PLYMOUTH, N.H. – The Plymouth State University men's basketball team fell to the University of New England Nor'easters, 92-84, in a non-conference matchup at Foley Gymnasium on Thursday night.
UNE jumped out to an early 10-point lead before Plymouth State could respond, as the team chased points for the rest of the evening. The Panthers cut the game to one-possession in the closing minutes of regulation but came up just short in the team's home opener.
Five Panthers ended in double-digits as freshman
Keegan Martinez (Belmont, N.H.) led the Panthers with his first career double-double, tallying 20 points and 10 rebounds. Senior
Yansel Reyes (Manchester, N.H.) dropped 19 points of his own. Rounding out the Panther evening were freshman
Asante' Aurora (New Bedford, Mass.) with 14 points, sophomore
Brady Hulland (Amston, Conn.) tallied 11 points, and senior
Torran Bosworth (Springfield, Mass.) registered 10 points in the losing effort for the Panthers.
Plymouth State drops to 3-3, while UNE goes to 2-3.
The Basics:
- Plymouth State 84, UNE 92
Top Performers:
How it Happened:
- The Nor'easters jumped out to an early 10-0 lead with 17:05 to play in the first half.
- Plymouth State responded with a 12-2 run to cut the margin to 12-9 with 13:56 on the clock in the opening half.
- UNE pulled away for a second time, returning to a double-digit lead (28-17) with less than eight minutes to go before halftime.
- The Panthers closed back to within five points (30-25) with 6:29 left in the first half.
- Plymouth State closed out the first half on an 8-2 run to bring the game back to a one-possession game (40-37) as the teams went into the locker room.
- UNE extended the advantage to 13 points (59-46) with 13:03 left in regulation.
- The Panthers went on a 16-5 run to bring the score to 64-62 with 8:28 on the clock in the second half.
- The Nor'easters responded with seven-straight points to go back up nine points (71-62) with under seven minutes to play.
- An Aurora jump shot with 63 seconds on the clock gave the Panthers a chance with an 87-82 scoreline, but the Panthers were forced to foul and could not come back in the end.
By the Numbers:
- UNE outrebounded the Panthers, 46-38.
- The Panthers held an 17-13 edge on the offensive glass.
- Fast-break points favored UNE 27-11.
- Plymouth State recorded 16 steals.
- Points in the paint went to PSU, 40-38.
- Bench points were in Plymouth State's favor, 30-19.
- The Panthers won each of the last 12 meetings.
Up Next:
- Plymouth State visits Rivier on Tuesday (Nov. 25) for a 7 p.m. matchup with the Raiders.
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