UMass Boston UMB 11-3,4-1 Little East

Plymouth St. Plym 6-8,0-6 Little East

UMass Boston UMB

11-3,4-1 Little East

Final

Jan. 07, 2023

Plymouth St. Plym

6-8,0-6 Little East

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
UMass Boston UMB	40	52	92
Plymouth St. Plym	32	41	73

Summary
Box Score

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 1/7/2023 6:57:00 PM | Christopher J. Kilmer, Assistant Athletics Director, Athletics Communications

MBB: Bosse drops 30 but Beacons too strong

PLYMOUTH, N.H. – Junior Kyler Bosse (Manchester, N.H.) poured in 30 points, but the University of Massachusetts Boston overpowered Plymouth State University, 92-73, in a Little East Conference (LEC) men's basketball game at Foley Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon.

The Beacons held PSU scoreless over the first six-plus minutes to build a 13-0 lead, but Plymouth State was able to trim the deficit to eight (40-32) on a buzzer-beating three-pointer by freshman Maxwell Galbraith (Hanover, N.H.).

Bosse scored back-to-back buckets to cut the margin to 48-41 after 3:35 of play in the second half, but the Beacons restored the double-digit lead and maintained a comfortable advantage the rest of the way.

Plymouth State celebrated Local Youth Basketball Day, with area youth basketball players grades K-8 participating in halftime contests for prizes.

PSU falls to 6-8 (0-6 LEC) on the season, while the Beacons improve to 11-3 and 4-1 in conference play.

The Basics:

Plymouth State 73, UMass Boston 92
- Plymouth State (6-8, 0-6 LEC)
- UMass Boston (11-3, 4-1 LEC)

How it Happened:

UMass Boston scored the game's first 13 points to take command early.
Junior Kevin Henry (Stratham, N.H.) got the Panthers on the board with 13:37 left in the opening half and the teams traded buckets over the next ten minutes.
Plymouth State used an 8-2 spurt to close out the half to cut the margin to 40-32 heading into the locker room. Galbraith accounted for six of the points, including a three-pointer from the left wing as time expired.
The Beacons scored the first two buckets of the second half to restore the double-digit margin.
Bosse drilled a triple to make it 46-37 with 17:17 left to play and moments later his driving layup made it a seven-point game (48-41).
The visitors lead remained in the 10-point range into the midpoint of the half, before the Beacons pulled away over the final ten minutes.

By the Numbers:

Bosse hit the 30-point threshold for the third time this season and fourth time in his career. The 6-4 guard finished 13-of-23 from the field and nailed 2-of-4 from beyond the arc while adding five rebounds.
Senior Giorgi Tsiklauri (Brooklyn, N.Y.) added nine points, five boards and two steals, while Henry and junior Rylan Canabano (Concord, N.H.) added eight points apiece.
The Panthers shot 41.4% (12-of-29) in the opening half but cooled off over the final 20 minutes and finished 25-of-68 (36.8%) for the game.
UMass Boston was an efficient 31-of-61 (59.1%) from the floor and added 27 points from the charity stripe.
The Beacons owned a 47-35 advantage on the boards.
PSU leads the all-time series, 53-24, dating back to the 1986-87 season, though the teams have been evenly matched over the past 12 years. The two teams have split the 24 meetings since the 2010-11 season.