UNH Wins Buffalo Wild Wings Border Battle Matchup at Maine, 71-58

Wednesday, January 11

Bangor, Maine

7 PM

University of New Hampshire

8-8,3-1America East

Maine

6-10,0-3America East

New Hampshire

Maine

UNH Wins Buffalo Wild Wings Border Battle Matchup at Maine, 71-58

1/11/2023 10:59:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

Brown nets 22 points off the bench to propel the Wildcats

BANGOR, MAINE – Junior Kyree Brown (Oakland, Calif.) tallied 22 points and set two new career-high marks in rebounds and three pointers to lead the University of New Hampshire men's basketball team to a Buffalo Wild Wings Border Battle win over Maine, 71-58, Wednesday night at the Cross Insurance Center.

With the victory, UNH improves to 8-8 (3-1 AE) and Maine falls to 6-10 (0-3 AE).

FIRST HALF

The Wildcats came out hot, hitting their first three shots including a three-pointer from graduate student Jaxson Baker (Phoenix, Ariz.), making the score 7-3 in the opening two minutes of the game.
The game went back and forth for the next ten minutes with neither team being able to gain an advantage until a long-range bucket from sophomore Trey Woodyard (London, Ohio) gave the 'Cats a four-point lead, 24-20.
Maine responded with eight unanswered points to give the Black Bears their largest lead of the half, 28-24, with just over five minutes remaining in the opening frame.
The offense for UNH hit their stride over the final four minutes led by Brown, who scored 11 points in the final few minutes.
Brown and Baker combined to score 14 points to spearhead a 14-2 run for the Wildcats leading to a 38-30 advantage going into the locker room.

SECOND HALF

UNH continued their strong shooting at the start of the second half, netting their first three jump shots, two of which came from graduate student Matt Herasme (Chester, N.Y.).
The 'Cats started the half on a 7-2 run, gaining their largest lead of the game at 45-32 with 16:40 remaining in the game.
UNH built on their lead with six straight points from Baker himself and a layup from Brown that gave the blue-and-white a 19-point lead, 53-34 with 12:44 remaining.
The Black Bears responded with an 8-2 run capped off by a Gedi Juozapaitis three pointer to trim the Wildcats' lead down to 55-42.
Maine continued to build on their run with four more points before graduate student Nazim Derry (Atlantic City, N.J.) knocked down a three pointer to halt the Black Bears' momentum.
Baker drilled his fourth shot from long-range and pushed the UNH lead back up to 63-47 with 7:18 remaining in the game.
Maine responded once again with an 11-1 run over the next four minutes to cut the 'Cats lead down to 64-58 with just over three minutes left in the game.
Strong defense, a layup from Johnson, and a plethora of free throws carried UNH to the finish line as the Wildcats secured the victory, 71-58.

NOTEWORTHY

UNH improves to 79-123 all-time when matching up with Maine. The 'Cats have won the last two meetings as well as three of the last four.
This was the first win at the Cross Insurance Center since Jan. 19, 2017.
Brown netted a career-high four three-pointers and six rebounds in the win.
Browns' 22 points are the most off the bench for a Wildcat since Qon Murphy scored 26 at Stony Brook on Feb. 7, 2022.
Johnson tallied his seventh consecutive game in double figures, the longest streak of his career and the longest active streak for a Wildcat.
This was Johnsons' third double-double of his career and second on the season.
With his lone 3-pointer, Herasme has now scored from long range in 15 of the 16 games he's played this season.
Baker tallied a season-high 15 points and matched his season-best tally of four three pointers.
Baker has now hit 3+ three-pointers in five games this year to lead the team.
The Wildcats are currently tied atop the America East standings at 3-1 with UMass Lowell.

BORDER BATTLE
UNH improves to 2-3-1 in Border Battle matchups this year. When your Wildcats Win a Border Battle game - we all win on this side of the border. Fans will receive a 48hr limited offer after every Wildcat Boarder Battle Win. This offer includes five (5) FREE boneless wings at the following restaurant(s):

Rochester, NH
160 Washington Street, Suite 103
603-335-3455

NEXT UP

UNH returns to Lundholm Gym on Saturday, Jan. 14 to take on the newest member of the America East, Bryant, at 1 p.m.

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