Maine (3-10, 0-2) vs. New Hampshire (6-5, 1-1)
Lundholm Gym, Durham, New Hampshire; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: New Hampshire looks for its seventh straight win over Maine at Lundholm Gym. The last victory for the Black Bears at New Hampshire was a 68-60 win on Jan. 29, 2014.
SENIOR STUDS: New Hampshire’s Jayden Martinez, Nick Guadarrama and Tayler Mattos have collectively accounted for 44 percent of all Wildcats scoring this season, though that figure has dropped to 25 percent over the last five games.MIGHTY MASIC: Vukasin Masic has connected on 34.7 percent of the 49 3-pointers he’s attempted and has made 6 of 21 over the last five games. He’s also made 82.4 percent of his free throws this season.
SLIPPING AT 64: Maine is 0-9 when it allows at least 64 points and 3-1 when it holds opponents to less than 64.
WINNING WHEN: New Hampshire is a perfect 5-0 when it holds an opponent to 62 points or fewer. The Wildcats are 1-5 when opponents score more than 62 points.
CAREFUL WILDCATS: The diligent New Hampshire offense has turned the ball over on just 13.4 percent of its possessions, the fifth-lowest mark in all of Division I. 20.1 percent of all Maine possessions have resulted in a turnover.
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