New Hampshire races past UMBC 80-46

Feb 7, 2015, 03:01 pm

DURHAM, N.H. -- Matt Miller scored 16 points, Jacoby Armstrong added 14 and New Hampshire rolled to an 80-46 win over Maryland Baltimore County on Saturday.

The Wildcats (14-10, 7-4 America East) shot 59 percent, including 10 of 17 from 3-point range. Miller made 3 of 5 behind the arc and is now 42 of 85 (49.4 percent) for the season.

Cody Joyce scored 14 points for the Retrievers (3-20, 1-9), who fell behind 41-18 in the first half.

New Hampshire scored the first eight points, had the Retrievers doubled at 26-13 on a Joe Bramanti 3 at 9:02 and used a 15-3 run to close the half. Tanner Leissner had 10 of his 11 points in the first half.

The Wildcats had a 31-23 rebounding advantage with Iba Camara grabbing nine. They hit 12 of 17 free throws while the Retrievers, who had 16 turnovers, were just 7 of 18 from the line.