University of Maine
Rhode Island
Men's Basketball Heads to Atlantic-10 Foe Rhode Island on Sunday
12/4/2011 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
KINGSTON, R.I. -- The University of Maine men's basketball team travels to take on Atlantic-10 foe Rhode Island on Sunday at 2 p.m. Fans can catch all the action live on the Black Bear Sports Network.
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The University of Maine men's basketball team (2-2) travels to take on Rhode Island (1-6) for the first time since the 2004-05 campaign.
The Black Bears are coming off a 85-80 Loss to Eastern Illinois.
The Black Bears were down by 10 points with 49 seconds left in regulation, but came back and tied the game on a Gerald McLemore three-pointer and the foul with 14 seconds left to push the game into the extra session.
McLemore had a game-high 26 points in the contest while Justin Edwards added 14.
Raheem Singleton notched 13 points and seven rebounds while Andrew Rogers dished out six assists to go with 11 points.
The Rams are coming off a 65-56 loss at Brown.
Jamal Wilson tossed in 18 points while Jonathan Holton added 11.
The last time the two teams met, in 2004, the Black Bears prevailed 47-44 to give Coach Woodward's his first win at the helm of the Black Bears.
Maine has gone 2-0 the last two seasons against teams from the Atlantic-10, beating Fordham 76-73 in 2009 and UMass 68-56 last season.
Rogers scored seven points and grabbed six rebounds while McLemore scored 12 and had four rebounds against the Minutemen.
McLemore, who has averaged 32.6 minutes per game for his UMaine career, has played 2,999 career minutes while scoring 1,264 points, an average of a point approximately every 2 minutes and 24 seconds.
