New Hampshire Wildcats at UMBC Retrievers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
53 - 56
Placer's 3-pointer gives UMBC win over New Hampshire, 56-53
The Retrievers trailed 48-30 with less than 12 minutes left. Brandon Horvath led the rally with 13 points, nine at the free-throw line.
Placer's winning 3-pointer came after UMBC had made just two of its previous 19 attempts from the arc in the game and UNH's Josh Hopkins missed the front end of a one-and-one with 11.3 remaining. After Placer's basket, UNH's long inbounds pass was intercepted by Horvath who finished the scoring with a final free throw.
UNH was 2 of 13 from the field over the final 12 minutes with eight turnovers. The loss eliminated UNH from advancing to the eight-team America East Conference tournament.
Joe Sherburne posted 15 points for UMBC. Horvath had 13 points for the Retrievers (19-12, 11-5). KJ Jackson added 10 points.
Marque Maultsby had 15 points for the Wildcats (4-24, 2-13). Chris Lester added 10 points and seven rebounds. Jordan Reed had 10 points.
The Retrievers improve to 2-0 against the Wildcats on the season. UMBC defeated New Hampshire 59-51 on Jan. 26. New Hampshire finishes its season against Maine at home on Tuesday. UMBC next takes the floor in the conference tournament
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Statistics
 UNH |
 UMBC |
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|---|---|---|
| 19-45 | FG | 19-52 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 37 |
| 12-27 | 3PT | 3-20 |
| 44 | Three Point % | 15 |
| 3-8 | FT | 15-23 |
| 38 | Free Throw % | 65 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 4 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 12 | Assists | 8 |
| 6 | Steals | 13 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 20 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 1 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 14 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 19 | Fouls | 13 |
| 18 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Game Information
Location: Baltimore, MD
Attendance: 2,002 | 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 |