team fell to the Keene State College Owls 86-62 in a Little East Conference (LEC) game in Foley Gymnasium on Wednesday night.
 
Sophomore Kyler Bosse (Manchester, N.H.) led the Panthers with 11 points while freshman Yansel Reyes (Manchester, N.H.) scored 10 points of his own in the losing effort.
 
The Panthers led by two at halftime, but Keene State shot 70% from the floor in the second half to fly away from the Panthers and secure their second conference win of the season.
 
Plymouth State falls to 6-4 (1-1 LEC) on the season, while the Owls improve to 7-2 (2-0 LEC).
 
The Basics:
  • Plymouth State 62, Keene State 86
    • Plymouth State (6-4, 1-1 LEC)
    • Keene State (7-2, 2-0 LEC)
Top Performers: How it Happened:
  • The teams struggled to find buckets early, with the Owls taking an 8-2 lead in the first seven minutes of play.
  • PSU answered, though, going on a 13-4 run to take the lead 17-15 with 5:25 left in the first half.
  • After six lead changes late in the first, the Panthers found themselves knotted at 27-27 with 1:19 to go until halftime.
  • The Panthers scored the only two points in the last minute of play to take a 29-27 halftime lead.
  • KSC started the second half fast, taking an 11-2 run to build a seven-point lead (38-31) with 16:40 remaining in regulation.
  • The Owls extended their lead to 20 over the next ten minutes, (70-50) with 6:29 on the clock.
  • PSU was able to get within 15 at one point but could not keep up with the hot-shooting Owls in the second half, falling 86-62 in the end.
By the Numbers:
  • The Panthers shot 22-of-71 (31.0%) from the floor and 4-of-21 (19.0%) from three.
  • PSU outrebounded Keene 44-42, 17-5 on the offensive glass.
  • The Panthers last held the lead with 18:12 remaining in the second half.
  • Points off the bench were in PSU's favor 33-14.
 
Up Next:
  • The Panthers continue LEC play at home against Eastern Connecticut State University in Foley Gymnasium on Saturday (Dec. 11) afternoon. Tip-off is set for 3:00 p.m.
 
 
 
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