MBB: Bosse ends career with double-double, Panthers fall in season finale

Game Leaders

Plymouth State
Pts: Kyler Bosse - 29
Reb: Kyler Bosse - 11
Ast: 2 Players (#05, #33 - 2)
Eastern Connecticut
Pts: Esco Greene - 16
Reb: Dominick Dao - 11
Ast: 5 Players (#02, #10, #11, #13, #23 - 2)

Team Stats

Plymouth State
Eastern Connecticut

Field Goals

(21-61)
(27-54)

Field Goal %

34.4%
50.0%

Rebounds

33
41

Assists

7
12

Turnovers

13
14

Pts off Turnovers

11
11

2nd Chance Pts

1
6

Pts in the Paint

30
34

Fastbreak Pts

6
10

Bench Pts

16
28
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Feb 17, 2024

MBB: Bosse ends career with double-double, Panthers fall in season finale

 

WILLIMANTIC, Conn. – The Plymouth State University men's basketball team fell to the Eastern Connecticut State University Warriors, 73-57, in its final game of the 2023-24 season Saturday afternoon.

Senior Kyler Bosse (Manchester, N.H.) played his final minutes in a Panther uniform, and in true fashion, put on a show – recording a game high 29 points while bringing down 10 rebounds, as Plymouth State was stymied at Francis E. Geissler Gymnasium.

Play remained tight for most of the contest, but the Panthers' shooting went cold late as the Warriors pulled away.

Plymouth State ends the year at 8-17 (4-12 LEC), with seven of the losses coming by fewer than six points. Eastern Connecticut ends its campaign with a record of 6-19 (3-13 LEC).

 

The Basics:

  • Plymouth State 57, Eastern Connecticut 73
    • Plymouth State (8-17, 4-12 LEC)
    • Eastern Connecticut (6-19, 3-13 LEC)

Top Performers:

  • Kyler Bosse (29 pts, 10-21 fg, 10 reb)
  • Tyler Clark-Toy (7 pts, 3-8 fg)
  • Jayden Montgomery (6 pts, 6 reb)

How it Happened:

  • The teams started neck-and-neck with an 8-8 scoreline at the 15:27 mark in the opening half.
  • Play remained knotted at 17-a-piece as back-and-forth action found an even scoreline with 8:10 to go until halftime.
  • Plymouth State recorded the final four points of the first half to take a narrow 30-27 lead at the break.
  • The Warriors found their stride, riding a 13-4 run into a 40-34 advantage to start the second half with 16:21 left in regulation.
  • Plymouth State tied things back up at 40-40 with 14:26 on the clock in the second half.
  • ECSU responded, scoring nine-straight points to go up 49-40 midway through the second.
  • The Panthers got to within four (53-49) with 8:06 to play but would get no closer as the Warriors pulled away with the final conference win of the season.

By the Numbers:

  • Bosse finishes his career with 1,320 points to end up ninth among PSU's all-time leading scorers.
  • The Panthers went 21-of-60 (35.0%) from the floor, while the Warriors shot at a 49.1% clip (27-of-55).
  • Eastern Connecticut outrebounded the Panthers, 41-31, as each team recorded only five offensive rebounds.
  • Bench points were in the Warriors favor, 28-16.
  • Not a single fast break point was recorded in the contest.
  • Points in the paint went to the Warriors by a margin of 32-24.
  • The Panthers have lost five in a row and nine out of the last ten matchups.
  • Plymouth State is 38-44 in the head-to-head matchup dating back to 1986.

 

 

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