Jordan Tallies Career-First Double-Double, Men’s Hoops Drops Maine, 88-75

Monday, February 8

Durham, N.H.

7 PM

University of New Hampshire

14-9, 7-3AE

University of Maine

8-16, 4-7AE

Maine

UNH

Photo by: Elise Austin-Washburn

Jordan Tallies Career-First Double-Double, Men’s Hoops Drops Maine, 88-75

2/8/2016 10:05:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

DURHAM, N.H. – Senior Ronnel Jordan (San Antonio, Texas) records his first career double-double with 25 points and 11 rebounds to give the University of New Hampshire men's basketball team an 88-75 win over America East rival University of Maine, Monday night at Lundholm Gymnasium.

UNH improves to 14-9 overall and 7-3 in the America East with its sixth win in the last seven games. Maine dropped to 8-16 overall and 4-7 in the league.

NEXT UP
New Hampshire continues its home stand hosting the University at Albany on Thursday, Feb. 11 (7 p.m.) on ESPN3. Fans are asked to wear white to White Out Lundholm. There will be a t-shirt giveaway for the first 500 fans. Limited tickets are available so be sure to visit UNHWildcats.com/tickets or call the box office at 603-862-4000 for ticket information.

HIGHLIGHTS

Jordan set career highs in free-throws made (5), rebounds (11) and matched personal bests in points (25) and assists (3).
Sophomore Tanner Leissner (Converse, Texas) scored 26 points to lead all scorers, his second consecutive 20+-point game. He was one rebound short of a double-double.
Junior Jaleen Smith (Freeport, Texas) finished with 12 points, six rebounds, two blocks, one assist and a single steal.
The Wildcats shot 51.7 percent (31-60) from the field.

HOW IT HAPPENED
The Wildcats jumped out to a seven-point lead (9-2) with 16:07 to go in the first, as Leissner, Jordan, Smith and sophomore Iba Camara (Dakar, Senegal) all scored in the run. The Wildcats stretched the lead to 10, its largest in the half, at the 13:09 mark following a Smith finish, Dion jumper and a Leissner lay-in.

Maine stormed back to tie it, 26-26, with a 15-6 run capped off by Lawton layup in the paint with 5:57 to go. No team led by more than five points until Jordan's 3-pointer with 1:45 remaining in the half pushed the lead to six.

Following a six-point lead at the break, 43-37, Maine whittled the deficit to one, 55-54 with 12:50 left in the contest. The Black Bears scored seven straight points in 1:19 to reduce the wildcat lead.

The Wildcats upped its offensive pressure in the final 10 minutes to increase the score to 70-61 with 6:29 to go, and secure the Maine season sweep.

-POSTGAME NOTES-
UNH STARTERS (SEASON/CAREER STARTS)
Jr. G Jaleen Smith (19/63)
So. F Iba Camara (20/28)
So. F Tanner Leissner (19/46)
Sr. G Ronnel Jordan (19/21)
Jr. G Joe Bramanti (17/36)

GROUPS RECORD: 6-1

SERIES INFO

Maine still holds the season series at 117-69 but the Wildcats have won the last four matchups.
New Hampshire defeated Maine, 99-91, in the first round of conference play.

ATTENDANCE: 365

TEAM NOTES

The Wildcats snapped a two-game streak of being outrebounded, grabbing 40 boards tonight to the Black Bears' 29.
New Hampshire shot 87.5 percent from the free-throw line (21-24), with four Wildcats shooting 100 percent.
Maine shot 44.3 percent from the field.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES
Tanner Leissner: 26 points / 9 rebounds / 1 steal
Ronnel Jordan: 25 points / 11 rebounds / 3 assists
Jaleen Smith: 12 points / 6 rebounds / 2 blocks / 1 assist / 1 steal

Kevin Little: 23 points / 7-8 FTs
Shaun Lawton: 19 points / 7 rebounds / 2 steals
Aaron Calixte: 12 points / 1 rebound / 2 assists

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