KEENE, N.H. – The Plymouth State University men's basketball team fell to the #12 Keene State College Owls, 93-63, in a Little East Conference (LEC) matchup at Spaulding Gymnasium Wednesday night.
 
The Panthers kept the game close for much of the first half before Keene State closed out with an 18-4 run to take a comfortable halftime lead. Plymouth State ran with the Owls for the entire second half, but the early deficit proved to be too far to come back from.
 
Junior Torran Bosworth (Springfield, Mass.) led the Panthers with 19 points, while senior Kevin Newton-Delgado (Hopkinton, N.H.) added 15 points of his own. Senior Elijah Swanson (Meredith, N.H.) tallied 11 points, while classmate Kevin Henry (Stratham, N.H.) rounded out the scoring for Plymouth State with ten points on the evening.
 
Plymouth State goes to 6-3 (1-2 LEC) on the season, while the Owls, ranked #12 in this week's D3hoops.com poll, improve to 5-1 (1-0 LEC).
 
 
The Basics:

• Plymouth State 63, #12 Keene State 93
  • Plymouth State (6-3, 1-2 LEC)
  • #12 Keene State (5-1, 1-0 LEC)

Top Performers:

• Plymouth State
  • Torran Bosworth (19 pts, 5-14 fg, 7-8 ft)
  • Kevin Newton-Delgado (15 pts, 6-12 fg, 3-3 ft, 8 reb, 3 ast)
  • Elijah Swanson (11 pts, 5-13 fg, 4 reb)
  • Kevin Henry (10 pts, 5 reb, 2 stl)
  • Jayden Montgomery (2 pts, 10 reb)

How it Happened:

• The Panthers led 6-5 with 15:23 left in the first half.
• Keene State took its first lead of the game, jumping out in front 10-6 less than a minute later.
• PSU tied the match at 13-13 with 11:53 remaining in the first half.
• The Owls used nine unanswered points, including a rare four-point play, to go up 22-13 with 9:52 to go until halftime.
• On the back of an 18-4 run, Keene State extended the margin to 46-25 to close out the first half.
• The Panthers scored on three-straight possessions to get to within 17 points (48-31) to open the second half but would get no closer as the nationally-ranked Owls locked down on both ends of the court to secure their first conference win of the season.

By the Numbers:

• Plymouth State shot 34.7% (25-of-72) from the floor.
• The Panthers knocked down 10-of-12 free throws (83.3%).
• KSC held a 49-43 advantage on the boards, with a 17-14 margin on the offensive glass.
• Bench points were in the Owl's favor, 33-19.
• The Panthers led by a 40-38 margin on points in the paint.
• Second chance points went to the Panthers, 15-14.
• Plymouth State has lost each of the last five games to the Owls.
• The Panthers are 21-43 in the head-to-head matchup dating back to the 1997-98 season.

Up Next:

• Plymouth State will take a couple weeks off for the winter holiday break before returning for a non-conference match at Norwich on Jan. 4. Tip off is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. in Andrews Gym.

 
 
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