DuHart's 18, Ingo's Double-Double, Can't Lift Maine Past NJIT

Saturday, January 9

Newark, NJ

2:00 PM

University of Maine

1-5,1-4America East

New Jersey Institute of Technology

4-3,3-2America East

Team	1	2	F
Maine	32	22	54
NJIT	29	34	63

DuHart's 18, Ingo's Double-Double, Can't Lift Maine Past NJIT

1/9/2021 5:52:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

NEWARK, N.J. - Meeting for the first time as conference rivals on Saturday, the Black Bears squared off with the New Jersey Institute of Technology for the first game of a weekend set in the Garden State, with the Highlanders taking game one by a 63-54 final.

Maine carried a slim 32-29 advantage into the halftime break, putting together one of their beter first halves of the young season with a 42.9% mark from the field in the opening twenty. The Highlanders posted a 16-4 run between the 16:33 and 9:00 mark of the second half, distancing themselves from Maine for good. The Black Bears actually outscored NJIT over the final minute, 15-13, but could not overcome the early run and fell by the nine-point final score.

LeChaun DuHart continues to be an issue for America East defenses. The first-year guard dropped a team-high 18 points on a 5-10 day from three-point territory.
A third straight double-double and his 17th straight game with a block, captain Stephane Ingo stayed hot with 15 points (7-13 FG), 10 rebounds, three assists, three blocks, a steal, and just one turnover on the day.
It was the free-throw line again for the Black Bears, as Miane posterd an abysmal 2-7 performance on the day compared to NJIT's slightly less disapointing 9-17 performance.

Maine and NJIT will tip at 2:00 tomorrow for the finale of the weekend set.

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