STONY BROOK, N.Y. Qon Murphy had a career-high 24 points as New Hampshire defeated Stony Brook 81-64 on Saturday.
Jayden Martinez had 16 points and 10 rebounds for New Hampshire (5-5, 4-3 America East Conference). Nick Guadarrama added 14 points and six assists. Nick Johnson had 13 points.
New Hampshire totaled 52 points in the second half, a season high for the team.
Mouhamadou Gueye had 12 points and four blocks for the Seawolves (6-5, 4-1), whose five-game winning streak was broken. Frankie Policelli also scored 12 points. Juan Felix Rodriguez had 10 points.
The teams meet again today.
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The America East has been a wild ride so far this season, but has operated a little under the radar. Hartford has played 11 contests, while Maine and Albany have only played five times. Mighty Vermont is sitting at .500 after six conference matchups, thanks in part to a SportsCenter-worthy buzzer-beater from San Antonio Brinson of the freshly-added NJIT Highlanders.
Everything that happens this season can be prefaced with “well, this year is weird because.” but through three weekends of the back-to-back series style of conference play, we can begin to form a general idea of the landscape.
New Hampshire, Maine meet in conference play
December 31, 2020 GMT
Memorial Gym(Maine), Orono, Maine; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: New Hampshire pays visit to Maine in an America East matchup. New Hampshire won 53-51 at home against Hartford on Monday, while Maine is coming off of a 78-62 loss at Boston College on Dec. 22.
TEAM LEADERSHIP: Juniors Nick Guadarrama and Jayden Martinez have led the Wildcats. Guadarrama has averaged 14.8 points and nine rebounds while Martinez has put up 14.6 points and 10 rebounds per game. The Black Bears have been led by LeChaun DuHart and Stephane Ingo. DuHart has averaged 13.7 points while Ingo has put up 9.7 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game.GIFTED GUADARRAMA: Guadarrama has connected on 25 percent of the 12 3-pointers he’s attempted. He’s also converted 95.2 percent of his free throws this season.