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Maine Black Bears

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2025-26 drought profile · 31 games played · 8-23 (26%)

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Maine Black Bears ranks 9th of 9 America East teams in droughts per game (2.32 dpg, above the America East average of 1.71). Their droughts average 3:59 (near the America East norm) and have allowed opponents an average of 7.5 pts per drought, contributing to 16 influenced losses (9 decisive/major) in 2025-26.

Drought profile

2.32

Droughts/game

Conf avg: 1.8 · #9 of 9 in America East

9th in America East

+0.61/game vs America East avg

#9 in America East (9 teams)

3:59

Avg duration

Conf avg: 3:55 · #5 of 9 in America East

+0:04 vs America East avg

How long cold streaks typically last

7.5

Avg drought cost

Conf avg: 7.5 · #4 of 9 in America East

-0.0 pts vs America East avg

Opponent points scored per drought

Game impact

16

Influenced losses

9 decisive/major: close losses where droughts swung the margin

25%

Timeout rate

Coach called a timeout in 18 of 72 droughts

4-21

Record w/ 2+ droughts

vs 4-2 in games with 0 to 1 droughts

Drought trend, 2025-26

Droughts per game over the season with a 3-game rolling average. Season average: 2.3 droughts/game.

When droughts happen

Shows when droughts begin in each 2-minute window throughout the game. Counts total to 72 droughts. Dashed line shows the conference average.

Half breakdown

1st half vs 2nd half: does this team adjust at halftime or get worse?

1st half
42
droughts · avg 4:13
2nd half
30
droughts · avg 3:40

Drought cost by severity

How damaging are each tier of drought? Longer droughts allow more opponent points. See if critical ones truly hurt more.

Notable (3–4 min)
49
68% of droughts
6.3 pts drought cost
Significant (4–5 min)
12
17% of droughts
7.8 pts drought cost
Critical (5+ min)
11
15% of droughts
12 pts drought cost

Avg. opponent points scored during drought

Notable (3–4 min)
6.3 pts
Significant (4–5 min)
7.8 pts
Critical (5+ min)
12 pts

Key takeaway

Critical droughts allow 90% more points than notable ones (12 vs 6.3 pts). Longer droughts cost significantly more.

Drought-ending shots

What shot finally breaks the cold streak? Zone intensity = frequency.

3-PT(18%)2-PT(67%)FT(15%)
3-pointer (13, 18%)2-pointer (48, 67%)FT (11, 15%)

Score differential by game

Every game plotted over 40 minutes: positive = team leading, negative = trailing. Hover a game in the sidebar to highlight its path through the season.

Mar 7
NJIT Highlanders@ NJIT Highlanders
L 58–60
Mar 3
UMass Lowell River Hawksvs UMass Lowell River Hawks
L 56–67
Feb 28
Binghamton Bearcats@ Binghamton Bearcats
L 55–63
Feb 26
UAlbany Great Danes@ UAlbany Great Danes
W 66–54
Feb 21
New Hampshire Wildcats@ New Hampshire Wildcats
W 61–58
Feb 14
NJIT Highlandersvs NJIT Highlanders
L 58–67
Feb 12
UMBC Retrieversvs UMBC Retrievers
L 62–78
Feb 7
Bryant Bulldogs@ Bryant Bulldogs
L 67–73
Feb 5
Vermont Catamountsvs Vermont Catamounts
W 76–70
Jan 31
UMass Lowell River Hawks@ UMass Lowell River Hawks
L 77–91
Jan 24
Binghamton Bearcatsvs Binghamton Bearcats
W 79–63
Jan 22
UAlbany Great Danesvs UAlbany Great Danes
W 52–49
Jan 19
New Hampshire Wildcatsvs New Hampshire Wildcats
L 48–65
Jan 15
Vermont Catamounts@ Vermont Catamounts
L 62–67
Jan 10
NJIT Highlanders@ NJIT Highlanders
W 74–70
Jan 8
UMBC Retrievers@ UMBC Retrievers
L 62–69
Jan 3
Bryant Bulldogsvs Bryant Bulldogs
L 51–56
Dec 30
vs Maine-Fort Kent Bengals
W 104–66
Dec 21
Drexel Dragons@ Drexel Dragons
L 56–74
Dec 13
Canisius Golden Griffinsvs Canisius Golden Griffins
L 43–70
Dec 10
Boston University Terriers@ Boston University Terriers
W 69–59
Dec 6
Miami (OH) RedHawks@ Miami (OH) RedHawks
L 61–93
Dec 3
Ohio Bobcats@ Ohio Bobcats
L 57–79
Nov 30
Siena Saintsvs Siena Saints
L 60–64
Nov 29
Longwood Lancers@ Longwood Lancers
L 61–65
Nov 28
American University Eagles@ American University Eagles
L 61–74
Nov 23
Brown Bearsvs Brown Bears
L 53–58
Nov 19
Merrimack Warriors@ Merrimack Warriors
L 65–72
Nov 16
Quinnipiac Bobcatsvs Quinnipiac Bobcats
L 64–70
Nov 10
Rutgers Scarlet Knights@ Rutgers Scarlet Knights
L 60–72
Nov 8
Stony Brook Seawolves@ Stony Brook Seawolves
L 60–71
← Opponent leading← Game time →Team leading →

Game log

Notable (3-4 min)Significant (4-5 min)Critical (5+ min)
DateOpponentScore (H-A)Droughts
Mar 7NJIT Highlanders@ NJIT HighlandersL 60-58
2
Mar 3UMass Lowell River Hawksvs UMass Lowell River HawksL 56-67
4
Feb 28Binghamton Bearcats@ Binghamton BearcatsL 63-55
2
Feb 26UAlbany Great Danes@ UAlbany Great DanesW 54-66
1
Feb 21New Hampshire Wildcats@ New Hampshire WildcatsW 58-61
2
Feb 14NJIT Highlandersvs NJIT HighlandersL 58-67
3
Feb 12UMBC Retrieversvs UMBC RetrieversL 62-78
3
Feb 7Bryant Bulldogs@ Bryant BulldogsL 73-67
2
Feb 5Vermont Catamountsvs Vermont CatamountsW 76-70
2
Jan 31UMass Lowell River Hawks@ UMass Lowell River HawksL 91-77
2
Jan 24Binghamton Bearcatsvs Binghamton BearcatsW 79-63
1
Jan 22UAlbany Great Danesvs UAlbany Great DanesW 52-49
2
Jan 19New Hampshire Wildcatsvs New Hampshire WildcatsL 48-65
2
Jan 15Vermont Catamounts@ Vermont CatamountsL 67-62
1
Jan 10NJIT Highlanders@ NJIT HighlandersW 70-74
1
Jan 8UMBC Retrievers@ UMBC RetrieversL 69-62
2
Jan 3Bryant Bulldogsvs Bryant BulldogsL 51-56
4
Dec 30vs Maine-Fort Kent BengalsW 104-66
1
Dec 21Drexel Dragons@ Drexel DragonsL 74-560
Dec 13Canisius Golden Griffinsvs Canisius Golden GriffinsL 43-70
6
Dec 10Boston University Terriers@ Boston University TerriersW 59-69
3
Dec 6Miami (OH) RedHawks@ Miami (OH) RedHawksL 93-61
2
Dec 3Ohio Bobcats@ Ohio BobcatsL 79-57
4
Nov 30Siena Saintsvs Siena SaintsL 60-64
2
Nov 29Longwood Lancers@ Longwood LancersL 65-61
3
Nov 28American University Eagles@ American University EaglesL 74-61
2
Nov 23Brown Bearsvs Brown BearsL 53-58
3
Nov 19Merrimack Warriors@ Merrimack WarriorsL 72-65
2
Nov 16Quinnipiac Bobcatsvs Quinnipiac BobcatsL 64-70
2
Nov 10Rutgers Scarlet Knights@ Rutgers Scarlet KnightsL 72-60
4
Nov 8Stony Brook Seawolves@ Stony Brook SeawolvesL 71-60
2

Drought-influenced losses

Close losses (≤15 pts) where droughts significantly impacted the outcome. "Drought cost" = points the opponent scores during a drought.

Rutgers Scarlet Knights@ Rutgers Scarlet KnightsL 60-72Nov 10
38 pts allowed during 4 droughts (52.8% of 12-pt margin)
Decisive Factor
Bryant Bulldogsvs Bryant BulldogsL 51-56Jan 3
36 pts allowed during 4 droughts (64.3% of 5-pt margin)
Decisive Factor
American University Eagles@ American University EaglesL 61-74Nov 28
25 pts allowed during 2 droughts (33.8% of 13-pt margin)
Major Factor
UMass Lowell River Hawksvs UMass Lowell River HawksL 56-67Mar 3
21 pts allowed during 4 droughts (31.3% of 11-pt margin)
Major Factor
Longwood Lancers@ Longwood LancersL 61-65Nov 29
21 pts allowed during 3 droughts (32.3% of 4-pt margin)
Major Factor
Quinnipiac Bobcatsvs Quinnipiac BobcatsL 64-70Nov 16
19 pts allowed during 2 droughts (27.1% of 6-pt margin)
Major Factor
UMass Lowell River Hawks@ UMass Lowell River HawksL 77-91Jan 31
19 pts allowed during 2 droughts (20.9% of 14-pt margin)
Significant Factor
Bryant Bulldogs@ Bryant BulldogsL 67-73Feb 7
19 pts allowed during 2 droughts (26% of 6-pt margin)
Major Factor
NJIT Highlandersvs NJIT HighlandersL 58-67Feb 14
17 pts allowed during 3 droughts (25.4% of 9-pt margin)
Major Factor
Siena Saintsvs Siena SaintsL 60-64Nov 30
17 pts allowed during 2 droughts (26.6% of 4-pt margin)
Major Factor
Vermont Catamounts@ Vermont CatamountsL 62-67Jan 15
15 pts allowed during 1 drought (22.4% of 5-pt margin)
Significant Factor
Brown Bearsvs Brown BearsL 53-58Nov 23
13 pts allowed during 3 droughts (22.4% of 5-pt margin)
Significant Factor
UMBC Retrievers@ UMBC RetrieversL 62-69Jan 8
13 pts allowed during 2 droughts (18.8% of 7-pt margin)
Significant Factor
Merrimack Warriors@ Merrimack WarriorsL 65-72Nov 19
12 pts allowed during 2 droughts (16.7% of 7-pt margin)
Significant Factor
Binghamton Bearcats@ Binghamton BearcatsL 55-63Feb 28
11 pts allowed during 2 droughts (17.5% of 8-pt margin)
Significant Factor
NJIT Highlanders@ NJIT HighlandersL 58-60Mar 7
8 pts allowed during 2 droughts (13.3% of 2-pt margin)
Significant Factor

Drought killers

Players who most often ended Maine Black Bears scoring droughts in 2025-26.

1
TB
TJ Biel
9% clutchⓘ
11
2
MG
Mekhi Gray
10% clutchⓘ
10
3
LC
Logan Carey
11% clutchⓘ
9
4
KS
Keelan Steele
13% clutchⓘ
8
5
YB
Yanis Bamba
0% clutchⓘ
7
6
AF
Ace Flagg
0% clutchⓘ
6
7
RM
Ryan Mabrey
40% clutchⓘ
5
8
AA
Amare Allen
40% clutchⓘ
5
9
BN
Bashir N'Galang
25% clutchⓘ
4
10
CC
Caleb Crawford
75% clutchⓘ
4
3PT
2PT
FT