The University of Maine men's basketball team continues their three-game road trip with a stop at UAlbany on Thursday night.
GAME INFORMATION:
DATE:Â Feb. 26, 2026
TIME:Â 6:30Â P.M.
SITE: Albany, N.Y. - Broadview Center
RECORDS:Â Maine 7-21, 5-8Â AE - UAlbany 10-18, 6-7Â AE
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RECORD BOOK
Last Time Out -- The Black Bears took down New Hampshire in the Buffalo Wild Wings Border Battle, 61-58.
Logan Carey (16), Mekhi Gray (16) and Ace Flagg (15 - Career High) all scored in double-digits to lead the Black Bears.
Maine held the Wildcats to just 37% from the field and 28% from three-point range while forcing 13 turnovers.
Lean on the Defense -- The Black Bears are once again showing that their one of the top defenses in all of the NCAA.
After a mid-season spike that saw their defense jump into the 100's in the NCAA, the Black Bears have been playing some of the best defense in all of the NCAA to help drop their PPG allowed to just 68.9, the 59th-best mark in all of the NCAA and second in the America East.
Maine is also allowing just 30.1% of three-pointers to fall, the 20th-best mark in the NCAA, which leads the America East, along with their 7.8 steals per game, which is also the top spot in the America East and 78th in the NCAA.
Gray Reaches 1K -- Mekhi Gray, in his sixth season of basketball in the America East, reached the milestone that all players hope to achieve during their time in college basketball, the 1000-career points mark. He did so on Feb. 12 against UMBC. On the season, Gray has scored 222 points for the Black Bears, added to his 801Â career points that he scored between his four years at NJIT and a few games played with UMass Lowell.
Impactful Players -- Logan Carey and TJ Biel have been the guys seeing the most minutes during conference play, and have responded with some impressive numbers.
Biel leads the duo in PPG at 13.8 in conference only games., followed by Carey at 12.2. Carey has dished out 36 assists and swiped 25 steals in the lead guard position while Biel has 16 blocks and 54 rebounds in the power forward/center role.
Series History -- This will be the 50th meeting all-time between these two programs.
UAlbany leads the all-time series, 28-21, but the Black Bears grabbed their first meeting these season, a come-from-behind victory in Orono back in January, 52-49. Mekhi Gray and Ace Flagg combined for 25 points off the bench to lead the comeback.
-UMaine-
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