Wildcats Take Road Trip to UMass Lowell, Costello Center (Feb. 6; ESPN+)

Wednesday, February 6

Lowell, Mass.

7 PM

University of New Hampshire

UMass Lowell

Photo by: Audrey Powell

Wildcats Take Road Trip to UMass Lowell, Costello Center (Feb. 6; ESPN+)

2/5/2019 5:08:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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UNH (3-18, 1-7 AE) at UMass Lowell (12-11, 4-4 AE)

Wednesday, February 6 • 7 p.m.
Lowell, Mass. • Costello Athletic Center
ESPN+

Series vs. UMass Lowell
UNH has a 9-2 lifetime record against UMass Lowell since the River Hawks elevated to Division I and joined America East in the 2013-14 season. The Wildcats have won all five matchups in Lowell, all at the Tsongas Center; this will be UNH's first trip to Costello Athletic Center. New Hampshire had won seven straight in the series until UMass Lowell's 92-77 victory in last year's regular-season finale.

The State of New Hampshire
* UNH has a 3-18 overall record that includes 0-11 on the road and 1-7 in America East (0-4 in conference road games). The Wildcats are coming off a 62-53 loss at Maine this past Sunday.
* Wednesday night's game at UMass Lowell is the beginning of the second leg of conference play.
* The Wildcats have lost six straight since recording a 68-64 win against UMass Lowell at Lundholm Gym on Jan. 9.
* That win ended an 11-game losing streak, the team's longest since a stretch of 13 consecutive games spanning Nov. 2013 to Jan. 2014; that squad finished that year 6-24 overall, 4-13 America East.
* Following Wednesday's game at UMass Lowell, three of the Wildcats' next four games are at home; that stretch begins Feb. 9 (1 p.m.) vs. Binghamton at Lundholm Gym.

'Cat Nips
* UNH ranks second in the conference with 9.0 3-pointers made per game. The Wildcats commit the second fewest turnovers per game (12.2).
* The 'Cats matched their season high of 13 3-pointers Feb. 3 at Maine (on 33 attempts; 39.4%). Jordan Reed equaled his personal best with five 3-pointers.
* New Hampshire has used a total of 11 different starting lineups in 21 games; the newest quintet was announced this past Sunday at Maine with Jordan Reed, Josh Hopkins and Marque Maultsby in the backcourt, and David Watkins and Chris Lester in the frontcourt.
* New Hampshire has made 169 of 282 free throw attempts, which calculates to 59.9 percent. In comparison, the opponents are 313-for-443 (70.7%) from the foul line.