Maine Black Bears @ UMass Lowell River Hawks
Maine's up-tempo offensive blows past UMass Lowell 95-81
LOWELL, Mass. -- Freshman Devine Eke scored 25 points and Maine's up-tempo offense hit 13 3-pointers in a 95-81 victory over UMass Lowell on Wednesday.
Maine closed the first half on a 7-0 run, capped by Shaun Lawton's deep 3-pointer just before the halftime buzzer, to take a 48-38 lead. Eke made 6 of 8 shots for 14 points in only seven minutes of play.
Mark Cornelius' up-and-under layup highlighted UMass Lowell's 15-5 spurt to pull to 58-56. But Maine pushed its lead back to 10 after making three 3-pointers in four possessions, including Ryan Bernstein's bank.
Maine's lead stretched to 15 on Kevin Little's steal and touch pass to Aaron Calixte for a fast-break layup.
Lawton made four 3-pointers and finished with 17 points for Maine (5-11, 1-2 America East), which grabbed 21 offensive rebounds compared to UMass Lowell's 27 total boards.
Jahad Thomas led UMass Lowell (5-11, 1-2) with 19 points.
Game Information
Lowell, MA
Referee:Douglas Grant
Referee:James Grady
Referee:Marek Drabinski
2025-26 Standings
| America East ConferenceAmerica East Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UMBC | 14-2 | - | 24-9 |
| Vermont | 12-4 | 2 | 22-12 |
| NJIT | 10-6 | 4 | 16-17 |
| UMass Lowell | 9-7 | 5 | 15-18 |
| UAlbany | 7-9 | 7 | 11-21 |
| Maine | 6-10 | 8 | 8-24 |
| New Hampshire | 5-11 | 9 | 9-21 |
| Bryant | 5-11 | 9 | 9-22 |
| Binghamton | 4-12 | 10 | 8-23 |
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