Basketball Falls to Quinnipiac in Home Opener

Sunday, November 16

Orono, Maine

2 PM

University of Maine

0-4,0-0America East

Quinnipiac

2-2,0-0MAAC

Team	1	2	F
Quinnipiac	28	42	70
Maine	36	28	64

11/16/2025 6:23:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

Orono, Maine – The University of Maine basketball team fell against Quinnipiac on Sunday evening, 70-64.

After an early 7-2 lead by Quinnipiac, the Black Bears responded with an 8-3 run that knotted the game up at 10-10 midway through the first half.

Maine was able to maintain control throughout the rest of the first, pushing their lead to as high as 11 points following a basket from Keelan Steele with a minute to go in the first half.

The Black Bears took a 36-28 lead into the break.

TJ Biel led the way with 14 points on 5-for-7 shooting with 4 blocks.

Steele had 13 points, 5 rebounds and two blocks in the opening half.

The Black Bears pushed their lead up to a game-high of 12 on a layup by Ryan Mabrey before Quinnipiac went on a 14-0 run to take the lead at 48-46 with a little under 9 minutes to go in the second half.

Quinnipiac never relinquished their lead after that point as they came away with the victory, 70-64.

Notes:

Biel was tied with a game-high 17 points on the day.
Both Biel and Steele finished with 4 blocks.
Steele and Mabrey each had 3 steals.
Maine held Quinnipiac to 36.5% shooting from the field and 16.7% from three-point range.
The 1380 attendance was the highest regular season game for the Black Bears of the Chris Markwood era.

The Black Bears (0-4) head on the road to Merrimack on Wednesday, Nov. 19. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 PM.

-UMaine-

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