Baltimore, MD – The University of Maine basketball team fell to 0-2 in America East action as they were defeated by UMBC, 69-62.
 
TJ Biel supplied the early offense for Maine as he had seven of the first 10 points in the early back-and-forth battle.
 
UMBC was able to build up a double-digit lead through the second half of the opening 20 minutes as they took a 32-20 lead into halftime.
 
Biel had nine points and eight rebounds while Logan Carey had six points and a steal.
 
Caleb Crawford had five points off the bench in eight minutes of work.
 
After falling behind by much as 14 points with a little over 10 minutes to go in the second half, the Black Bears cut the deficit in half on a 10-2 run as the score stood at 52-45 heading into a media timeout.
 
Maine continued to battle back as Biel scored his career-high of 22 points with 5 minutes to go in the half of a four-point game, 54-50 in favor of UMBC.
 
The Black Bears were unable to complete the comeback as UMBC was able to come away with the victory, 69-62.
 
Notes:

• Biel scored a career-high 27 points on 11-for-18 shooting.
• Biel registered his first career double-double as he had 10 rebounds to go with his 27 points. He added three blocks on the defensive end.
• Ace Flagg had six points, five rebounds and two steals in his first collegiate start.

 
The Black Bears (2-15) head to NJIT for their second of three-straight road games next time out on Saturday, Jan. 10. Tip-off is scheduled for 2 PM.
 
-UMaine-
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