Maine Black Bears at Saint Joseph's Hawks
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
59 - 72
59 - 72
Demery, Newkirk lead Saint Joe's past Maine 72-59
The Owls (5-5) scored 18 points off 17 Maine turnovers and only gave the ball away three times, their fewest of the season.
Isaiah White had five 3-pointers and 21 points for Maine (3-9). Aaron Calixte added 14 points, Ilker Er had 13 and Andrew Fleming grabbed 11 boards.
Saint Joseph's quickly stretched a 30-27 halftime lead to 12 points as Newkirk and Pierfrancesco Oliva knocked down 3-pointers. The Black Bears were never able to mount a run and failed to get to the foul line, going 2 for 2 for the game.
Temple ended a two-game losing streak after falling to Big Five rivals Villanova and Temple.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 59 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Michael Booth Defensive Rebound. | 59 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Dennis Ashley missed Three Point Jumper. | 59 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:17 | James Demery made Free Throw. | 59 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:17 | James Demery made Free Throw. | 59 - 71 |
Statistics
 ME |
 JOES |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-64 | FG | 26-70 |
| 36 | Field Goal % | 37 |
| 11-32 | 3PT | 6-25 |
| 34 | Three Point % | 24 |
| 2-2 | FT | 14-23 |
| 100 | Free Throw % | 61 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 38 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
| 12 | Assists | 9 |
| 2 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 3 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 5 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 19 | Fouls | 8 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 14 |
Game Information
Michael J. Hagan '85 Arena
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Attendance: 3,551 | Capacity:
2025-26 America East Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UMBC | 14-2 | - | 24-9 |
| Vermont | 12-4 | 2 | 22-12 |
| NJIT | 10-6 | 4 | 16-17 |
| UMass Lowell | 9-7 | 5 | 15-18 |
| UAlbany | 7-9 | 7 | 11-21 |
| Maine | 6-10 | 8 | 8-24 |
| New Hampshire | 5-11 | 9 | 9-21 |
| Bryant | 5-11 | 9 | 9-22 |
| Binghamton | 4-12 | 10 | 8-23 |
2025-26 Atlantic 10 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Louis | 15-3 | - | 29-6 |
| VCU | 15-3 | - | 28-8 |
| Saint Joseph's | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| Dayton | 12-6 | 3 | 25-12 |
| George Mason | 11-7 | 4 | 23-10 |
| Davidson | 10-8 | 5 | 20-14 |
| Duquesne | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| George Washington | 8-10 | 7 | 19-16 |
| Fordham | 8-10 | 7 | 17-15 |
| Rhode Island | 7-11 | 8 | 16-16 |
| Richmond | 5-13 | 10 | 15-17 |
| La Salle | 5-13 | 10 | 9-23 |
| St. Bonaventure | 4-14 | 11 | 17-17 |
| Loyola Chicago | 4-14 | 11 | 9-24 |