The Maine Black Bears and Boston College Eagles face off Monday in a non-conference college basketball showdown at the Conte Forum.
Maine comes into this game with a 1-1 record, but even in the loss, there were some positives to be taken away from it. In the first game against Nebraska, Maine fell behind in the first half, but in the second half, they looked good putting up 38 points. The defense gave up 79 points, but the offense looked better in the second half. In the last game against UMFK, Maine scored 90 points and won by 45 points. Maine had three different players that scored at least 14 points. Peter Filipovity put up 17 points and 11 rebounds in 22 minutes.
On the other side of this matchup is Boston College which sits with a 2-0 record, but they have been tested in each game. In the first game, they beat Cornell 79-77 and in the last game, they beat Detroit Mercy 70-66. They were down by a point at the half against the Titans, but outscored Detroit Mercy 37-32 to secure the win. Mason Madsen was the top scorer in the last game finishing with 18 points and five rebounds. Makai Ashton-Langford finished with 15 points, three assists, and two rebounds. There were four different players that finished with at least 12 points. In this game, Boston College needs the defense to be good to try and take the pressure off of the offense.
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