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News Release

Men's Basketball Hosts Road-Tested UNH Wildcats on Tuesday Evening

2/10/2009

  • UNH at UMBC, '09

    The UMBC Retrievers (10-13, 4-7 America East) face a tough road squad, the UNHWildcats (9-13, 4-6) on Tuesday at the RAC Arena. The game can be seen in the region on MASN and is also available on ESPNFull Court with Eric Frede and Frank Sullivan on the call. UMBC’s broadcast can be heard on Fox 1370 Sports. (www.fox1370.com) (Gary Stein, Paul Mittermeier)

     

    RETRIEVER UPDATE: UMBC got its first road win of the year in America East play, outlasting Maine, 73-68 in overtime in Orono on Saturday night. Darryl Proctor (19.9 ppg)scored 26 points for the second straight time against the Black Bears. Matt Spadafora’s season-high 17 points and eight (of his 16) from Chauncey Gilliam in overtime buoyed the Retriever cause.

     

    WILDCAT UPDATE: Senior guard Tyrece Gibbs, who scored 22 points in UNH’s 65-47 win over UMBC on Jan. 14, leads the Wildcats with 13.6 points per game. He had 20 points in Saturday’s 67-49 loss to Boston University. UNH has won two straight league road games, at Stony Brook (71-60)and at Hartford.(62-55).

     

    Who’s Up Next: UMBC heads back to the road for the fourth consecutive weekend, as they play at Hartford on Saturday afternoon.