Western Conn. St. WC 8-7,2-5 Little East

Plymouth St. Plym 7-7,2-3 Little East

Western Conn. St. WC

8-7,2-5 Little East

Final

Jan. 22, 2022

Plymouth St. Plym

7-7,2-3 Little East

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Western Conn. St. WC	28	36	64
Plymouth St. Plym	29	22	51

Summary
Box Score

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 1/22/2022 4:57:00 PM | Ryan Joy, Athletics Communications Assistant

MBB: WestConn rallies past Panthers in second half

PLYMOUTH, N.H. – The Plymouth State University men's basketball team was defeated by Western Connecticut State University, 64-51, in Little East Conference (LEC) action at Foley Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon.

Senior Dante Rivera (Lawrence, Mass.) led the Panthers with 10 points, while classmate Gerald Fleming (Tampa, Fla.), sophomore Kevin Henry (Stratham, N.H.) and freshman Yansel Reyes (Manchester, N.H.) each had nine.

Plymouth State kept a lead heading into halftime, but hot three-point shooting from the visitors in the second half allowed WestConn to pull away in the end.

Prior to tip-off, Rivera was honored in a brief ceremony at center court to commemorate his 1,000th career point milestone accomplished on Tuesday.

Plymouth State falls to an even 7-7 (2-3 LEC) on the year, while WestConn improves to 8-7 (2-5 LEC).

The Basics:

Plymouth State 51, WestConn 64
- Plymouth State (7-7, 2-3 LEC)
- WestConn (8-7, 2-5 LEC)

Top Performers:

Dante Rivera (10 pts, 2-4 3pt)
Gerald Fleming (9 pts, 5 reb)
Kevin Henry (9 pts, 5 reb)

How it Happened:

The Panthers held their opponents without a field goal for the first 6:30 of play to race out to a 12-6 advantage. Plymouth State's defense drew four WestConn offensive fouls during the stretch.
PSU extended the lead to 12 (28-16) with 4:58 left in the first half.
WestConn responded, going on a 9-1 run to cut the deficit to 29-25 with 1:55 left on the clock.
The visitors hit a three-pointer as time expired to cut the Panthers' lead to 29-28 heading into halftime.
WestConn opened the second half on a 6-0 run, taking the lead for the first time since the opening minute.
The visitors extended the lead to ten (47-37) with 9:37 left to force a Panthers' timeout.
The teams played even through the final minutes, but Plymouth State was unable to cut the deficit to single digits.

By the Numbers:

Plymouth State shot 19-of-54 (35.2%) from the floor.
PSU held a 12-10 edge in offensive rebounds.
The visitors went 5-of-8 from long range in the second half.
The Panthers held a slight advantage, 14-13, in bench points.
The teams split the season series, with each team winning on the other's home court.

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