2008 Woodie Awards
Men's Basketball best Terriers in overtime
Danny Bartlett
Issue date: 11/19/07 Section: Maine Sports
The University of Maine men's basketball team hosted the Terriers of St. Francis College Saturday night in a well-fought battle. It took all of regulation and one overtime period to decide the winner. The Black Bears came from behind late in the game to win 85-82 and are now 2-2 on the season.
The game began with a moment of silence for Harold Alfond, who passed away early Friday morning. Alfond was a major contributor to UMaine, and the Alfond Arena is named after him. A statue of him stands tall at the entrance to the football field.
The Black Bears, fresh off a convincing victory over Fisher College earlier in the week, began the game by winning the tip-off and scoring first off a strong drive to the basket by Junior Bernal. The two teams exchanged buckets until Maine found momentum behind a crowd-pleasing Brian Andre dunk and went on a run to go up 18-11 with under 13 minutes remaining in the first half. This would be the Black Bears' largest lead of the game.
The Terriers found a spark behind guard Jamaal Womack who made five three-pointers during a 16-9 run to even the score at 27-27 with 8:20 remaining in the first half. After an Andre lay up, the Terriers went on an 11-4 run to go up 33-38. In the final three minutes of the first half Robby Hanzlik beat the shot clock for Maine with a baseline one-handed floater. Robert Hines made a three-pointer for the Terriers, but then Phil Tchekane Bofia found an open Andre for a strong dunk. With time winding down, Mark Socoby hit a three-pointer to put the Black Bears within one and set the score at 40-41.
The second half began much like the first half with both teams exchanging buckets to keep the game close. The Terriers used their three-point shooting to pull away from the Black Bears and enjoyed a 54-65 lead with 6:30 remaining in the game. Maine shifted the momentum in their favor with a tip-in basket by Andre and a defensive five seconds count forced by Socoby. Womack scored a three-pointer for the Terriers, but it was Jason Hight for Maine hitting back-to-back three-pointers assisted by Bernal to put the Black Bears down 63-67 with 3:28 remaining.
The game began with a moment of silence for Harold Alfond, who passed away early Friday morning. Alfond was a major contributor to UMaine, and the Alfond Arena is named after him. A statue of him stands tall at the entrance to the football field.
The Black Bears, fresh off a convincing victory over Fisher College earlier in the week, began the game by winning the tip-off and scoring first off a strong drive to the basket by Junior Bernal. The two teams exchanged buckets until Maine found momentum behind a crowd-pleasing Brian Andre dunk and went on a run to go up 18-11 with under 13 minutes remaining in the first half. This would be the Black Bears' largest lead of the game.
The Terriers found a spark behind guard Jamaal Womack who made five three-pointers during a 16-9 run to even the score at 27-27 with 8:20 remaining in the first half. After an Andre lay up, the Terriers went on an 11-4 run to go up 33-38. In the final three minutes of the first half Robby Hanzlik beat the shot clock for Maine with a baseline one-handed floater. Robert Hines made a three-pointer for the Terriers, but then Phil Tchekane Bofia found an open Andre for a strong dunk. With time winding down, Mark Socoby hit a three-pointer to put the Black Bears within one and set the score at 40-41.
The second half began much like the first half with both teams exchanging buckets to keep the game close. The Terriers used their three-point shooting to pull away from the Black Bears and enjoyed a 54-65 lead with 6:30 remaining in the game. Maine shifted the momentum in their favor with a tip-in basket by Andre and a defensive five seconds count forced by Socoby. Womack scored a three-pointer for the Terriers, but it was Jason Hight for Maine hitting back-to-back three-pointers assisted by Bernal to put the Black Bears down 63-67 with 3:28 remaining.
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