BALTIMORE (AP) Sami Pissis had 17 points in New Hampshire's 79-76 victory over UMBC on Thursday night. Pissis shot 6 for 18, including 4 for 12 from beyond the arc for the Wildcats (4-15, 2-2 America East Conference). Anthony McComb III added 16 points. Khalil Badru totaled 10 points and 10 rebounds.

New Hampshire comes into a matchup with UMBC as losers of three straight home games. The teams square off Thursday for the first time this season.

Poser 2-7 0-0 5, Okpomo 5-6 0-0 10, Badru 4-8 2-3 10, Hamelin 4-7 0-0 10, Pissis 6-18 1-1 17, McComb 5-14 2-3 16, Middleton 1-1 3-5 5, Saunders 1-2 0-0 3, Siewruk 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 29-65 8-12 79.

UMBC makes 48.9% of its shots from the field this season, which is 3.2 percentage points higher than New Hampshire has allowed to its opponents (45.7%). New Hampshire averages 65.