BANGOR, Maine - The University of Maine men's basketball wrapped up a brief two-game set at home on Sunday afternoon, falling to the Bobcats of Quinnipiac University by a 81-61 final score at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor. 

The two teams traded buckets after the opening tip, with Maine taking their only lead of the day five minutes in after an Andrew Fleming bucket made it 6-5 Black Bears. Quinnipiac orchestrated a 9-0 run over the next two minutes, however, and extended it all the way to an eventual 18-2 run that gave them a 23-8 advantage with over eight minutes remaining in the first half. Maine rallied momentarily, as they capped the first half with a Nedeljko Prijovic four-point play to enter the halftime break trailing 36-25.

Maine carried the momentum to start the second half, opening the half on a 10-2 run to bring themselves within three points. The Bobcats answered with a 18-6 run between the 13:55 and 8:53 mark of the half to build an insurmountable 66-45 21-point lead. Maine was unable to close the gap in any significant way the rest of the half, as Quinnipiac exited the Cross Center . with the 81-61 victory.

MAINE GAME NOTES

• Maine had four players in double-digit scoring, led by Vilgot Larsson and Nedeljko Prijovic with 15 each. Prijovic also had a pair of steals and a pair of blocks, while Larsson led the Bears with seven boards on the day.
• Sergio El Darwich returned to the lineup for the first time since November 27^th, putting up ten points, six rebounds, and four assists in 37 minutes. 
• Andrew Fleming filled the stat sheet with 13 points, four assists, four rebounds, and a pair of steals. 
• Maine put up a 40.4/27.8/76.9 shooting line on the afternoon, but the Bobcats buried Maine with a 15-35 day from three-point land

UP NEXT

• Maine falls to 3-8 with the loss, while Quinnipiac evens their record at 4-4.
• It's back on the road for the Black Bears, as they head to the University of Massachusetts for a Friday evening tilt set to tip at 7:00 PM.