Posted: Dec 05, 2013
CASTINE, Maine – Junior Brandon Rogers (Turlock, Calif.) recorded 17 points and 12 rebounds as the University of Maine at Augusta men's basketball team fell to Maine Maritime 82-74 Thursday night in non-conference action. Sophomore Keith Chesley (Lawrence, Maine) also turned in a double-double performance with ten points and 13 boards as the Moose fell to 1-10 on the season. Garrett Alley (Union, Maine) pumped in 15 points and Jesse Smith (Albany, NY) finished with 14.
The Moose opened the game with a five-point, 8-3, lead after a pair of free throws from Rogers. Two more free throws from Rogers midway through the half put UMA ahead 14-10 before the Mariners went on a 7-0 run to lead 17-14 with 8:53 left in the half.
UMA evened the game twice in the first half, the last time coming after Smith's layup made it 20-20 with six minutes remaining. The Mariners ended the half on an 11-7 run to lead 31-27 at the break.
Maine Maritime led by 10, 45-35, early in the second half before UMA used a 13-3 scoring run to tie the game at 48 after an Alley jumper with 11:51 left in the game. The Mariners never trailed the remainder of the game and led by as many as 10 twice, on a Libby three with 4:54 (76-66) left in the game and pair of Hatch free throws with 33 seconds remaining in the game.
The Moose travel to Vermont this weekend to participate in the Ed Hockenbury Classic at Norwich University.