AE Quarterfinals Against UMBC Set For Wed. on ESPN3 (March 1; 7:30 PM)

Wednesday, March 1

Durham, N.H.

7:30 PM

University of New Hampshire

University of Maryland Baltimore County

Tickets

Photo by: Joey Walker

AE Quarterfinals Against UMBC Set For Wed. on ESPN3 (March 1; 7:30 PM)

2/28/2017 3:17:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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DURHAM, N.H. – The University of New Hampshire men's basketball team (19-11, 10-6 AE) is set to host UMBC (18-11, 9-7 AE) in the 2016-17 America East Men's Basketball Playoff quarterfinal round on Wednesday, March 1 (7:30 PM).

Looking Ahead
With a win, UNH will play on Monday, March 6 in the semifinal round. Opponent, location and game time will all be finalized following games on Wednesday. Ticket info will be available at UNHWildcats.com.

Cat Facts

Senior Jaleen Smith (Freeport, Texas) grabbed seven rebounds against UMBC to become the first player in UNH history with at least 1,000 points, 260 assists and 600 rebounds.
New Hampshire defeated UMBC 94-90 in double overtime for a fifth straight win, the longest winning streak since Jan. 16-Jan. 31 in the 2014-15 season.
The Wildcats played UMBC twice this season and both games went to double overtime.
The last time UNH played two double-overtime games in a season was in the 1995-96 season. New Hampshire has never played the same team in double-overtime twice in a season.
UNH is hosting a home playoff game for the third consecutive year.
The Wildcats and UMBC met once in the playoffs in the 2004-05 season and the Retrievers won 78-73.
Junior Tanner Leissner (Converse, Texas) finished with 30 points, six rebounds on 9 of 13 shooting on Saturday
Junior Jordan Reed (Lucas, Texas) scored a career-high 18 points with seven rebounds and five assists in 40 minutes of action against UMBC
Smith scored 16 points and grabbed seven rebounds with 10 free-throws made.
Junior Iba Camara (Dakar, Senegal) scored 10 points against the Retrievers, all in the overtime periods, and grabbed 11 rebounds for his 15th career double-double.

America East All-Conference Honors
Leissner, Smith and Dion all were named to First, Second and Third All-Conference Teams, respectively, on Monday. Leissner became the second UNH athlete to earn All-Conference First Team honors twice in a career. Smith was named to the second team for the second-straight season and Dion earned his first All-Conference honor. Leissner is also the only member of the All-Conference First Team to be a repeat member.

Is it a Rivalry Yet?
UNH and UMBC have battled to two double-overtime games this season, splitting the season series at a game apiece. In game one, the Wildcats led for 31:28 over the Retrievers' lead time of 10:57. In game two the tables turned, UMBC led for 28:57 over the Wildcats' 17:12 lead time. Even more interesting, in the first matchup both teams were tied at the end of each period until UMBC outscored UNH 13-11 in the second overtime period.