Box Score Vestel, NY –The University of Maine men's basketball came from behind to beat the Binghamton Bearcats in overtime on Saturday afternoon, 71-67.
 
Miles Gibson got the first bucket of the contest for the Bearcats as he hit a mid-range jumper.
 
Kristians Feierbergs scored the Black Bears opening points on a pair of free throws.
 
Following the Black Bears opening points, the Bearcats went on a 7-0 run to make it a 9-2 game just 3:10 into the contest.
 
Binghamton kept up their strong offensive start to the midway point of the opening half as they built up a 10-point lead at the media timeout taken with 12:31 remaining in the first half.
 
The Bearcats pushed their lead out to 15 points with 9:46 remaining in the first half, but the Black Bears began to answer the with a pair of buckets by Kellen Tynes to start chipping away at the deficit.
 
Maine continued to work the Bearcats lead down as Maine went on a 9-0 run from 7:36 to 3:16 to make it a 6-point game at 26-32 as the final media timeout of the first half was called.
 
The Black Bears kept their scoring run going until it was a 13-0 run, making it a two-point game with 1:24 remaining as it was a 30-32 contest.
 
The Black Bears ended the first half on a 15-3 run to make it a three-point contest at the half, with Maine trailing 32-35.
 
Kellen Tynes finished the first half with 10 points and four steals. Kristians Feierbergs (8 pts) and Gedi Juozapaitis (7 pts) were key scorers in the opening half.
 
Miles Gibson led all scorers in the first half as he had 12 points for the Bearcats.
 
Both sides came out in the second half and traded buckets, leading to the Bearcats gaining just a single point on their halftime lead at 36-40 heading into the opening media timeout.
 
Binghamton increased their lead up to six points at 40-46 heading into the second media timeout of the second half.
 
The Black Bears started forcing turnovers in bunches midway through the second half of the contest, leading to a turnaround on the scoreboard that saw the Black Bears got the deficit down to one-point at 10:06.
 
Maine tied the contest up at 49-49 with 8:12 remaining in the contest, the first time the game was tied since it was 2-2.
 
Maine took their first lead of the afternoon following a Gedi Juozapaitis three-pointer at 6:30.
 
Jacob Falko retook the lead for Binghamton with 4:18 remaining in the second half.
 
Kristians Feierbergs buried one of two free throws from the line with 11 seconds remaining in the second half to tie the contest up at 59-59.
 
Jacob Falko had a chance to win the contest as he was fouled with five seconds remaining in the second half, but he failed to cash in.
 
The Black Bears took just their second lead of the night in overtime as Gedi Juozapaitis hit a three-pointer and a layup on back-to-back plays with under a minute remaining in the contest.
 
Maine came away with the victory in overtime, 71-67.
 
Gedi Juozapaitis led the Black Bears in scoring in the comeback win as he finished with 19 points.
 
Kellen Tynes tied the program record for most steals in a single game as he had eight steals. He also scored 18 points and had nine rebounds.
 
Krisitans Feierbergs turned in a double-double performance as he had 14 points and 10 rebounds in the win.
 
Jaden Clayton also turned in a double-double performance as he had 10 points and 10 rebounds. He also had three assists and five steals.
 
Maine (12-16, 6-9) returns to Orono on Tuesday, Feb. 28 for the final matchup of the regular season against Bryant. It will be Senior Day for the Black Bears.
 
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