GORHAM, Maine – The Plymouth State University men's basketball team lost to the University Southern Maine Huskies, 91-72, in a Little East Conference (LEC) contest at Warren G. Hill Gymnasium on Wednesday night.
 
The Huskies had one of their best shooting performances of the season, knocking down 56.1% of their field goal attempts while hitting 13-of-27 (48.1%) from distance. Plymouth State presented a flurry of points midway through the second half to get to within six but could not keep up with USM's hot shooting.
 
Senior Kevin Henry (Stratham, N.H.) led all scorers with 27 points, while junior Torran Bosworth (Springfield, Mass.) added 16 points of his own. Senior Kevin Newton-Delgado (Hopkinton, N.H.) rounded out the Panthers' scoring with 11 points in the losing effort.
 
With the win, the Huskies move into a tie with Plymouth State at the midpoint of the conference season.
 
Plymouth State slips to 9-7 (3-5 LEC), while the Huskies improve to 7-10 (3-5 LEC).
 
 
The Basics:

• Plymouth State 72, Southern Maine 91
  • Plymouth State (9-7, 3-5 LEC)
  • Southern Maine (7-10, 3-5 LEC)

Top Performers:

• Plymouth State
  • Kevin Henry (27 pts, 11-23 fg, 5-5 ft, 8 reb)
  • Torran Bosworth (16 pts, 6-13 fg, 4-8 3pt)
  • Kevin Newton-Delgado (11 pts, 3-6 fg, 8 reb)

How it Happened:

• USM jumped out to an early 9-2 lead in the opening minutes of play.
• The Panthers tied things up at 13-13 at the 12:26 mark in the first half.
• Southern Maine produced another successful 10-2 run to go back out in front 25-15 with 8:34 on the clock in the first half.
• Bosworth knocked down the final bucket of the first half, a shot from distance with 1:20 remaining, as the Panthers trailed 40-32 at the break.
• The Huskies continued to pull away in the second half, extending the margin to 14 points (62-48) with 12:19 remaining in regulation.
• Plymouth State began to claw back into the game, cutting the lead down to six points (69-63) with 7:13 on the clock in the second half.
• Southern Maine pulled away late in the second half to put the game out of reach.

By the Numbers:

• Plymouth State went 26-of-69 (37.7%) from the floor.
• The Huskies knocked down 13 shots from distance compared to six for the Panthers.
• PSU went 14-of-16 from the free throw line for an 87.5% rate.
• Each team brought down 36 rebounds, as the Panthers dominated the offensive glass, 12-4.
• Bench points were in the Huskies' favor, 19-10.
• Points off turnovers went to the Panthers, 16-13.
• Plymouth State leads the all-time series 45-38 but has lost each of the last five meetings.
• It was only the sixth time Southern Maine eclipsed the 90-point threshold dating back to the 1986-87 season.

 
Up Next:

• PSU visits Western Connecticut State University for an LEC matchup on Saturday (Jan. 25). The game is scheduled to tip-off at 3:00 p.m.

 
 
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