Adelphi University Athletics

Honolulu — For the second time in three seasons, head coach Dave Duke and the Adelphi men's basketball team headed to the Aloha State for the Hoops in Hawaii Classic. The Panthers opened the tournament against North Dakota's Minot State.

Series History:

• This was the first-ever matchup between Adelphi (0-1, 0-0 NE10) and Minot State.

Highlights:

• Ethan Maynard scored a team-high 23 points in his Adelphi debut, shooting 50% from the floor.
• Patrick Burke led the team with eight boards and four blocks.
• Coming off the bench in his first-ever college game, Austin Workman was Adelphi's leading assist man with three.
• Elijah Peters (14 points) and Vlad Popa (11 points) were the two other Panthers in double digits, both making their debuts in Brown and Gold.
• Joaquin Andrews made his first-ever start in his collegiate debut, while Jeremiah Gorham earned the start at point guard in his first game in an Adelphi uniform.

How It Happened:

• Very similar to last year's Adelphi team, the game got off to a slow start, with only five points being scored in the first three minutes.
• Maynard scored the first bucket of the season, a three-pointer at 17:02.
• Both teams traded baskets before the first media timeout, and at the 13:18 mark, Adelphi trailed 12-10.
• Minot State led by as many as seven at 9:14, but a 10-0 run from the Panthers, featuring buckets from Burke, Maynard, Gorham and Peters, put Adelphi in the lead.
• In the final 10 minutes of the half, both teams ran the floor with an up-tempo offense, matching each other's scoring.
• The Panthers led by six with less than three minutes remaining in the period, but the Beavers fought back and took a 41-39 lead into the break.
• Coming out of the half, Burke tied the score at 41 before a basket from Peters put Adelphi in front.
• The Panthers and Beavers were locked in a battle, as neither team led by more than four leading up to the eight-minute media timeout.
• Minot State took a two-point lead at 5:44, but savvy defense and knockdown shooting from Peters and Gorham put the Panthers up four less than a minute later.
• Leading by seven with two minutes to go, the Beavers chipped away at the Panthers' lead, cutting it to four at the 57-second mark.
• A feed from Workman to Popa after a Minot State timeout got the lead back up to six, but the Beavers came right back to make it 74-70.
• A missed free throw gave Minot State a chance to get the game within a possession, and they did exactly that, knocking down a three to make it a one-point game with 24.8 seconds remaining.
• The Panthers again missed a free throw, and the Beavers again capitalized, taking the lead with a quick two.
• Minot State missed a free throw of its own with four seconds left, giving Maynard a chance to win it, but the shot rattled off the rim and Adelphi fell 75-74.

Up Next:

• Duke and the Panthers have a quick turnaround, as they will take on St. Edward's tomorrow at 12:45 p.m. HST (6:45 p.m. EST).