Maultsby Leads 'Cats in Setback at UMBC

Saturday, February 15

Baltimore, Md.

1 PM

University of New Hampshire

11-13,4-7America East

UMBC

12-14,5-6America East

Team	1	2	F
New Hampshire	24	35	59
UMBC	37	28	65

Marque Maultsby led the Wildcats with 15 points Saturday at UMBC.

Marque Maultsby led the Wildcats with 15 points against UMBC on Saturday.

2/15/2020 5:07:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

Comeback Falls Short, Next Up Hartford at Home Thursday Night

BALTIMORE, Md. – Sophomore Marque Maultsby (Raleigh, N.C.) scored 15 points to lead the University of New Hampshire men's basketball team and the Wildcats made a second half charge, but they came up short against UMBC, 65-59, on Saturday afternoon in the UMBC Event Center.

Sophomore Nick Guadarrama (Newington, Conn.) and junior Josh Hopkins (Greensboro, N.C.) each added a dozen points for the Wildcats. Senior Chris Lester (Barrington, Ill.) had eight points and a team-high nine rebounds.

Maultsby made a three-pointer with 1:24 left to cut UMBC's lead to 61-56. But the Retrievers sealed the game with a series of foul shots

UNH is 11-13 overall and 4-7 in America East. The Wildcats play Hartford on Thursday at home at 7 p.m. in their Spread Respect game.

UMBC won its third straight game and is 5-2 in its last seven games. The Retrievers are 12-14 overall and 5-6 in the league.

K.J. Jackson scored 19 points to lead UMBC.

NEXT GAME

New Hampshire plays its next game Thursday, Feb. 20 at 7 p.m. at home in Lundholm Gymnasium vs. Hartford.
The Wildcats celebrate their Spread Respect Game against Hartford.

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FIRST HALF

The 'Cats led 8-3 early and a three-pointer by Hopkins put them up 15-12 with 12:27 left.
UMBC opened a 26-17 edge with 7:10 to go.
A Lester basket inside, a Maultsby three-pointer and then drive to the hoop cut the lead to 26-24 with 4:20 to play.
The Retrievers ran off 11 straight points to close out the half and led 37-24 at the break.
Maultsby's seven points led UNH at the half. Hopkins had five points in the half.
Maultsby and Lester were tops with three rebounds each.

SECOND HALF

UMBC led 46-37 with 13:42 left in the second half.
Maultsby then made a 12-footer.
Hopkins hit a couple of foul shots and Jayden Martinez (Cibolo, Texas) nailed a long two-pointer to cut it to 46-43 with 11:08 left.
The 'Cats were within two at 50-48 with seven minutes left.
The Retrievers pushed the lead back to 61-53 with 2:55 to go.
Hopkins finished UNH's scoring with a three-pointer with seven seconds to go for 63-59.

UNH NOTEBOOK

Maultsby's 15-point total was one shy of his career-best.
He's had 16 points twice this season.
This was his fourth game this year with 15 points.
The Wildcats outscored the Retrievers, 35-28, in the second half.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

The Wildcats made their first nine free throws in the game.
They made 14 of their 16 foul shots total.
Martinez made all four of his free throws and Guadarrama made all three of his.
Maultsby, Sean Sutherlin (New Brighton, Minn.) and Hopkins each made both of their foul shots.
UNH had 11 points off turnovers to UMBC's six.
The Wildcats had a 15-8 advantage in second-chance points and 8-4 edge in fast break points.
UMBC led in points in the paint, 38-18, and bench points, 19-8.
The Retrievers had a 44-36 edge in rebounds.
The Wildcats shot 31.1 percent (19-for-61) from the floor and 25.9 percent (7-for-27) in three-pointers.
UMBC shot 39.7 percent (23-for-58) from the floor and 21.1 percent (4-for-19) in treys.