‘Cats Defeat UMass Lowell, 69-65, to Claim Second Place in America East

Saturday, January 28

Durham, N.H.

1 PM

University of New Hampshire

10-10,5-3America East

UMass Lowell

17-6,5-4America East

UMass Lowell

New Hampshire

‘Cats Defeat UMass Lowell, 69-65, to Claim Second Place in America East

1/28/2023 5:13:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

Daniels secures fourth consecutive double-double with 22 points and 13 rebounds

DURHAM, N.H. – Juniors Clarence Daniels (Brooklyn Park, Minn.) and Kyree Brown (Oakland, Calif.) each recorded double-doubles in a 69-65 win against UMass Lowell at Lundholm Gymnasium, Saturday afternoon.

With the win, UNH moves into second place in the America East standings, improving to 10-10 (5-3 AE) and UMass Lowell falls to 17-6 (5-4 AE).

PHOTO GALLERY | VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS

FIRST HALF

The 'Cats and the River Hawks traded baskets for the first four minutes of action leaving the Wildcats down by three points, 6-9, with 15:56 remaining.
UMass Lowell went on an 8-5 run, helping them further their lead 17-11.
Brown cut the River Hawks lead to three points with a layup and a free throw, but UMass Lowell responded with a jumper leaving the score 20-15.
Daniels kicked off a 7-2 run helping the 'Cats to catch up with the River Hawks making the score 22-22.
After trading a few baskets, UMass Lowell outscored UNH 10-3 in the final minutes of the half to close out the opening frame with a 37-30 lead.
Allin Blunt led the River Hawks with ten points while Daniels also scored 10 points to lead the Wildcats.

SECOND HALF

The teams went back and forth, missing the first five shots of the half until Daniels opened the scoring of the second half for the 'Cats.
Graduate student Jaxson Baker (Phoenix, Ariz.) was able to trim the deficit to one point, 43-42, after knocking down two three-pointers with 14:36 remaining in the game.
Brown started a 6-0 run for the 'Cats, putting them in the lead for the first time at 50-48 with just under ten minutes left to play.
With 5:58 left, the 'Cats and River Hawks continue to trade buckets keeping the score neck and neck, 57-56 in favor of the Wildcats.
Daniels made a layup with 2:18 remaining to put UNH back on top, 59-58, going into the final minutes.
The Wildcats closed out the game by hitting all four of their free throw attempts to secure a 69-65 victory.

NOTEWORTHY

UNH is now 14-7 all-time when facing UMass Lowell and has been victorious in three straight meetings. The Wildcats are now 7-5 when hosting the River Hawks in Lundholm Gym.
Graduate student Matt Herasme (Chester, N.Y.) has now recorded a three-pointer in 19 of the 20 games he's played in this season.
Daniels recorded his fourth consecutive double-double and 11th of the season by scoring 22 points and grabbing 13 rebounds.
Junior Nick Johnson (Bronx, N.Y.) has now scored in double figures in 11 straight games, the longest active streak on the team.
Brown tallied his first career double-double and a new career high with ten assists.
Baker notched all 14 of his points in the second half and recorded a season-high five rebounds.
Graduate student Nazim Derry (Atlantic City, N.J.) is now three points shy of 1,000 career points.
Allin Blunt led UMass Lowell with 17 points and seven rebounds while Abdoul Karim Coulibaly added 12 points and seven rebounds.

NEXT UP

The Wildcats return to action on Wednesday, Feb. 1 against NJIT in Newark, N.J. at the NJIT Wellness and Events Center.

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