Jordan Nets 13 in 68-44 Loss at American

Friday, November 16

Washington, D.C.

7 PM

University of New Hampshire

2-2

American

2-1

New Hampshire

AMERICAN

11/16/2018 9:26:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Elijah Jordan (Orlando, Fla.) scored a team-high 14 points in the University of New Hampshire men's basketball team's 68-44 loss to American University at Bender Arena on Friday night.

Jordan was the only Wildcat who scored in double digits. He made 5 of 13 field goal attempts, including 2 of 4 3-pointers. Jayden Martinez (Cibolo, Texas) finished with eight points, including a pair of 3-pointers, and 10 rebounds. Marque Maultsby (Raleigh, N.C.) contributed seven points and 11 rebounds. It was the first career double-digit rebound effort for both Martinez and Maultsby.

American's balanced offense was led by Sa'eed Nelson (14 points) and Stacy Beckton, Jr. (12).

LOOKING AHEAD

* New Hampshire returns to action Nov. 20 (7 p.m.) at home against Quinnipiac University.

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THE DIFFERENCE

* Jordan's 3-pointer with 5:01 remaining in the first half lifted the Wildcats within 29-23, but American ended the half on a 16-0 run to take a 45-23 lead into halftime.

GAME RECAP

* The Eagles scored the first seven points of the game to lead wire-to-wire.

* With UNH trailing 18-6, Luke Rosinski (Derry, N.H.) converted a three-point play to ignite a 14-7 run. Martinez, Jordan and Maultsby all hit 3-pointers during the spurt to lift the 'Cats within 25-20 at 6:50.

* Jordan's long-distance field goal made it a six-point game, but American scored five points in the next minute to spark the game-changing run.

* New Hampshire opened the second half with a 7-2 run on Jordan's layup, a 3-pointer by Martinez and layup from Maultsby to narrow the gap to 47-30 at 16:41.

* The Eagles outscored the 'Cats 9-0 the next six minutes to extend the advantage to 56-30.

* UNH never got closer than 24 points the rest of the way.

SERIES NOTEBOOK

* American has a 4-1 record against UNH. The Eagles were 74-70 winners last year in Durham.

UNH NOTEBOOK

* New Hampshire has alternated wins and losses the first four games of the season.

* For the first time this season, UNH did not reach double digits in 3-pointers made. The Wildcats were 7-for-23 (30.4 percent) vs. American.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

* UNH made 17 of 61 field goals (27.9 percent). In comparison, the Eagles shot 44.4 percent (24 of 54) from the floor.

* The home team made 14 of 21 free throws. UNH was 3-for-4 at the charity stripe.

* American recorded a slight 41-38 rebounding advantage.

* UNH scored 10 second-chance points on 11 offensive rebounds. AU pulled down seven offensive rebounds for four second-chance points.