BIDDEFORD, Maine – Junior
Kyler Bosse (Manchester, N.H.) poured in a career-high 31 points as part of a double-double to lead the Plymouth State University men's basketball team to a 75-48 win over the University of New England in the Jim Beaudry Classic on Saturday afternoon.
Bosse, whose scoring outburst was the most for a Panther since 1,000-point scorer Dante Rivera scored 34 during the 2019-20 season, earned tournament Most Outstanding Player honors after helping the Panthers to a perfect 2-0 weekend.
Bosse led all scorers, while junior
Kevin Henry (Stratham, N.H.) added 16 points in the winning effort. Sophomore
Elijah Swanson (Meredith, N.H.) gave a strong effort for the third consecutive game with six points, eight rebounds and five steals.
Henry and senior
Giorgi Tsiklauri (Brooklyn, N.Y.) were also named to the All-Tournament Team.
Plymouth State improves to 2-1 on the season and remains unbeaten all-time against the Nor'easters. UNE falls to 1-2.
The Basics:
- Plymouth State 75, UNE 48
- Plymouth State (2-1)
- UNE (1-2)
Top Performers:
How it Happened:
- Trailing 6-2 after the first 2:44, PSU ran off 12 straight points to take the lead, 14-6, with 13:11 on the clock to force a UNE timeout.
- The Nor'easters settled in, tying the game at 22-22 at 5:48, forcing the Panthers into a timeout of their own.
- PSU closed out the first half strong, regaining a 36-31 advantage heading into the locker room.
- Plymouth State opened the second half with eight straight points to widen the lead to 44-31 with 16:51 remaining.
- Strong Panthers' defense held UNE to just one field goal over the first five minutes of the second half.
- Nine straight points from Bosse gave PSU a 67-43 lead with 9:22 left in the contest.
- Plymouth State slowed the game down over the final minutes as the Panthers closed out a comfortable win.
By the Numbers:
- The Panthers went 30-of-70 (42.9%) from the floor and 3-of-16 (18.8%) from three.
- Plymouth State brought down 50 rebounds to UNE's 35 and outrebounded the Nor'easters on the offensive glass by a 16-10 margin.
- The Panthers outscored UNE in the paint, 42-12.
- Plymouth State scored 20 fast break points without giving up any.
- The Panthers trailed for just 1:52 in the game.
- Plymouth State is now a perfect 12-0 against the Nor'easters dating back to the first matchup in the 1990-91 season.
Up Next:
- Plymouth State heads to Rivier on Tuesday (Nov. 15) for a non-conference match-up with the in-state rival Raiders. Tip-off is set for 7:00 p.m. in Muldoon Gymnasium.
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