‘Cats Downed By UMBC, 86-68

Saturday, February 24

Durham, N.H.

1 PM

University of New Hampshire

15-11,7-6America East

UMBC

10-19,5-9America East

UMBC

New Hampshire

2/24/2024 4:03:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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DURHAM, N.H. – Senior forward Clarence Daniels (Brooklyn Park, Minn.) led the Wildcats with 25 points as the University of New Hampshire men's basketball team fell to UMBC 86-68 on Saturday afternoon from Lundholm Gym.

Grad student forward Jaxson Baker (Phoenix, Ariz.) scored 16 points for the Wildcats.

UMBC improves to 10-19 (5-9 AE) as the Wildcats fall to 15-11 (7-6 AE).

Score: UMBC 86, New Hampshire 68
Records: UNH (15-10, 7-5 AE), UMBC (9-19, 5-9 AE)
Location: Durham, N.H. (Lundholm Gym)
Date: Saturday, February 24, 2024

UP NEXT:
· UNH travels to UAlbany to take on the Great Danes on Thursday, February 29 for a 7 p.m. game.
· The Wildcats return to Lundholm gym on Tuesday, March 5 when they take on Vermont at 7 p.m. for Senior Night.

FIRST HALF:
·       Daniels opened the scoring with a dunk. UMBC followed that up with an 11-3 run to take an 11-5 lead with 15:35 remaining in the half.
·       The UMBC offense persisted to take a 26-13 lead with 8:40 left in the first half.
·       The Retrievers continued scoring with 13 unanswered points only to be broken by a 3-pointer from Daniels.
·       UMBC had the edge in the first half, with a 48-24 lead.

SECOND HALF:
·       UMBC came out of halftime with a 9-0 run and held the Wildcats for nearly five minutes increasing the Retriever lead, 57-24.
·       The Wildcats then scored on six consecutive possessions and stopped UMBC on three of theirs to cut the lead to 20, 69-49 with 7:48 remaining.
·       UNH held the score within 20 for the remainder of the game but UMBC was victorious, 86-68.