RICHMOND, VA – The University of Maine men’s basketball team fell at Richmond on Wednesday night 70-66.
The Black Bears led 27-25 at halftime but Richmond began the second half with an 8-2 run to grab the lead, which the Spiders didn’t give up for the rest of the contest.
AJ Lopez of UMaine buried a career-high five three-pointers and tied his career high with 19 points.
Kellen Tynes finished with 18 points, seven rebounds and one steal for the Black Bears.
Quion Burns had 10 points and eight rebounds as UMaine’s record dipped to 2-3 on the season.
Richmond (2-3) was led by Jason Roche’s 19 points on 5-for-8 shooting on 3-pointers. Delonnie Hunt added 15 points for the Spiders who outrebounded UMaine 39-29. Jonathan Beagle had 12 points and 8 rebounds for the winners.
Maine returns to Orono to host Holy Cross on Sunday, Nov. 24. Tip-off is scheduled for noon as part of a double-header in Orono with the Women’s basketball program.
In the first half, the Black Bears grabbed an early 9-5 lead as Tynes had a pair of early buckets for four points.
Richmond tied the contest up and the rest of the half was back-and-forth as neither side could get more than a five-point advantage heading into the break with the Black Bears leading, 27-25.
Lopez was the story of the first half as he had 13 of the 27 points for the Black Bears as he knocked down three three-pointers and shot 4-for-7 from the field.
Tynes had four points, six rebounds and a steal in the first half.
