PREVIEW: Men’s Basketball Begins Two-Game Expedition at UMBC on Saturday

Orono, Maine — The University of Maine men’s basketball team will stop by UMBC on Saturday, January 14 to kick off a two-game road trip.

About Black Bear:

The main sits 6-10 in the 2022-23 season, including an 0-3 start in America East Conference action.

The Black Bears are one of the strongest defensive teams not only in the eastern United States, but also in the country. Maine leads the Eastern United States in steals per game, with 9.6 per contest, which is good for No. 18 nationally ranked.^thThe Black Bears’ sophomore point guard is leading the charge in that category. Kellen Tynes.

Tynes is one of the best defenders in the country, ranking third in steals per game and steals per game combined, with 47 steals on Saturday and 2.94 steals per game. was. While Tynes has an incredible number of minutes on defense, he averages 34:52 minutes per game, the most in the Eastern United States. That time ranked him 66th in the country for hours played per game.

Geddy Uzapaitis The best three-point shooter in the US East at the midpoint of the season, making him one of the best shooters in the country at that point.^th With a 3-point shooting percentage of 43.5%, he leads the 3-point shooting percentage among European-born NCAA DI players.

Maine is the second-ranked team in the Eastern United States with a turnover margin per game of 1.6, ranking just outside the top 100 nationally in that category. As a result of that positive turnover margin, the Black Bears also rank him second in the conference with his assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.18, which matches 83.^rd in the country.


Retriever preview:

UMBC are off to an 11-6 start this season, including a 2-1 start in the Americas East Conference.

In their final matchup on Sunday, January 8, they defeated the Bryant Bulldogs, 81-73. Lawrence Colton led the team in a winning performance with 19 points.

The Retrievers have a 2-1 record in conference play and are tied for third in the Eastern United States. They rank at the top of the conference in many key statistical categories, most notably leading the US East in sales margins (1.5 – 16).^th Nationwide), bench points per game (28.41 – 26^th Nationwide), free throw rate (76.0 – 27^th Nationwide), three-pointers per game (9.4 – 27^th nationally) and the lowest turnovers per game (10.2 – 11^th nationally).

history:

now it’s 38^th We have constant meetings between these two programs. The Retriever leads the all-time series with his 24-13 record. UMBC swept his series last season, holding off the Black Bears.

Last match against UMBC:

The last time the two teams met was in the 2021-22 season, when UMBC beat the Black Bears 93-79.

peter filipoviti He set a solid statistic line against the Retrievers a season ago.

Christian Feierberg Scored 11 points in their last matchup against the Black Bears.

The Black Bears shot 48.4% from the field and 35.7% from 3-point range in that contest. Maine won the rebound battle that afternoon, 33-32.


Main last timeout:

Maine are set to emerge from their defeat against UNH on Wednesday 11 January.

The Black Bears shot 38.2% from the field and 31.6% from three-point range on the night. Main had a solid night at the free-throw line, shooting 76.9% from the line, thus raising his season average in that category.

Geddy Uzapaitis He led Maine in scoring Wednesday as he dropped 19 points on 6 of 14 shots. He completed his two three-point shots on the night, had four rebounds, and had three assists.

Kellen Tynes Scoring 13 points on the night, he and Yuo Zapitis became the only black bears to score in double digits on the night.

Christian Feierberg Had one of the best days of the season against the Wildcats. He had a season-high 10 rebounds in the main, three of which were on offense. Feijerbergs posted his career-best six points, three assists and three steals in the tournament.


Tynes go 10 straight:


Kellen Tynes look for his 10^th He scored consecutive double figures against UMBC on Saturday. Tynes has maintained single-digit scoring performances only twice throughout the season.


Tynes is currently averaging 16.3 points (6^th highest), 6.3 rebounds (10^th best in AE), 3.3 assists (11^th highest) and 2.3 steel (2^nd best) per game in US East Play.


Juozhapaitis Illuminates Enemies in the Eastern United States:


Geddy Uzapaitis The hottest scorer in the Eastern United States to start conference play. He has averaged 21 points per game through his three opening his conference matchups for the Black Bears.


He has the third-most 3-pointers in a conference game, two ahead of the conference leaders. Juo Zapitis played one game less than the current USA East leader in his 3-pointers made in his first two weeks of conference play.


Juozapaitis is ramping up the numbers at a very efficient rate in a conference-only game.Currently ranked 11th^th They rank 48.4% in field goal % and 3rd in 3-point %, at 48.4% and 47.6%, respectively.


Clayton ranks in top 10 for assists:


Jaden Clayton He continues to demonstrate his ability to create shots for his teammates. He currently has his 4.3 assists in his 16 games for the Black Bears this season, which ranks him second in the American East for his assists per game.


His high-level passing ability has brought him to the start of the Americas East Conference schedule, where he is tied for fifth with 4.0 assists per game.

 

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