Box Score BALTIMORE – Senior guard Marcus Banks Jr. swished a career-high seven triples en route to 27 points as the UMBC men's basketball team cruised to a 95-66 season-opening victory against Penn State York on Monday afternoon at Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena.

Banks went 10-for-16 overall and connected on 7-of-11 from deep, finishing just one point shy of a career-high. Four other Retrievers, including three newcomers, were in double-figures in scoring on the night. Freshman forward Tim Eze (14 points, six rebounds), sophomore forward Daylon Dickerson (13 points, five rebounds), and junior forward Louie Jordan (10 points, 3-for-6 treys) were all impressive in their UMBC debuts. Senior guard Marlon Short added 12 points and five boards.

UMBC led 55-25 at the break as they used a 28-2 run midway through the opening half to pull away from the Nittany Lions. Banks had 17 points and was 5-of-6 from deep in the opening stanza.

Quentin Wells scored 22 points and added a game-high nine rebounds to pace the visitors, who were held to just 30.9 percent shooting by the Retrievers. Marquise McClean added 19 points and eight rebounds.

UMBC, who never trailed, shot 45.9 percent for the game and were 10-of-28 (35.7 percent) from downtown.

The Retrievers held a 48-26 advantage inside the paint.

UMBC will travel to Penn State on Friday evening.