It will be a battle between America East opponents when the New Hampshire Wildcats (13-9) welcome the Maine Black Bears (8-15) to Lundholm Gym. The game gets underway at 7:00 pm ET on Monday, Feb. 8.
The Wildcats beat Binghamton 59-55 on Saturday. Tanner Leissner led all scorers on the team with 21 points on 6-for-13 shooting. The Black Bears, meanwhile, are coming off an 83-79 loss to UMBC on Saturday. Devine Eke recorded 13 points, four steals, and four rebounds.
This will be the second matchup of the season between these two teams. The Wildcats won the first game 99-91. Leissner was a top performer in the victory with 30 points, seven rebounds, two assists, and one block.
Notes
The Maine Black Bears average 77.7 possessions per game and .989 points per possession. The New Hampshire Wildcats earn fewer possessions with 69.1, but they score more points with 1.037.
New Hampshire has an average effective field goal percentage of 48.2%. Maine is a poor 5-14 when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage.
Maine ranks 90th in assists, recording 15.0 per game. New Hampshire performs worse at 264th with 12.2 assists per game.
Maine ranks 153rd in offensive rebounds, while New Hampshire ranks at 33rd in defensive rebounds.
Maine has forced an average turnover rate of 21.8% this season. In games where its turnover rate is 21.8% or higher, New Hampshire is an even 2-2.
