Maine scored the final six points of the game on Saturday evening at Lundholm Gymnasium in Durham, New Hampshire to pick up a 61-58 America East men’s basketball win over UNH.
Trailing 58-55 with 2:03 left, Ace Flagg converted a three-point play to tie it. After two misses by the Wildcats on the other end, a foul with 58 seconds remaining and two made free throws by Mekhi Gray of Maine ultimately led to the Black Bears fifth conference victory.
Tyler Bike had 15 points (four 3-pointers) for UNH in the loss. Belal El Shakery recorded a double double with 14 points and 10 rebounds, while Davide Poser chipped in 11 points. The Wildcats fall to 8-18 and 4-9 in America East. Gray and Logan Carey both had 16 points in the Maine win, shooting very efficiently combining to go 10-16 from the floor. Gray also had nine rebounds. Flagg registered a career-high with 15 points in 24 minutes. The Black Bears are now 7-21 and 5-8 in conference play and will be out on the road again on Thursday night at 6:30 p.m. when they visit the Great Danes of Albany.
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