Leissner's 30 Points Clinches Home America East Quarterfinals

Saturday, February 25

Durham, N.H.

1 PM

University of New Hampshire

19-11, 10-6AE

UMBC

18-11, 9-7AE

OT 1

OT 2

UMBC Retrievers

New Hampshire

Leissner's 30 Points Clinches Home America East Quarterfinals

2/25/2017 4:44:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score Post Game Presser

DURHAM, N.H. – Junior Tanner Leissner (Converse, Texas) finished with 30 points to lead the University of New Hampshire men's basketball team to a nail-biting 94-90 double-overtime win over the University of Maryland, Baltimore County to secure home quarterfinals for the America East Championships.

NEXT HOME GAME
UNH will play host to either UMBC again or the University of Hartford, depending on the other America East game tonight, in Lundholm Gymnasium on Wednesday, March 1 (7:30 PM) on ESPN3. Playoff tickets will be on sale tomorrow.

HIGHLIGHTS

Leissner scored 30 points on 9 of 13 shooting and 12 free throws.
Junior Jordan Reed (Lucas, Texas) finished with a career-high 18 points on 6 of 14 shooting and four threes. He also grabbed seven rebounds and dished five assists.
Senior Jaleen Smith (Freeport, Texas), who was recognized on Senior Day, finished with 16 points, seven assists and 10 free throws made.
Senior Daniel Dion (Cedar Park, Texas) scored 15 points playing nearly all 50 minutes (49).
Junuior Iba Camara (Dakar, Senegal) scored 10 points, all in the overtime periods, and grabbed 11 reobunds for his 15^th career double-double.

HOW IT HAPPENED
It was hard fought regulation that was decided in the final 1:34. UNH led by eight, 65-57, but UMBC crawled back on a few costly Wildcat turnovers and defensive mistakes ending regulation with a 70-70 tie.

In the first overtime period. UNH took a lead with 2:24 to play on a Camara layup in the lane. UNH led until UMBC's Jairus Lyles, who finished with 33 points, drilled a 3-pointer to knot it up at 83 apiece with 15 seconds left. The game went into double overtime for the second time this season.

In the final overtime frame, UNH retook a lead from another Camara lay in which was erased by a free throw and layup from UMBC. Camara hit two free throws with 3:03 to go which put UNH up one but Arkel Lamar sliced the defense and scored for a Retriever lead, 88-87, with 2:45 to play. Arkel finished with 11 points and seven rebounds. The Wildcats took the lead for good on another Camara basket with 38 seconds to play which sealed the deal.

-POSTGAME NOTES-
UNH STARTERS (SEASON/CAREER STARTS)
Sr. G Jaleen Smith (30/102)
Sr. G Daniel Dion (30/64)
Jr. G Jordan Reed (25/25)
Jr. F Tanner Leissner (30/84)
Jr. F Iba Camara (25/62)

GROUP'S RECORD: 12-9

SERIES INFO
UNH leads UMBC in the all-time series 18-11.

ATTENDANCE: 1,328

INDIVIDUAL NOTES
Tanner Leissner: 30 points / 6 rebounds / 9 of 13 shooting / 12 of 15 FTs
Jordan Reed: 18 points / 7 rebounds / 5 assists / 6 of 14 shooting / 4 of 7 3's
Jaleen Smith: 16 points / 7 rebounds / 2 assists / 10 of 11 FTs
Daniel Dion: 15 points / 49 minutes played
Iba Camara: 10 points / 11 rebounds

Jairus Lyles: 33 points / 8 rebounds / 9 of 22 shooting / 14 of 20 FTs
KJ Maura: 12 points / 5 steals
Jourdan Grant: 12 points / 8 rebounds / 5 of 8 shooting
Arkel Lamar: 11 points / 7 rebounds