GORHAM, Maine  –  Junior Clay Kuhn (Winter Park, Fla./Winter Park) scored a team-high 17 points and grabbed seven rebound to lead the University of Southern Maine Huskies to a 73-64 win over the Bates College Bobcats in a non-conference men's basketball game Tuesday night at Hill Gymnasium.
 
Kuhn scored 12 of his 17 points in the second half as the Huskies overcame a 14-point deficit to pick up their first win over the Bobcats since a 78-72 win during the 2019 season.  Southern Maine now leads the overall series 29-16.  Bates defeated Southern Maine 92-76 in 2021.
 
The Records:
Bates College (1-2)
Southern Maine (5-1)
 
How It Happened:

• Trailing by 14, 52-38, with 14:49 remaining in the second half after a layup from Bates' Stephen Ward, the Huskies fought their way back into the game with a 13-2 run over the next seven minutes to trail by a possession 54-52.  Junior Chance Dixon (Lake Worth, Fla./Santaluces) ignited the run with a three.  Freshman Mark Asare (Roswell, Ga./Centennial) also had a three in the run, while freshman Tommy Whelan (Bronx, N.Y./Fordham Prep) scored five points.
• Bates' Steph Baxter canned a three to give the Bobcats a 57-52 advantage with 7:09 to play, but Southern Maine quickly closed the gap and took the lead with a 14-0 run spearheaded by Dixon and Kuhn for a 66-57 lead with 55 seconds to play.  Dixon scored six points in the run, including the game-tying bucket, while Kuhn had eight, including a go-head three.
• Jahmir Primer made one of two free throws during the Bobcats' next possession, but the Huskies closed it out on the line making 7-of-8 down the stretch to hold for the 73-64 win.   

  
 
Inside The Stats:

• Kuhn was 5-for-13 from the field and 3-for-7 from three to lead three Huskies in double figures with 17 points.  Asare scored a career-best 15 off of the bench, going 5-for-9 from the field, including a stellar 4-for-7 from three.  Senior Cody Hawes (Carmel, Maine/Hermon) added 11 points, a team-high nine rebounds and had five assists. Dixon finished with nine points.
• Primer led all scorers with 20 points for the Bobcats on 7-for-11 shooting. He adeed eight rebounds and two assists. Ward led all rebounders with 13, including five offensive rebounds.  Peter Psyhogeos had 10 points on 3-for-5 shooting off of the bench for Bates. 
• Southern Maine scored 15 points off of 22 Bates turnovers. The Huskies turned the ball over just 11 time. 

 
Up Next:
Southern Maine is back in action on the road at UMaine Farmington on Wednesday, November 30 (7:30 pm) in a non-conference game.  The Huskies are back at home on Saturday, December 3 (3:00 pm) in their Little East Conference opener.
 
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