Eytle-Rock scores 27 to lead UMBC over New Hampshire 68-66
DURHAM, N.H. -- — R.J. Eytle-Rock had a season-high 27 points, inlcuding the winning basket with less than a minute to play, as Maryland-Baltimore County narrowly beat New Hampshire 68-66 on Sunday.
Eytle-Rock drove from the right side into the lane for a floater with 58.4 seconds left to make it 68-66. The Wildcats missed the front end of a 1-and-1 and UMBC missed a shot with 11 seconds left before New Hampshire's Blondeau Tschoukuiengo missed a contested shot at the buzzer.
Keondre Kennedy had 13 points for Maryland-Baltimore County (9-2, 5-1 America East Conference), which earned its sixth consecutive road victory. Brandon Horvath added eight rebounds. Dimitrije Spasojevic had seven rebounds.
Nick Guadarrama scored a career-high 34 points for the Wildcats (4-5, 3-3). Jayden Martinez added 11 points and seven rebounds. Tayler Mattos had 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Maryland-Baltimore County defeated New Hampshire 69-54 on Saturday.
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2020-2021 America East Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UMBC | 6-2 | - | 10-3 |
| Vermont | 7-3 | - | 7-3 |
| Stony Brook | 4-2 | 1 | 6-6 |
| New Hampshire | 5-3 | 1 | 6-5 |
| Hartford | 6-4 | 1 | 9-6 |
| UMass Lowell | 5-5 | 2 | 6-8 |
| Albany | 3-3 | 2 | 3-5 |
| NJIT | 3-5 | 3 | 4-6 |
| Maine | 2-6 | 4 | 2-7 |
| Binghamton | 1-9 | 6 | 1-12 |