Quick Road Trip to UMBC with AE Standings on the Line (Jan. 28: 1 PM)

Saturday, January 28

Baltimore, Md.

1 PM

University of New Hampshire

UMBC

Photo by: Greg Greene

Quick Road Trip to UMBC with AE Standings on the Line (Jan. 28: 1 PM)

1/27/2017 5:42:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Live Stats ESPN3 UNH Game Notes

DURHAM, N.H. – The University of New Hampshire men's basketball team (14-7, 5-2 AE) hits the road to take on University of Maryland, Baltimore County (13-7, 4-3 AE) on Saturday, Jan. 28 (1 PM) at the RAC Arena to close out the first half of America East play.

Looking Ahead
The Wildcats have one more road game before returning home on Monday, Feb. 6 (7 PM) to host UAlbany for the You Can Play game. Tickets are available HERE.

Cat Facts

The Wildcats are in a 3-way tie for the best 21-game record in program history (94-95, 71-72).
With a win, UNH will match the 94-95 season with a 15-7 record, and tie for the best 22-game record in program history.
Senior Jaleen Smith (Freeport, Texas) and junior Tanner Leissner (Converse, Texas) both scored 24 points against UMass Lowell last Wednesday.
Senior Daniel Dion (Cedar Park, Texas) scored 17 points last game.
UNH shot 54.5 percent (24 of 44) from the field, the third straight game with 50+ percent shooting.
Junior Iba Camara (Dakar, Senegal) notched nine points and 12 rebounds on 4 of 5 shooting.
The Wildcats look for their eighth road win of the season. Only four teams in the nation currently have eight road wins.
New Hampshire ranks second in the America East in the NCAA RPI at 156.
UNH leads the conference in scoring defense (63.7 points) and field goal percentage defense (41.4 percent).

Just Dishing Apples
UNH has totaled 509 field goals this season and 267 assists (52.5 percent assist rate). The Wildcats are 10-2 when earning an assist on 50 percent or more of their field goals in a game this season.