Baltimore, MD – The University of Maine men's basketball team never trailed in their matchup against UMBC on Saturday afternoon as they picked up the win, 87-62.
 
The Black Bears opened up the game on a 14-0 run, lead in part by AJ Lopez's six early points.
 
Maine got their lead up to 18 on two-separate occasions, one being the halftime score as the Black Bears led 45-27 at the break.
 
Lopez led all scorers in the first half as he had 11 points on 4-for-8 shooting from the field.
 
Kellen Tynes had 7 points, 4 assists, 2 steals and a block while Quion Burns had a game-high 5 rebounds, 9 points and 3 steals.
 
Eight different Black Bears scored at least two points in the opening half.
 
Maine built their lead out to a game-high 28 points with 4:12 remaining in the game before ultimately winning the game at a final score of 87-62.
 
Lopez tied his career-high with 24 points on 10-for-14 shooting from the field.
 
Burns recorded his second double-double of the season as he had 19 points and 11 rebounds. He also had 4 steals and 3 assists.
 
Tynes (11), Christopher Mantis (11) and Keelan Steele (10) all recorded double-digits in scoring in the win.
 
Maine never trailed in the contest as they picked up their fourth America East victory of the season. The 25-point margin of victory was the largest road conference victory under Coach Markwood and the second-largest in any America East game under Coach Markwood (35 – vs UMBC 2023)
 
Maine (12-8, 4-1 AE) wraps up their three-game road trip next time out as they travel to UMass Lowell on Thursday, Jan. 23. Tip-off is scheduled for 6 PM.
 
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