NEW BRITAIN, Conn. – The University of Maine men's basketball team ended their eight game road trip with a victory on Saturday afternoon, holding off a ferocious rally attempt by the Central Connecticut Blue Devils to come away with a 66-64 victory in Connecticut.
This one truly came down to the wire, as Maine saw a nine-point lead at the 3:18 mark evaporate via a 10-2 CCSU run. After
Andrew Fleming went 1-2 at the free throw line with ten seconds remaining, Maine found themselves up by two against the CCSU offense. Myles Barker, who had scored eight of Central Connecticut's last nine points, got
Nedeljko Prijovic to bite on the shot fake on a stepback three, but Prijovic recovered to get the clutch block to seal Maine's 66-64 win.
MAINE GAME NOTES
- Prijovic ended his day with ten points, eight rebounds, and a pair of blocks.
- Maine had four players score in double-digits for the first time since five reached double figures in February 2019 against Hartford.
- Andrew Fleming led the way with 18 points on 6-10 shooting from the field, along with three steals and a block.
- Vilgot Larsson and Mykhailo Yagodin had 10 and 11 points respectively.
- Maine went just 8-16 at the free throw line, including a 6-14 mark in the second half. They won the rebounding battle 36-33 and had 17 assists compared to just three for CCSU.
UP NEXT
- For the first time since their season opener on November 6th, Maine will return to the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor for their next game. They'll take on Dartmouth at 7:00 PM on Wednesday the 11th, followed by another home game against Quinnipiac on the 15th.
