UNH Drops Final Road Game of the Regular Season at UMass Lowell

Saturday, February 25

Lowell, Mass.

5 PM

University of New Hampshire

13-14,8-7America East

UMass Lowell

24-7,11-5America East

New Hampshire

UMass Lowell

UNH Drops Final Road Game of the Regular Season at UMass Lowell

2/25/2023 7:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

LOWELL, MASS. – The University of New Hampshire men's basketball team fell to UMass Lowell Saturday night at the Tsongas Center, 92-55, in their final road game of the regular season.

With the loss, UNH falls to 13-14 (8-7 AE) and UMass Lowell improves to 24-7 (11-5 AE).
FinalStats at UML

FIRST HALF

Junior Clarence Daniels (Brooklyn Park, Minn.) netted the first three points of the game after being fouled on a long-range shot and converting on all three free throws.
UMass Lowell scored the next six points before junior Nick Johnson (Bronx, N.Y.) made the first field goal for the 'Cats with a strong finish in the paint.
The River Hawks went on a 16-5 run over the next six minutes, holding a 22-10 lead just over halfway through the opening frame.
Johnson drilled a corner three and graduate student Matt Herasme (Chester, N.Y.) pulled up from the mid-range to trim their deficit by five points.
UMass Lowell converted on their next three field goal attempts, sparking an 11-2 run for the River Hawks as they increased their lead to 33-17.
The Wildcats responded with eight straight points coming from three different 'Cats as the UMass Lowell lead was cut to 33-25 with 1:24 left in the half.
The River Hawks scored the last seven points of the half to head into the break ahead 40-25.

SECOND HALF

UMass Lowell opened the second half with the first seven points before a layup from Johnson halted the River Hawk run.
UNH was outscored 14-9 over the next four minutes with junior Kyree Brown (Oakland, Calif.) leading the 'Cats with five points over the stretch.
UML took their largest lead of the game at 28 points after netting a three-pointer that put the River Hawks ahead 64-36 with 11:26 left to play.
The Wildcats were unable to trim the UMass Lowell lead as they went on a 14-7 run to extend their lead to 78-45.
The River Hawk lead proved to be insurmountable with the final score reading 92-55 in favor of UMass Lowell.

NOTEWORTHY

UNH leads the all-time series with UMass Lowell, holding a 14-8 record. The two teams split the regular season series with the 'Cats beating UML in Durham on Jan. 28.
The Wildcats are now 7-3 all-time when traveling to Lowell to take on the River Hawks.
Daniels and Johnson each netted 12 points to lead UNH. Daniels also led the Wildcats on the glass with seven rebounds.
UMass Lowell was led by Abdoul Karim Coulibaly who scored 16 points while corralling 12 rebounds for a double-double. The big man also recorded three blocks and two steals.
The River Hawks finished the year with a 15-0 record at home.

NEXT UP

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