Black Bears fall to UAlbany at the Cross

Sunday, February 16

Bangor, ME

1:00 PM EST

University of Maine

7-19,3-9America East

University at Albany

14-12,7-4America East

Team	1	2	F
Albany (NY)	36	30	66
Maine	34	26	60

Photo by: Tyler Neville

2/16/2020 3:02:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

BANGOR, Maine - The University of Maine men's basketball team fell for their second straight contest on Sunday afternoon, as the UAlbany Great Danes came into the Cross Insurance Center and dispatched the Black Bears by a 66-60 final score.

Maine ran out a 15-6 run into the halftime break to draw within two points and send things into the locker room at a 36-34 UAlbany advantage. The second half didn't go Maine's way however, as they went 3-21 from three in the second half and shot just 28.6% in the final stanza. A 1-6 performance to close things out from the field negated any chance at a comeback.

MAINE GAME NOTES

With his first bucket of the game, Andrew Fleming passed the legendary Skip Chappelle for ninth all-time on Maine's all-time scoring list. Chappelle scored 1,352 points between 1959 and 1962, leading the Black Bears to their two most successful seasons in history; 19-4 in 1959-60 and 18-5 in 1960-61. At one time he held 12 individual school records. Chappelle coached the Black Bears from 1971-88 and compiled over 200 wins, only the fourth NCAA Divisionn I coach in New England to achieve 200 wins at the time.
Fleming finished his day with ten points, seven rebounds, and three assists.
Sergio El Darwich was the leading scorer for the Black Bears, dropping in 18 points alongside seven assists, six rebounds, and four steals.
Nedeljko Prijovic and Ja'shonté Wright-McLeish each dropped in ten points to round out the double-digits scorers for Maine.

Maine will have nearly a week off between contests, as they prepare for a trip to Stony Brook University to take on the Seawolves on Saturday at 7:00 PM.