Saturday, February 22
Vestal, NY
2 PM
University of Maine
16-12,8-5America East
69
at
71
Binghamton University
15-14,7-7America East
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maine | 33 | 36 | 69 |
| Binghamton | 38 | 33 | 71 |
2/22/2025 4:05:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Vestel, NY – The University of Maine men's basketball team fell in a one-possession game at Binghamton on Saturday afternoon.
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Maine jumped out to an early 11-2 lead over the opening 7 minutes of action, due in large part to forcing 4 quick turnovers.
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The Black Bears pushed the lead out to double-digits at 25-15 following a Christopher Mantis three-pointer.
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Binghamton responded with an extended 23-8 run to end the first half as they took a 38-33 lead into the break.
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Mantis led the Black Bears in scoring as he had 11 points on 4-for-6 shooting from the field, including 3 three-pointers.
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Kellen Tynes chipped in 6 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and a steal while AJ Lopez and Quion Burns both had 5 points.
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The Black Bears battled back to start the second half as they retook the lead with 12:08 remaining in the half on a Mantis three-pointer to make it 47-46.
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The two sides proceed to go back-and-forth through the middle part of the second half before the Bearcats pushed the lead out to six points with 7:01 remaining.
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Maine worked fast as they erased the deficit once again to retake the lead with just over 3 minutes left on the clock.
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The back-and-forth contest came to an end as Binghamton buried a three-pointer with 29 seconds remaining to take the lead for good, picking up the win, 71-69.
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Burns finished with a team-high 18 points and 8 rebounds.
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Mantis tied his season-high with 17 points as he buried five three-pointers.
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Tynes finished with 10 points, 8 assists, 5 rebounds and 3 steals.
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Maine (16-12, 8-5 AE) wraps up their three-game road trip on Thursday, Feb. 27 at New Hampshire. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 PM.
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Maine jumped out to an early 11-2 lead over the opening 7 minutes of action, due in large part to forcing 4 quick turnovers.
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The Black Bears pushed the lead out to double-digits at 25-15 following a Christopher Mantis three-pointer.
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Binghamton responded with an extended 23-8 run to end the first half as they took a 38-33 lead into the break.
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Mantis led the Black Bears in scoring as he had 11 points on 4-for-6 shooting from the field, including 3 three-pointers.
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Kellen Tynes chipped in 6 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and a steal while AJ Lopez and Quion Burns both had 5 points.
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The Black Bears battled back to start the second half as they retook the lead with 12:08 remaining in the half on a Mantis three-pointer to make it 47-46.
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The two sides proceed to go back-and-forth through the middle part of the second half before the Bearcats pushed the lead out to six points with 7:01 remaining.
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Maine worked fast as they erased the deficit once again to retake the lead with just over 3 minutes left on the clock.
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The back-and-forth contest came to an end as Binghamton buried a three-pointer with 29 seconds remaining to take the lead for good, picking up the win, 71-69.
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Burns finished with a team-high 18 points and 8 rebounds.
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Mantis tied his season-high with 17 points as he buried five three-pointers.
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Tynes finished with 10 points, 8 assists, 5 rebounds and 3 steals.
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Maine (16-12, 8-5 AE) wraps up their three-game road trip on Thursday, Feb. 27 at New Hampshire. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 PM.
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Players Mentioned
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/ Men's BasketballTeam Stats
Maine
Bingha
FG%
.397
.491
3FG%
.433
.500
FT%
.833
.600
RB
30
39
TO
6
11
STL
6
4
Game Leaders
Pts
18
FGM
6
3FGM
3
FTM
3
Pts
17
FGM
6
3FGM
5
FTM
0
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
1
Pts
9
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
4
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