Maine Black Bears @ UMBC Retrievers
Plummer, UMBC beat Maine 79-76
CATONSVILLE, Md. -- Chase Plummer scored 16 points and grabbed seven rebounds as Maryland-Baltimore County beat Maine 79-76 Saturday.
Malik Garner's jumper with 4:45 remaining gave UMBC (5-11, 1-2 America East) a 72-70 lead and sparked an 8-2 spurt. Plummer, who had four points during that stretch, capped it off by hitting a pair of free throws with 2:33 to play.
Maine went 1 of 3 from the field and 2 of 4 from the free throw line from that point. Dimitry Coronel missed a 3-point shot to tie the game with 1 second left.
UMBC made just 29 of 76 (38.2 percent) field goals and 4 of 26 (15.4 percent) 3-point shots but pulled down 17 offensive rebounds -- Maine had just five -- which the Retrievers turned into 18-2 advantage on second-chance points.
Zarko Valjarevic paced Maine (3-11, 1-1), which shot 54.9 percent from the floor, with 24 points.
Game Information
Baltimore, MD
Referee:Jeff Plunkett
Referee:Ben Vasconcells
Referee:John Corso
2025-26 Standings
| America East ConferenceAmerica East Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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