Men's basketball comes up short in late comeback effort against Drexel

Saturday, November 14

Orono, Maine

1 PM

University of Maine

1-4,0-0America East

Drexel

2-2,0-0CAA

Team	1	2	F
Drexel	33	33	66
Maine	30	34	64

Villiam Garcia Adsten dribbling against Drexel

11/14/2026 3:04:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

Hudson Franz scored a career-high 16 points in the contest

Orono, Maine – The University of Maine men's basketball program was defeated by Drexel on Saturday afternoon.

Recap: Maine jumped in front on the opening possession as Darius Lopes connected on a three-pointer, which kicked off a back-and-forth battle throughout the first half. Maine was able to build up a five-point lead midway through the half following a Hudson Franz three-pointer. Neither side staked out a lead larger than six points in the half as Drexel was able to take a three-point advantage into the break at 33-30.

Ace Flagg had eight points and four rebounds to lead the Black Bears while Lopes and Wyatt Triestman each had five points.

Drexel pushed their lead out nine points to open up the second half before the Black Bears chipped away at it following a 12-4 run to make it a one-point score after another three from Franz.

Maine had a late surge as they went on a 10-0 run late in the contest to get the deficit down to one point, but they were unable to complete the second-half comeback as Drexel held onto to win, 66-64.

Notes:

Franz connected on a career-high four three-pointers, shooting 4-for-5 in the contest from behind-the-arc. He scored a career-high 16 points and five rebounds.
Darius Lopes set a new career-high with 15 points on 5-for-9 shooting from the floor.

Next time out: The Black Bears head on the road for their next five games, starting with Quinnipiac on Thursday, Nov. 19. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 PM.

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