‘Cats Pick Up Conference Win Versus Maine in Buffalo Wild Wings Border Battle Matchup

Wednesday, February 22

Durham, N.H.

7 PM

University of New Hampshire

Maine

‘Cats Pick Up Conference Win Versus Maine in Buffalo Wild Wings Border Battle Matchup

2/22/2023 10:07:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

Daniels Records 14th Double-Double as 'Cats Sweep Regular Season Series with Maine

DURHAM, N.H. – The University of New Hampshire men's basketball team defeated the University of Maine Wednesday night at Lundholm Gymnasium, 74-62, as junior Clarence Daniels (Brooklyn Park, Minn.) notched his 14th double-double of the season in a Buffalo Wild Border Battle game.

With the win, UNH improves to 13-13 (8-6 AE) and Maine falls to 11-16 (5-9 AE).
Final Stats vs Maine MBB

FIRST HALF

Junior Nick Johnson (Bronx, N.Y) started off the scoring for the Wildcats with a reverse layup to put the 'Cats up 2-0. Johnson followed up the scoring with a three-pointer to extend the lead to five in the opening minute.
After a few scoreless possessions from the Black Bears, Kellen Tynes opened the scoring for Maine with a two-point jumper to cut the lead to 5-2 with 17:00 left in the half.
Graduate student Matt Herasme (Chester, N.Y) started his scoring night off with a drive to the rim finishing with a layup to extend the lead to 3. The next possession Herasme hit a three-pointer as the Wildcats led 22-19 with 10:12 remaining.
Graduate student Jaxson Baker (Phoenix, Ariz) handled a bullet pass from junior Kyree Brown (Oakland, Calif.) and drained a wide-open three to give UNH their largest lead of the game at eight points.
The Black Bears chipped away at their deficit as time wound down in the first half, trimming the Wildcat lead to one point with 2:19 remaining.
Brown made a quick move as he split three defenders in the paint to net a layup as time ticked away in the first half.
At the end of the opening frame, UNH led Maine, 35-30.

SECOND HALF

Daniels started the 'Cats off in the second half with a layup over a Black Bear defender in the lane and followed it up by drawing a foul on a three-pointer, netting two of his three free throws to give the Wildcats a nine-point lead.
Herasme knocked down his second three of the game to bring the 'Cats lead up to ten points, 50-40 with 10:46 left in regulation.
Johnson showed off his strength with a driving layup through the lane as UNH led 57-46 with 6:33 left.
Brown gave the 'Cats their largest lead of the contest after a driving layup made the score 59-46 with under six minutes left to play.
Johnson netted a team-high third three-pointer from the corner to push the scoring margin to 64-46 with 4:17 remaining.
The Black Bears responded with an 8-0 run to cut their deficit to ten points with 49 seconds to go in the second half.
The Wildcats held on to win as UNH defeated Maine 74-62 as the final buzzer sounded.

NOTEWORTHY

UNH now holds an 80-123 record all-time when taking on Maine. The Wildcats have now won eight consecutive home games when hosting the Black Bears.
The 'Cats are now 12-4 this season when leading at halftime and 12-1 when leading with 5:00 minutes remaining in the game.
Johnson tallied his fourth 20-point game of the season and his first since Jan. 14 vs. Bryant.
Daniels secured his 14th double-double of the season with 19 points and 10 rebounds; he now is tied for 10th in the country in total double-doubles.
Brown netted 15 points, 5 assists, and 4 rebounds.
This is the first time the 'Cats have swept Maine in the regular season since the 2019-20 season.
Both teams ended the contest with 29 rebounds each.
UNH is 7-0 when scoring between 70-79 points.
The Black Bears were led by Kellen Tynes who scored 18 points on 9 for 11 shooting from the field.

NEXT UP

The Wildcats return to action when they travel to UMass Lowell in their last road game of the regular season on Saturday, Feb. 25 at the Tsongas Center at 5 p.m.

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