Castine, ME - Men's Basketball traveled to Maine Maritime Academy for a North Atlantic Conference match-up on Friday, January 30, but fell to the Mariners, 69-71, in a back-and-forth contest. Despite the setback, Terriers guard
Isaiah Godley led the Terriers with 17 points, while fellow guard
TJ Blackmon added a near triple-double in the effort.
How it Happened:
- The Mariners claimed the early lead off the opening tip with a quick 6-0 run, but a strong finish in the paint from Blackmon shortly after got the Terriers offense on the board.
- Buckets from Godley and Yasmo Mohamud looked to chip away at the Terriers deficit in the following minutes, but the Mariners continued to answer at the other end to maintain their lead.
- The Terriers flipped the momentum of the game midway through the 1st, completing a 9-0 run thanks to Mohamud, Blackmon, and Nate Hebert to knot the game up at 19-19.
- A Hebert three-pointer gave the Terriers their first lead of the game in the with just over 7 minutes to play.
- But a quick response from the Mariners late in the half put the Terriers down 27-30 with four minutes remaining in the half.
- Despite a strong offensive showing from the Mairners late in the half, the Terriers closed out the first half with 11 combined points from Godley, Jayden DeSimone, and Spencer Minihan, carrying a narrow 36–35 lead into the half.
- The Mariners opened the 2nd half with another small scoring run to put the Terriers down a possession.
- But a made jumper from Minihan and layup from Godley got the Terriers back on track minutes later.
- Minihan, Blackmon, and Mohamud continued to contribute offensively midway through the 2nd half, each knocking down shots to reclaim a 48-45 lead for the Terriers.
- A made three-pointer from Brady Adams briefly kept the momentum in the Terriers' hands, but a short scoring run by the Mariners put the Terriers down five with just over seven minutes to play.
- But the Terriers continued to battle late in the half, tying the game at 61–61 behind six unanswered points from Jayden DeSimone, TJ Blackmon, and Jayden Kim.
- The Mariners reclaimed a 64-67 lead with just over one minute remaining in regulation.
- Clutch baskets from Isaiah Godley and Jayden DeSimone gave the Terriers a 69–67 advantage with 30 seconds to play.
- But four unanswered points by the Mariners in the final seconds ultimately swung the outcome, handing the Terriers a heartbreaking 69-71 North Atlantic Conference road loss.
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What's Next:
- Men's Basketball will return to action on Saturday, January 31st, traveling to Farmington, Maine, to take on the University of Maine-Farmington Beavers in a North Atlantic Conference match-up. Tip-off is scheduled for 1:00 PM at Dearborn Gymnasium.
