LAST TIME OUT - DEFENSE LEADS UMBC IN HOME WIN VERSUS  BINGHAMTON
- UMBC flexed its defensive muscle, holding Binghamton to an opponent season low 55 points in a 69-55 victory before 2,880 fans at The Peake on Wednesday evening.
- Senior guard Jacob Boonyasith scored all 15 of his team-high points in the first half as the Retrievers took a 43-28 lead at the break.
- Junior guard Matteo Picarelli added a dozen points and hit three treys for UMBC (15-9, 5-4 America East), which snapped a two-game slide.
- "It was one of our best defensive efforts all year," said Head Coach Jim Ferry. "It's something we've been making a major emphasis on. We haven't been defending at the highest level, but I thought today we really bought into the game plan and frustrated them."
- A combination of man-to-man defense early and zone late held the Bearcats to 1-of-14 shooting from behind the arc.
 
Game Notes
· UMBC has won 11 of the last 14 match-ups versus Binghamton.
· UMBC has won five consecutive home contests and improved to 11-2 at The Peake in 2022-23.
· The Retrievers converted their first 12 free throws of the game and finished at 82.4 percent (14-of-17).
· Graduate student forward Tra'Von Fagan led the hosts with eight rebounds.
 
ABOUT MAINE
- Maine had won three straight America East contests before falling at Bryant on Wednesday night.
- The Black Bears are fifth in the league in scoring (69.5 ppg.) and are yielding 67.4 ppg. (4th).
- Maine leads the league with a 1.91 turnover margin.
- Gedi Juozapaitis is fourth in the league in scoring at 15.1 ppg. while Kellen Tynes is 7th (14.0 ppg.).
- Tynes leads the league with 3.0 steals per game.
 
SERIES HISTORY
- UMBC has won 14 of the last 15 meetings against the Black Bears.
- Maine's last victory against UMBC was a 74-48 decision in Orono during the 2019-20 campaign.
 
DOG BITES
- UMBC picked up their program-record 10th non-conference regular-season victory versus Hartford.
- UMBC is 15-4 when they shoot 40 percent or higher. The four losses all came on the road (UNC Greensboro, UMass Lowell, NJIT and Vermont).
- The Retrievers are 14-1 when they outshoot their opponent. The defeat came at UMass Lowell.
- The Retrievers are 10-1 when they hold opponents under 70 points. The lone loss came at NJIT last Wednesday evening.
- Yaw Obeng-Mensah is second in the AE with a .582 field goal percentage  (46-of-79) in conference games.
- Obeng-Mensah drew a UMBC season-high 11 fouls at Vermont on Saturday.
- UMBC is a combined 46-of-55 (83 percent)  from the foul line in the final four minutes this season.
-Guard Craig Beaudion III is third in the AE with 4.6 assists per game in conference games. He's also third with a 3.2 assists/turnover ratio.
- Beaudion has a team-high 12 steals and seven blocks in AE contests.
- UMBC is averaging a league-high 14.6 assists per game in AE contests.
 
BOMBS AWAY
- The Retrievers swished 17 triples for the 5th time in program history at UNCG (11/22/22).  UMBC attempted 37 treys, just six shy of their all-time single-game mark.
- The squad then broke the record with 21 bombs in their blowout victory over Coppin State. The Retrievers attempted 40 shots from distance in the contest.
- The 21 3s are tied for the 5th most in the country this season.
- UMBC ranks 50th in the country with 8.7 3's made per game and 72nd in attempts per game at 24.3.
 
TAKING CARE OF THE BALL
- UMBC ranks 12th in the country with a 1.49 assists/turnover ratio
- The Dawgs are 8th in the country in fewest turnovers per game (10.0).
- UMBC committed a season-low 5 miscues at Bryant.
- Starting point guard Craig Beaudion II is 22nd in the country in assists/turnover ratio and is 2nd in the AE (2.80).
- UMBC is 11-5 win they win the turnover battle.
 
BENCH MOB
- UMBC's bench ranks 26th in the country with 26.9 ppg.
- Matteo Picarelli leads the charge at 10.1 ppg.
 
THAT 70'S SHOW
- The Retrievers scored 70 or more points in 10 straight before the 64-point output at Maryland. It was the first time they had hit the mark 10 straight times since the 2000-01 season. They are 13-3 when they score 70+ this season.
- The Retrievers are 62nd in the country in scoring offense at 76.8 ppg.

UP NEXT
- UMBC hosts NJIT on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.