Senior Day vs. Maine on March 5 (7 p.m.; ESPN+)

Tuesday, March 5

Durham, N.H.

7 PM

University of New Hampshire

Maine

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SENIOR DAY
Maine (5-25, 3-12 AE) at UNH (4-24, 2-13 AE)

Tuesday, March 5 • 7 p.m.
Lundholm Gym • Durham, N.H.
Broadcast on ESPN+

Senior Day
Tuesday is the regular-season finale of the 2018-19 season and that means it is Senior Day. The UNH men's basketball program will honor five seniors before opening tipoff vs. Maine; they are captains Jordan Reed and David Watkins, as well as team managers Braeden Estes, Mike Stefanelli and Ben Couture.

The Matchup vs. Maine
UNH has tipped off against Maine more times than any other opponent in program history – 181 times dating back to the 1915-16 season – with the Black Bears holding a 108-73 advantage. The home team has won each of the last four matchups. UNH has won four straight meetings in Lundholm Gym. New Hampshire has a 13-15 record against Maine under head coach Bill Herrion.

The State of New Hampshire
UNH has a 4-24 overall record that includes 3-10 at home and 2-13 in America East (1-6 in conference home games). The Wildcats went 1-1 in two road games last week with a 62-58 win vs. UAlbany (Feb. 27) and 56-53 loss at UMBC (March 2).
The victory ended an 11-game losing streak that spanned Jan. 12 to Feb. 21.
New Hampshire's previous win was a 68-64 win against UMass Lowell at Lundholm Gym on Jan. 9. That win also ended an 11-game losing streak.
UNH's 2018-19 season will come to an end Tuesday, March 5 with the Wildcats' Senior Day game vs. Maine.
UNH has scored more than 62 points twice in 15 America East conference games – Feb. 16 vs. Stony Brook (66-64 loss) as well as the 68 in the aforementioned win against UMass Lowell. The Wildcats have scored below 60 points in 10 of 15 conference games (that includes four games less than 50).

Developing the Playoff Picture
UNH is the odd-team out in the nine-team, eight playoff team America East. The Wildcats were eliminated from a conference tourney berth following Saturday's 56-53 loss at UMBC. Playoff hopes had remained alive prior to tipoff with Maine's loss to Binghamton.
New Hampshire and Maine would finish tied for eighth place if UNH defeats the Black Bears on Tuesday night, but Maine wins the tiebreaker.
The teams remain deadlocked after the first tiebreaker (head-to-head).
The teams also remain deadlocked after the second tiebreaker (record vs. conference standings in descending order; both UNH and Maine have one win against UMass Lowell and UAlbany).
Maine wins the third tiebreaker: conference road wins. The Black Bears have two road wins (UMass Lowell and UAlbany) in comparison to UNH's one road win (UAlbany).

Starting Suits Them
Junior forward Chris Lester has started each of the past 10 games. In that span, he is averaging 7.8 points, 5.7 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 25.5 minutes per game. Lester is shooting 51.7 percent from the floor (31-60) and that includes 39.3 percent from 3-point range (11-28).
Freshman guard Marque Maultsby has started each of the past eight games. In that span, he is averaging 7.4 points, 2.9 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 0.8 steals and 25.0 minutes per game. Maultsby is shooting 34.6 percent on 3-pointers (9-26).
Freshman forward Nick Guadarrama has started each of the past six games. During this stretch, he has led the team in scoring (11.7 ppg), rebounding (8.0 rpg), assists (2.0 apg) and steals (2.0 spg), as well as field goals made (24), 3-pointers made (13) and 3-point field goal percentage (68.4%). Guadarrama's .522 field goal percentage is just .002 off the leader (Mark Carbone's 52.4%).

Last Five
Freshman forward Nick Guadarrama has been a positive storyline the last five games (Feb. 9-27). In that span, Guadarrama has averaged 11.4 points, 8.8 rebounds and 31.8 minutes per game, as well as 1.2 assists and 1.5 steals per game. His .500 field goal percentage includes 12-for-18 on 3-pointers (66.7 percent).
Freshman guard Marque Maultsby is averaging 9.2 points, 3.2 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.2 steals in 29.2 minutes per game.
Senior captain Jordan Reed is averaging 9.2 ppg, 2.4 rpg and 2.0 apg, as well as 35.0 minutes per game, the past five games.
Junior Chris Lester and Guadarrama have been a formidable frontcourt duo. Lester is averaging 8.8 points and 5.0 rebounds the past five games; he has a .472 field goal percentage that includes 40.9 percent on 3-pointers (9-22).