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UMBC rallies late to beat Maine 72-67 (Jan 10, 2018)

Published Jan. 10, 2018 10:19 p.m. ET

BANGOR, Maine (AP) Jairus Lyles scored 16 points with seven rebounds and UMBC rallied late to beat Maine 72-67 on Wednesday night.

Joe Sherburne added 15 points for the Retrievers (11-7, 2-1 America East). K.J. Maura had 12 points and Daniel Akin had 11 points and seven rebounds. Arkel Lamar led the team with nine rebounds.

Lyles sank a jumper early in the second half to give UMBC its biggest lead, 41-30, with 18:26 to play. Maine replied with a 15-3 run and took a 45-44 lead with 13:57 left.

The Retrievers continued to struggle midway, falling behind by six before a Sherburne 3-pointer and an Akin layup helped put them back on top 59-57 with 5:51 remaining. Maura followed a pair of free throws with a 3-pointer to make it 66-61 and UMBC led the rest of the way.

Aaron Calixte scored 24 points to lead the Black Bears (4-14, 1-2) who have lost six of the last seven.

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