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74
Maine Maritime MMA 3-3,0-1 North Atlantic
82
Winner Husson HUS 3-5,1-0 North Atlantic
Maine Maritime MMA
3-3,0-1 North Atlantic
74
Final
82
Husson HUS
3-5,1-0 North Atlantic
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Maine Maritime MMA 41 33 74
Husson HUS 45 37 82

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Patrick Stewart I Assistant Director of Athletics for Communications/SID

Sophomore Jack Banks Scores a Career-High 21 Points Versus the Eagles

The Mariners fall in tough game at rival Husson in NAC men's basketball opener

BANGOR, Maine—Sophomore Jack Banks scored a career-high 21 points, and Maine Maritime established season highs in three-point field goals made and three-point percentage, but Husson turned Mariners turnovers into points to secure an 82-74 victory Wednesday in the North Atlantic Conference men's basketball opener for both schools at William P. Newman Gymnasium. The visiting Mariners fall to 3-3 on the season while the Eagles up their overall record to 3-5.

Maine Maritime Highlights
  • Senior Curt Heinz recorded a double-double with 13 points (6-12 FGs) and a game-best 13 rebounds, plus seven assists, three blocked shots and two steals.
  • Banks finished 9-for-14 from the field, including 3-for-5 from three-point range.
  • Junior Josiah Dancy (7 points) tied Heinz with a team-high seven assists (against just one turnover) and grabbed four rebounds.
  • Seniors Markus Ramirez made 6-of-9 field goals (4-6 3FGs) to net 16 points and Carter Rubin tallied 11 points.
Husson Highlights
  • Riles Neff led all scorers with 25 points on 8-for-15 field goal shooting, 4-for-7 from the arc and 5-for-7 free throws. He also had four rebounds, two steals and four assists.
  • Jeremy Moronta (10 points, 4 assists) led the Eagles with nine rebounds.
  • Gil Matondo scored10 points – all in the second half - and he added six rebounds and four assists.
How it Happened
  • The teams combined on 16-of-30 from three-point range alone in the first half, when Husson took a 45-41 lead at the intermission.
  • The Eagles led by as many as 12 points, 25-13, with 12 minutes and 12 seconds remaining in the first half.
  • A Dancy layup at 18:34 of the second half gave MMA its first lead of the game, 48-47.
  • Ramirez nailed a 3ball at the 17:19 mark to give the Mariners their biggest lead of the night at 51-47, and made a jumper at 16:26 for another four-point edge, 53-49.
  • The teams then traded points over the next 6 minutes as Banks hit a jumper to give MMA its final lead, 59-58, with 10:49 to go in the game.
  • The Eagles, however, iced the win with a 14-4 run over a 6:43 span to take a commanding 72-63 lead at the 4:06 mark.
  • Maine Maritime committed a season-low 13 turnovers, but Husson was opportunistic by converting those miscues into 21 points (3 for MMA).
  • There were six lead changes and two ties.
  • The Eagles' bench outscored the Mariners, 25-6.
  • Husson made nine more free throws (12-18) than MMA attempted (3-3).
Inside the Boxscore
  • Maine Maritime is 3-0 this season when it outrebounds an opponent (Husson had the edge on the glass tonight, 37-30).
  • The Mariners' previous best shooting effort beyond the arc was 34.8 percent (8-23) versus Mitchell on Nov. 17.
Next Up
  • Maine Maritime will have its NAC home opener on Saturday at Smith Gymnasium against UMaine-Farmington, starting at 3 p.m.
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