Hopkins' 23 Points Propels UNH to 77-69 Win at Binghamton

Saturday, January 25

Vestal, N.Y.

4 PM

University of New Hampshire

10-9,3-3America East

Binghamton

8-12,2-5America East

Team	1	2	F
New Hampshire	30	47	77
Binghamton	32	37	69

Josh Hopkins

1/25/2020 7:12:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

VESTAL, N.Y. -- Josh Hopkins (Greensboro, N.C.) matched his career high of 23 points to lead the University of New Hampshire men's basketball team to Saturday afternoon's 77-69 road win against Binghamton University at Events Center.

Hopkins made 9 of 13 field goal attempts, including 3 of 5 from 3-point range, and hit two free throws with 16.1 seconds remaining to help secure the victory by pushing the advantage to 76-69.

Marque Maultsby (Raleigh, N.C.) also matched his personal best with 16 points; he hit 7 of 9 field goals with a pair of 3's. Sean Sutherlin (New Brighton, Minn.) finished with 15 points and eight rebounds while Jayden Martinez (Cibolo, Texas) had 12 and a game-high nine rebounds.

Binghamton was led by Sam Sessoms (28 points) and George Tinsley (13).

UNH won its second consecutive game to record its 10th win of the season (10-9 overall record) and level its America East conference mark at 3-3. Binghamton is now 8-12, 2-5.

UP NEXT / NEXT HOME GAME: UNH returns to action Jan. 29 at home against the University of Vermont. Game time at Lundholm Gym is 7 p.m.

BUY TICKETS: Tickets for a UNH men's basketball game start as low as $3 and can be purchased by calling (603) 862-4000, visiting the Whittemore Center Box Office or by going online to www.unhwildcats.com.

FIRST HALF

* There were three ties in the opening 5:30 of the game as Binghamton led 7-5 at the first media timeout at 14:28.

* Sutherlin drove down the lane for a game-tying dunk at 13:10, but the Bearcats scored the next five points to fuel a 7-2 run to build a 14-9 advantage at 11:13.

* Hopkins and Maultsby hit back-to-back 3-pointers to cap an 8-3 spurt that tied the score, 17-17, at 8:05.

* Binghamton responded with seven consecutive points to ignite a 10-3 run that gave the home team a 27-20 lead at 5:39.

* Layups by Hopkins and Maultsby were followed by Sutherlin's pull-up jumper at the left elbow to lift UNH within 27-26 at 2:25.

* Sutherlin drove for a layup and 1:20 and Martinez hit a pair of free throws with 34.5 seconds on the clock to forge the fourth tie of the half, 30-30.

* Sessoms' layup with 6.5 seconds left sent the Bearcats into the locker room with a 32-30 lead.

SECOND HALF

* Richard Caldwell, Jr. and Brenton Mills hit consecutive 3-pointers 33 seconds apart to quickly extend the advantage to 38-30.

* With UNH trailing 46-38, Mark Carbone (Wethersfield, Conn.) made a 3-pointer from the right corner to spark a 7-0 run that lifted the Wildcats within one point, 46-45, at 12:24.

* Maultsby's driving layup once again made it a one-point deficit and then Hopkins hit a corner 3-ball to give UNH a 50-48 lead; it marked the visitor's first lead since 5-4 at 16:08 of the first half.

* With the score tied at 57, Martinez scored on the right blocks and then Hopkins drilled a 3-pointer to give the Wildcats a five-point lead at 7:12; the Bearcats never pulled even -- or regained the lead -- the rest of the way.

* Carbone's four-point play extended the margin to 68-62 at 5:31

* Binghamton closed within 68-67, but Chris Lester (Barrington, Ill.) made a reverse layup and Maultsby hit a pull-up jumper from the left elbow with the shot clock winding down to push the margin to 72-67 with 1:07 to play.

* Martinez hit the front end of two 1-and-1's at the foul line, and the Bearcats also made a pair of free throws to advance the score to 74-69 with 28.5 seconds remaining.

* After a defensive stop by the Wildcats, Hopkins swished in the front end of the 1-and-1 and also hit the second free throw to give New Hampshire a 77-69 advantage with 16.1 seconds to go.

UNH NOTEBOOK

* Hopkins has scored a personal-best 23 points three times -- twice at Binghamton's Events Center. He also netted 23 last January in this building and finished with 23 at Florida International this past November.

* This marked the fifth time this season that Hopkins was UNH's leading scorer.

* Maultsby matched his career high of 16 points established just 10 days earlier vs. UAlbany.

* Maultsby and Carbone tied for the team high with three assists.

* Maultsby, Lester and Martinez each had two steals.

* This is the Wildcats' second two-game win streak of the season.

* UNH is now 1-8 when trailing at halftime.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

* New Hampshire recorded its second-best field goal percentage (52.6%; 30-57) and second-best 3-point field goal percentage (43.8%; 7-16) of the season.

* UNH matched its season low of nine turnovers.

* The Wildcats limited Binghamton to a .353 field goal percentage (12-34), including 27.8% from 3-point range (5-18), in the second half.

* UNH netted 47 second-half points on the strength of a .581 field goal percentage (18-31) and .667 3-point percentage (4-6). The Wildcats also committed just two second-half turnovers.

* New Hampshire recorded a 39-36 rebounding advantage.

* Binghamton utilized its 14-9 edge on the offensive glass into a 10-8 edge in second-chance points.

* The Wildcats outscored the Bearcats 32-24 in the paint.

SERIES NOTEBOOK

* UNH has a 20-19 lifetime record against Binghamton and has won 10 of the last 12 matchups, including five of the last six at the Events Center.