PLYMOUTH, N.H. – Senior
Kevin Henry (Stratham, N.H.) recorded a career-high 34 points, as the Plymouth State University men's basketball team defeated the Worcester State University Lancers, 86-58, in a non-conference matchup in Foley Gymnasium Wednesday afternoon.
The Lancers did everything to prevent a runaway, but Plymouth State preserved its double-digit halftime lead throughout what started to be a competitive second half. Eighteen unanswered points late in the contest put the game out of reach, as Plymouth State cruised to a comfortable seventh win of the season.
Henry led all scorers in a career night, while sophomore
Eli Pockette (Rutland, Vt.) added 14 points of his own. Junior
Torran Bosworth (Springfield, Mass.) netted nine points and brought down five rebounds in the winning effort for the Panthers.
Plymouth State improves to 7-4, while the Lancers fall to 3-10 on the season.
The Basics:
- Plymouth State 86, Worcester State 58
- Plymouth State (7-4)
- Worcester State (3-10)
Top Performers:
How it Happened:
- Plymouth State opened on a 9-2 run with 17:11 on the clock in the opening half.
- The Panthers extended the advantage to 22-9 with 12:16 left in the first.
- Henry landed his 16th point of the first half to give the Panthers an 18-point advantage (42-24) with 3:23 to go – the team's largest lead of the opening frame.
- The Lancers provided a quick, seven-point flurry to bring the contest back to 42-31 with 1:20 remaining until halftime.
- Plymouth State provided the final points of the first half to take a 44-31 advantage into the locker room.
- Worcester State was outscoring the Panthers 23-22 to start the second half, but remained in a 12-point hole, 66-54, with 8:28 left in regulation.
- The Panthers erupted with an 18-1 surge in the final six minutes of play to close out the comfortable non-conference victory.
By the Numbers:
- Henry's 34 points were a career high, the most from a Panther since Dante Rivera scored 34 in the 2019-20 season.
- Plymouth State went 33-of-65 (50.8%) from the floor and 6-of-19 (31.6%) from beyond the arc.
- The Lancers were held to 35.2% shooting (21-of-59), landed just 6-of-27 (22.2%) attempts from distance.
- PSU outrebounded Worcester State, 44-33, with a 12-9 advantage on the offensive glass.
- Plymouth State never trailed in the contest.
- Bench points were in the Panthers' favor, 28-12.
- The Panthers scored 33 points off turnovers.
- Plymouth State is 3-0 against the Lancers. The previous largest margin of victory in the series was ten points during the 2001-02 season.
Up Next:
- The Panthers return to Little East Conference play as the team travels to the Murray Center to face Rhode Island College on Saturday (Jan. 11). Tipoff is scheduled for 3:00 p.m.
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