Maine 98, Brown 92 final. Maine improves to 4-9 with their second straight win. Little had 24 points while Calixte had 22 and Reid-Knight 17. Blackmon led 4-9 Brown with 20 points.
Little with a three pointer, a steal and sets up Troy Reid-Knight for another three pointer. Maine up 92-85 with 1:46 left.
Maine 83 Brown 79 with 3:45 left in regulation. Gloger has just fouled out with 14 points for the Black Bears.
Brown has taken their first lead since it was 3-0 early but Maine fights back and leads 74-73 with 7:56 left in the game.
Maine 62 Brown 61 with 11:51 left second half. Obi Okolie with7 straight points for Brown.
Maine 56 Brown 54 with 14:45 left in the second half. Till Gloger with 8 early second half points for the Black Bears.
Maine 48 Brown 43 halftime. Calixte and Kevin Little with 14 points a piece to pace Maine. Cedric Kuakumensah and Tavon Blackmon with 12 a piece for Brown. Maine shot 47.5% in the first half and is 8-15 from three point range. Brown was 46.7% overall and 4-12 from behind the arc. Maine was 2-2 from the line while Brown is 11-13. Brown with 10 turnovers and Maine with 5.
Maine 34 Brown 26 with 6:08 left in as very fast paced, action filled first half
Maine 20 Brown 15 with 11:44 left 1st half. Calixte with 8 to lead Maine
Early on at the first media timeout, its 11-9 Brown. Aaron Calixte with 5 points for Maine and Steven Speith with 5 for Brown15:37 left first half.
The University of Maine Black Bears men’s basketball team will face the Brown Bears Saturday afternoon at the Cross Insurance Center in their final non-conference game of the season. Maine (3-9) comes in off an overtime home victory in overtime against Quinnipiac on Tuesday night by a score of 98-95. The Black Bears were led by Till Gloger and Kevin Little who each had 20 points while Lavar Harewood had 16. Brown comes in a 4-8 with their latest game also coming in overtime, losing an 88-85 decision to Rhode Island. Brown is only 1-5 on the road. Tipoff is scheduled for 2 p.m. stay here for updates throughout the contest.
