Scoring only 19 first-half points, the University of Maine men’s basketball team fell 51-50 to Binghamton University on Saturday afternoon, losing at the Cross Center in Bangor for the second consecutive time this season.
The Black Bears have lost four of their first six America East games, including a 79-74 loss to the University of New Hampshire at the Cross Center on Jan. 11. It was Binghamton’s (1-5) first conference victory of the season.
Down nine coming out of halftime, UMaine quickly ripped off an 11-2 run to make it a one-possession game with 15 minutes to go. From there, the Black Bears and Bearcats exchanged three lead changes, culminating in a pull-up floater from senior Symir Torrence with 4.8 seconds remaining to win it.
Racing down the length of the court, UMaine junior guard Kellen Tynes found grad student Ja’Shonte Wright-McLeish at the top of the key for a decent look, but his shot hit the left side of the rim and bounced away harmlessly.
