Maine Maritime Slips by Johnson 67-59

Maine Maritime Slips by Johnson 67-59

Game Leaders

Johnson St.
Pts: Asim Khan - 23
Reb: Bryan Hickey - 11
Ast: 4 Players (#02, #11, #13, #24) - 1
Maine Maritime
Pts: Logan Poirier - 14
Reb: Logan Poirier - 15
Ast: 2 Players (#24, #33) - 2

Team Stats

Johnson St.
Maine Maritime

Field Goals

(20-62)
(23-58)

Field Goal %

32.3%
39.7%

Rebounds

40
40

Assists

4
6

Turnovers

18
16

Pts off Turnovers

17
11

2nd Chance Pts

13
14

Pts in the Paint

30
24

Fastbreak Pts

2
2

Bench Pts

2
14
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Posted: Jan 11, 2013

CASTINE, Maine -- The Johnson State College men's basketball team lost a trying road game  67-59 to Maine Maritime Academy. Johnson State slides to 6-7 overall and 4-3 in the North Atlantic Conference (NAC) while Maine Maritime Academy advances to 4-8 overall and 3-4 in the NAC. 

Johnson's Asim Khan (Torrance, Calif./Torrance) scored a game-high 23 points while senior forward Cody Camisa (Colchester, Vt. / Colchester) added 13 points to the books. Bryan Hickey (Barre, Vt./ Spaulding), who is currently fifth in the NAC for rebounds,  pulled down a team-best 11 boards.

The Mariner's Logan Porier (Winterport, Maine/ Hampton Academy) paced the offense with 14 points and a game hight 15 rebounds. Tyler Chiason (Dixfield, Maine, Dirigio) netted 11 points while Ben Rusell (Farmington, Maine/ Mount Blue), Jason Hatch (Iselsboro, Maine/ Iselsboro) and Brad Reed (Belfast, Maine/ Belfast) both netted nine points for the Mariners. 

The Mariners extended their lead to 10, 51-41, on Poirier's layup at 8:02 before the Badgers eventually got within three, 55-52, with 2:19 left on a pair of Khan free throws. MMA sank 10 of 10 free throws, and received a jumper from Russell, in the final 1:36 to secure the win.

The Mariners broke an early 8-8 tie with a 14-4 scoring run to lead 22-12 with 7:26 left in the first half. Hatch, Holt, Reed and MacDonald all nailed threes in the run and Russell added a layup for Maine Maritime. A layup, and pair of free throws, from Camisa put the Badgers within six, 22-16, before a pair of layups by Khan got them within two, 22-20, with 5:12 left. 

Camisa evened the game for the fourth time with two from the stripe before MacDonald put the Mariners ahead 24-22 with 4:19 left. Khan's layup at 3:44 tied the game for the fifth time, 24-24, and his three with 2:38 left in the opener put the Badgers ahead 27-24 at the break.

Johnson State will wrap up its Maine road trip tomorrow afternoon with a 3:00pm game against NAC foe Husson University while the Mariners will remain at home to host Lyndon State.

(Portions from Maine Maritime Academy)