2008 Woodie Awards
Friars wallop men's basketball
Providence's scoring runs outshine UMaine
Danny Bartlett
Issue date: 11/29/07 Section: Maine Sports
The University of Maine men's basketball team traveled to Providence College Tuesday night looking for its fourth win of the season but instead came away with a 48-78 loss. Providence bettered its record to 4-1 while Maine dropped to 3-4.
The Black Bears went into the game fresh off two strong performances over Thanksgiving break, one resulting in a win and the other a loss. Maine beat Quinnipiac 64-59 on Nov. 20 with the help of a 29-point night by Mark Socoby. On Nov. 24 they lost 57-70 to Northeastern with Socoby and Brian Andre contributing 17 points apiece.
Early on, UMaine showed they could hang close with the Providence College Friars. Jordan Cook gave Maine the first lead of the game with a lay-up. The Friars took the lead and held onto it for the first seven minutes of the game until Junior Bernal tied the score at 11-11 with a fast break dunk.
The Friars went on a 14-2 run over the next four minutes, but UMaine responded with a mini-run of its own to pull within six with seven minutes remaining. This was as close as the Black Bears would get, as the Friars gradually pulled away to close out the first half with the score notched at 25-37.
In the second half, the Friars put together multiple runs that UMaine responded to with mini-runs of its own. The Friars used a combination of three-point shooting and fast breaks to build a lead too steep for the Black Bears to recover from. Brian Andre came alive in the second half for Maine and closed out the final three minutes of the game with three monstrous dunks. It was too little too late, and the Black Bears lost 48-78.
The story of the game was points off the bench and fast break points. The Friars' bench players strung together 26 points while the Maine bench only contributed seven. The Friars scored 16 fast break points, eight of which were dunks, while Maine only had two fast break points off a Junior Bernal dunk.
The Friars were led by Geoff McDermott with 17 points, 13 rebounds and five assists. Weyinmi Efejuku contributed 14 points and four steals, while Brian McKenzie added 13 points and four assists. The Black Bears were led by Brian Andre with 17 points and 11 rebounds. Jason Height added 9 points and six rebounds off of 3-4 shooting beyond the arc.
The Black Bears return to action Dec. 1 against New Jersey Tech at noon in the Alfond Arena.
The Black Bears went into the game fresh off two strong performances over Thanksgiving break, one resulting in a win and the other a loss. Maine beat Quinnipiac 64-59 on Nov. 20 with the help of a 29-point night by Mark Socoby. On Nov. 24 they lost 57-70 to Northeastern with Socoby and Brian Andre contributing 17 points apiece.
Early on, UMaine showed they could hang close with the Providence College Friars. Jordan Cook gave Maine the first lead of the game with a lay-up. The Friars took the lead and held onto it for the first seven minutes of the game until Junior Bernal tied the score at 11-11 with a fast break dunk.
The Friars went on a 14-2 run over the next four minutes, but UMaine responded with a mini-run of its own to pull within six with seven minutes remaining. This was as close as the Black Bears would get, as the Friars gradually pulled away to close out the first half with the score notched at 25-37.
In the second half, the Friars put together multiple runs that UMaine responded to with mini-runs of its own. The Friars used a combination of three-point shooting and fast breaks to build a lead too steep for the Black Bears to recover from. Brian Andre came alive in the second half for Maine and closed out the final three minutes of the game with three monstrous dunks. It was too little too late, and the Black Bears lost 48-78.
The story of the game was points off the bench and fast break points. The Friars' bench players strung together 26 points while the Maine bench only contributed seven. The Friars scored 16 fast break points, eight of which were dunks, while Maine only had two fast break points off a Junior Bernal dunk.
The Friars were led by Geoff McDermott with 17 points, 13 rebounds and five assists. Weyinmi Efejuku contributed 14 points and four steals, while Brian McKenzie added 13 points and four assists. The Black Bears were led by Brian Andre with 17 points and 11 rebounds. Jason Height added 9 points and six rebounds off of 3-4 shooting beyond the arc.
The Black Bears return to action Dec. 1 against New Jersey Tech at noon in the Alfond Arena.
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