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Reed, Campbell Lead Maine Past Hartford 61-58
Feb. 19, 2005
ORONO, Maine--The University of Maine men's basketball team overcame a 10-point first half deficit to defeat the Hartford Hawks on Saturday night in front of 1,891 fans at Alfond Arena. The Black Bears improve to 12-13 on the season and 7-9 in America East play. Hartford falls to 7-18 on the season and 3-13 in conference play. "You are talking about a lots of guys with a lot of heart out there," said Maine head coach Ted Woodward. "If there is anything that won that basketball game for us, that is what it is." Hartford jumped out to an early 7-0 lead less than three minutes into the game. The Hawks pushed their lead to as many as 10 points in the first half, led by eight points by David Ruffin. Joe Campbell (Bangor, Maine) hit a pair of free throws with 1:23 remaining in the first half to cut the Hartford lead to 30-24. The Black Bears opened the second half on a 6-0 run to tie the game at 30-30. Sean Regan stopped the run for Hartford with a layup, but Maine responded with back-to-back hoops by Chris Markwood (South Portland, Maine) to grab its first lead of the night, 36-34. Maine looked as if it would put some distance between itself and Hartford, building a 39-34 lead, but the Hawks answered back to tie the game for the fourth time on dunk by David Ruffin. Once again, the Black Bears went up by five points after a three-pointer by Campbell, but Hartford answered yet again. Charles Ford hit a pair of free throws for Hartford with 2:24 remaining to knot the score for the eighth and final time. Mark Flavin (Weymouth, Mass.) scored on a layup and was fouled in the process with 2:13 remaining. He hit the ensuing free throw to give Maine a three point cushion. Trevor Goode countered for the Hawks with a layup to pull Hartford to within one point. Campbell then hit a pair of free throws to give Maine a 58-55 lead with 1:17 remaining. Kevin Reed (Yarmouth, Mass.) hit a single free throw to give Maine a four point lead with 40 second remaining. Ruffin hit a single free throw for the Hawks before Campbell hit his second pair to give Maine a 61-56 advantage. Goode scored on a layup for Hartford to pull the Hawks to within three points, but that is as close as they would get.
Maine shot 57.1 percent in the second half to key the comeback. The Black Bears also excelled from the free throw line as they hit 12-of-14 shots. Reed led Maine with 17 points, including hitting four three-point field goals. He moves to 15th place on the all-time scoring list with 1,113 career points. He also grabbed six rebounds and had two steals for the Black Bears. Flavin finished with 14 points and went 5-of-5 from the field and 4-of-4 from the free throw line. Joe Campbell added 13 points and a team-high nine rebounds. Markwood finished with 10 points and a team-high five assists. He becomes the first Black Bear to play all 40 minutes in a game this season. Aaron Cook led Hartford with 14 points and five rebounds. Ruffin and Goode each added 13 for the Hawks. The Black Bears return to action on Thursday, February 24 when they travel to Boston University for a 7 p.m. game with the Terriers. The Black Bears return home for their final game at Alfond Arena on Sunday, February 27 when they host Vermont at 1 p.m. Before the game Maine will honor seniors Mark Flavin, David Dubois, Joe Campbell and Chris Markwood. For tickets log onto www.GoBlackBears.com or call the Maine ticket office at 207-581-BEAR or 1-800-756-TEAM. -U-M- |
