Tuesday, November 10
Kingston, R.I.
7 PM
University of Maine
1-3,0-0America East
65
at
71
Rhode Island
3-0,0-0Atlantic 10
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maine | 28 | 37 | 65 |
| Rhode Island | 23 | 48 | 71 |
11/10/2026 9:09:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Black Bears led for over half the contest
Kingston, R.I. – The University of Maine men's basketball program was defeated by Rhode Island on Tuesday night.
Recap: Maine took advantage of the strong defensive start from both teams as they grabbed the lead early on a corner three-pointer from Darius Lopes that propelled the Black Bears on a 13-2 run.
Maine was able to keep control of the scoreboard and take a five-point lead into halftime at 28-23. The Black Bears held Rhode Island to just 26% shooting from the floor in the opening 20 minutes. DeAndre Williams had seven points while Ayden Evans had six off the bench. Villiam Garcia Adsten grabbed six rebounds and had four points.
The Black Bears held onto their lead until just under 14 minutes to go in the second half when Rhode Island grabbed their first lead since two minutes into the game.
Maine continued to battle as they never fell behind by more five points in the contest until under three minutes to go in the half before ultimately falling, 71-65.
Notes:
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Recap: Maine took advantage of the strong defensive start from both teams as they grabbed the lead early on a corner three-pointer from Darius Lopes that propelled the Black Bears on a 13-2 run.
Maine was able to keep control of the scoreboard and take a five-point lead into halftime at 28-23. The Black Bears held Rhode Island to just 26% shooting from the floor in the opening 20 minutes. DeAndre Williams had seven points while Ayden Evans had six off the bench. Villiam Garcia Adsten grabbed six rebounds and had four points.
The Black Bears held onto their lead until just under 14 minutes to go in the second half when Rhode Island grabbed their first lead since two minutes into the game.
Maine continued to battle as they never fell behind by more five points in the contest until under three minutes to go in the half before ultimately falling, 71-65.
Notes:
- Maine didn't allow a field goal until 12:54 left in the first quarter and just one of the first 10 shots to go in.
- The Black Bears held Rhode Island to 36% shooting from the field.
- Maine forced 12 turnovers on the night.
- Williams scored a team-high 13 points on the night, along with five rebounds and three assists.
- Evans had 10 points off the bench and four rebounds.
- Lopes had a career-high 13 points to tie Williams for the team-lead on the night. He shot 67% from the field and 60% from behind-the-arc.
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Players Mentioned
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/ Men's Basketball
G/F
/ Men's Basketball
G
/ Men's Basketball
G
/ Men's BasketballTeam Stats
Maine
URI
FG%
.455
.357
3FG%
.412
.429
FT%
.692
.786
RB
30
38
TO
18
12
STL
4
11
Game Leaders
Pts
13
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
5
Pts
13
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
2
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Pts
7
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
2
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