CASTINE, Maine – Senior
Kevin Henry (Stratham, N.H.) continued to add to his already stellar 2024-25 season, leading the Plymouth State University men's basketball team past the Maine Maritime Academy Mariners, 80-67, in a non-conference match at the Margaret Chase Smith Gymnasium on Tuesday evening.
Henry finished the contest leading all scorers with 34 points, tying his career high. Senior
Kevin Newton-Delgado (Hopkinton, N.H.) was the only other Panther to record double-digit points with 11 in the winning effort for the Panthers.
Henry has now scored 20 or more points in seven of the team's last ten games, a stretch that includes both of his 34-point performances.
Plymouth State improves to 10-10 on the season, while the Mariners fall to 12-7.
The Basics:
- Plymouth State 80, Maine Maritime 67
- Plymouth State (10-10)
- Maine Maritime (12-7)
Top Performers:
How it Happened:
- The Panthers jumped out to an early 12-5 lead with 14:42 on the clock in the first half.
- Plymouth State extended the margin to 12 points (20-8) midway through the opening half.
- The Mariners cut into the deficit, shortening the gap to 32-30 with 4:01 remaining until halftime.
- Plymouth State closed out the final minutes of the first with a 9-3 run to take a 41-33 lead into the locker room.
- The Panthers opened the second half on a 9-2 run to extend the lead to 50-35 with 16:33 left in regulation.
- Maine Maritime got to within ten points (66-56) with just under seven minutes to play, but the Panthers immediately responded with eight unanswered points to pull away.
- The ten-point margin remained in the final minute of play (77-67) until junior Maxwell Galbraith (Hanover, N.H.) knocked down the final three-pointer of the contest to seal away the win.
By the Numbers:
- Plymouth State shot 53.3% from the floor (32-of-60), shooting above a 50% clip for the second straight game.
- Maine Maritime shot 10-of-25 from three-point land (40.0%), while the Panthers went 6-of-16 (37.5%).
- MMA outrebounded the Panthers by a 32-25 margin.
- The Panthers led for all but 29 seconds in the contest.
- PSU forced 21 turnovers while protecting the ball in its front court, surrendering only eight turnovers of its own.
- Bench points went to the Mariners by a 40-13 margin.
- The Panthers recorded 15 steals.
- Points in the paint went to the Panthers, 36-24.
- The Panthers have won all three meetings between the two teams.
- The win snaps a five-game losing streak for Plymouth State.
Up Next:
- It's crunch time for the Panthers as the team returns to LEC play on Saturday (Feb. 8) when Rhode Island College comes to Foley Gymnasium. Game time is scheduled for 2:00 p.m.
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