CASTINE--Senior co-captain
Curt Heinz recorded game highs of 19 points, 14 rebounds and eight assists, but Maine Maritime committed 14 turnovers that led to 18 Bates points, as the host Mariners lost a hard-fought non-conference men's basketball game, 63-58, to the Bobcats at Smith Gymnasium on Tuesday evening. Maine Maritime falls to 11-6 overall while Bates improves to 10-8.
Maine Maritime Highlights
- Reigning Maine Men's Basketball Coaches and Writers Association Player of the Week sophomore Jack Banks scored 15 points off the bench, making 6-of-12 field goal attempts and grabbing eight rebounds.
- Senior Markus Ramirez chipped in 11 points on 4-for-8 from the field, including 3-for-7 beyond the arc.
Bates Highlights
- Marc Begin II led the Bobcats off the bench with 15 points.
- Peter Psyhogeos contributed 14 points, four assists and seven rebounds, while Elliott Cravitz chipped in 12 points on four treys.
How it Happened
- Maine Maritime imposed its will inside the paint, outscoring Bates 34-20.
- But the Bobcats outscored the Mariners on turnovers, 18-9, and had a deeper bench (25-15).
- The teams traded baskets to open the game as freshman Gabe Hagar's (6 points, 2 steals) 3ball gave MMA its only lead at 3-2.
- The Bobcats went on a 9-0 run on treys by Keenan Sparks, Begin and Cole Decker to go up 11-3 with 12 minutes and 12 seconds left in the first half.
- Maine Maritime got to within two points at 15-13 before Bates went on a 13-4 run to take a 28-17--its largest lead of the opening half.
- The Bobcats led 32-23 at the intermission and built their largest advantage of 15 points on a Cravitz trey to open the second half, 35-23.
- Maine Maritime, however, didn't back down and eventually got to within four points. But Bates was able to keep MMA at bay.
Beyond the Boxscore
- Maine Maritime sees its school-record eight-game winning streak snapped.
- Bates leads the all-time series 13-3.
- Heinz is the active NCAA leader, all Divisions, with 14.0 rebounds per game and tops Division III with 63 double-doubles.
Next Up
- Maine Maritime returns to the North Atlantic Conference circuit on Saturday (3 p.m.) at Thomas College in Waterville.
