University of Maine
Holy Cross
Edwards and McLemore Lead Men's Basketball to 72-60 Win Over Holy Cross
11/27/2011 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
ORONO, Maine – Justin Edwards (Whitby, Ontario) scored a game-high 22 points and Gerald McLemore (San Diego, Calif.) added 20 as the University of Maine men's basketball team defeated Holy Cross 72-60 on Sunday afternoon at the Alfond Arena. With the win, Maine is now 2-1 on the year while Holy Cross falls to 2-4.
Maine had a one-point lead at 55-54 with 9:26 left, but a 12-to-2 run fueled by five points each from Edwards and Andrew Rogers (Philadelphia, Pa.) propelled the Black Bears to the win.
Maine fell behind by as many as 13 with 8:37 left in the first half, and was down 29-17 with 5:29 left. However, McLemore scored 10 points in a 14-to-2 Black Bear run to end the half to tie the game at 31 at intermission.
McLemore finished the half with 12 points on 4-of-8 shooting while Edwards added 10 on 4-of-7 shooting. Both teams struggled from the floor, shooting under 40 percent.
Maine shot out of the gate in the second half, with Kilian Cato (Espoo, Finland) converting a layup and the foul and McLemore swishing a jumper to give the Black Bears a five-point edge just a minute into the half.
The Crusaders cut the lead to three on several occasions, and the lead was one before the Black Bears went on the 12-to-2 run capped by a nice one-handed dunk by Edwards.
Edwards, Maine's America East Player of the Game, added seven rebounds and six steals while Alasdair Fraser (Falkirk, Scotland) scored 12 points to go with four rebounds.
Dave Dudzinski scored 20 points for Holy Cross.
The Black Bears continue play on Wednesday at Eastern Illinois.
