MBB: Johnson pours in 17 second-half points in setback to Beacons

Game Leaders

Plymouth State
Pts: Tom Johnson - 20
Reb: Kyler Bosse - 7
Ast: Quinn Rotche - 2
Mass-Boston
Pts: Malik Lorquet - 28
Reb: Malik Lorquet - 18
Ast: Tommy Burris - 4

Team Stats

Plymouth State
Mass-Boston

Field Goals

(20-63)
(26-57)

Field Goal %

31.7%
45.6%

Rebounds

31
50

Assists

9
18

Turnovers

9
16

Pts off Turnovers

23
12

2nd Chance Pts

11
11

Pts in the Paint

20
36

Fastbreak Pts

13
17

Bench Pts

36
32
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Feb 04, 2023

February 4, 2023

 

MBB: Johnson pours in 17 second-half points in setback to Beacons

 

BOSTON, Mass. – The Plymouth State University men's basketball team was defeated by the University of Massachusetts Boston, 82-66, in a Little East Conference (LEC) contest at Clark Athletic Center on Saturday afternoon.

The Panthers put forth a great showing considering the team was missing four of five opening day starters. PSU kept things close for a while, but the Beacons slowly pulled away with what ended up as a comfortable win.

Graduate student Tom Johnson (Warner, N.H.) led the Panthers with a career high 20 points, while junior Kyler Bosse (Manchester, N.H.) scored 19 points of his own. Senior Ty Thomas (Manchester, N.H.) also netted a career best with eight points in the losing effort.

Plymouth State falls to 9-13 (2-11 LEC) on the season, while the Beacons go to 14-7 and 7-5 in LEC play.

 

The Basics:

  • Plymouth State 66, UMass Boston 82
    • Plymouth State (9-13, 2-11 LEC)
    • UMass Boston (14-7, 7-5 LEC)

Top Performers:

  • Tom Johnson (20 pts, 6-11 fg, 3-5 3pt, 5-5 ft)
  • Kyler Bosse (19 pts, 7 reb)
  • Ty Thomas (8 pts, 3-8 fg)

How it Happened:

  • The Panthers found themselves down a slim margin, 9-5, to start play with 16:18 to go in the first half.
  • A 9-0 run catapulted PSU to a 14-9 lead at the 14:14 mark in the first.
  • The Beacons responded immediately with an 11-0 run of their own to go up 23-16 with 7:52 remaining until halftime.
  • Bosse scored the final bucket of the first half to cut the gap to 32-29 at the break.
  • UMB came out quick to open the second half with eight straight points to take their first double-digit lead of the contest (40-29).
  • The Panthers' offense was limited to five points over the first several minutes as the Beacons slowly built the lead to 16 points with 14:40 left in the contest.
  • Plymouth State pulled to within 11, 50-39, at the 13:25 mark in the second.
  • UMass Boston kept scoring just enough to keep Plymouth State from making the comeback.

By the Numbers:

  • Plymouth State went 20-of-63 (31.7%) from the floor and 8-of-28 (28.6%) from three.
  • The Beacons outrebounded the Panthers 50-31 overall and 13-9 on the offensive glass.
  • Plymouth State recorded a season-low nine turnovers.
  • Bench points went in the Panthers' favor, 36-32.
  • PSU led in points off turnovers, 32-12, but UMass Boston outscored the Panthers in the paint, 36-20.
  • Johnson scored 17 of his 20 points in the second half.

 

Up Next:

  • Plymouth State hosts Southern Maine on Wednesday (Feb. 8) at 7:30 p.m.

 

 

 

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