Box Score CASTINE, MAINE – University of Maine-Augusta rallied from an 18-point first half deficit to beat Maine Maritime 57-54 in a non-conference men's basketball game Tuesday night. The Moose improved to 2-6 while the Mariners fell to 0-3.
Andrew Pullen led all scorers with 20 points for UMA while teammates Keith Chesley and Walker Cooper added 15 and 13. Chesley also pulled down a game-high 14 rebounds. MMA was led by
Paul Campbell's 16 points and
Andy Ball (Hermon, Maine) added 14.
Tyler Chiasson (Dixfield, Maine) pulled down a team-high nine rebounds and Campbell (Camden, Maine) and Ball both had eight boards.
Maine Maritime jumped out to a 9-0 lead and increased its advantage to 14, 21-7, on Campbell's layup at 13:55. After a trey from Chelsey, the Mariners went on a 7-0 run, with five points from Nick Holt and a bucket by Campbell, to lead 30-12 with 11:00 left in the first half. UMA answered with an 18-3 run to close the gap to 3, 33-30, with 1:31 left and tied the game on Chelsey's buzzer-beating three just before halftime.
UMA opened the second half with a 10-2 run and took a 43-35 lead on Cooper's three with 13:55 left in the game. The Mariners responded with an 11-3 scoring run to get within one, 47-46, on a Campbell layup at 9:03. Campbell's layup three minutes later gave MMA its first lead of the half, 50-49, with 6:20 left in the game. The Mariners led by four, 53-49, before UMA rallied to even the game at 54 with 1:47 left. Cooper gave the Moose a 55-54 lead with a free throw before Darrel Stephen sank a pair of foul shots with 13 seconds left.
The Mariners return to action Saturday at Bowdoin. Tip-off is slated for 4 p.m.
U. MAINE-AUGUSTA 57, MAINE MARITIME 54
U. MAINE-AUGUSTA (2-6)
Andrew Pullen 8-18 2-2 20; Keith Chesley 6-13 1-2 15; Walker Cooper 4-11 3-3 13; Arron Cochran 2-5 1-1 5; Darrel Stephen 1-3 2-3 4; Emmitt Faulkner 0-3 0-0 0; Russell Wood 0-1 0-0 0; Elliot Sibley 0-0 0-0 0; Garrett Alley 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-54 9-11 57.
MAINE MARITIME (0-3)
Paul Campbell 8-18 0-0 16; Andy Ball 5-9 2-4 14; Nick Holt 3-6 0-0 7; Logan Poirier 2-5 2-4 6; Tyler Chiasson 2-10 0-0 5; Shawn Silva 1-2 0-0 2; Ben Russell 1-5 0-0 2; Jason Hatch 1-3 0-0 2; Brad Reed 0-0 0-0 0; Riley Wentworth 0-0 0-0 0; Caleb MacDonald 0-0 0-0 0; Jack Sherman 0-1 0-0 0.Totals 23-59 4-8 54.
U. Maine-Augusta.............. 33 24 - 57
Maine Maritime................ 33 21 - 54
3-point goals--U. Maine-Augusta 6-18 (Keith Chesley 2-3; Walker Cooper 2-7; Andrew Pullen 2-5; Emmitt Faulkner 0-1; Russell Wood 0-1; Arron Cochran 0-1), Maine Maritime 4-20 (Andy Ball 2-3; Nick Holt 1-3; Tyler Chiasson 1-4; Ben Russell 0-2; Logan Poirier 0-1; Paul Campbell 0-7). Fouled out--U. Maine-Augusta-Andrew Pullen, Maine Maritime-None. Rebounds--U. Maine-Augusta 38 (Keith Chesley 14), Maine Maritime 35 (Tyler Chiasson 9). Assists--U. Maine-Augusta 12 (Arron Cochran 6), Maine Maritime 15 (Tyler Chiasson 5). Total fouls--U. Maine-Augusta 12, Maine Maritime 16. Technical fouls--U. Maine-Augusta-None, Maine Maritime-None.
