Celtics drop first game of season
Evans Boston /November 15, 2026
The Maine Celtics turned the ball over 25 times and were out-scored 43-28 in the 4th quarter, falling to the Delaware Blue Coats 130-119.
Maine (3-1) led by as many as eleven points but couldn’t hold the lead in the 4th. Maine was led by Milos Uzan who finished with 22 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Dillon Mitchell recorded his first double-double of the season with 20 points and 10 rebounds. Amari Williams added 19 points in the loss, while Hayden Gray led the bench with 16 points. Gabe McGlothan and Tucker DeVries each scored 13 points for Maine.
Delaware (2-1) got a stellar performance by Caleb Love, who finished with a game-high 35 points. Justin Edwards scored 23 for the Blue Coats, while Saint Thomas added 22 points. Dillon Jones recorded a triple-double with 15 points, 11 rebounds, and 14 assists.
Amari Williams started the game aggressively looking to score with an and-one followed up by a lay-up. Williams scored the first seven points for Maine, putting the Celtics up two. Thomas filled it up for the Blue Coats – Delaware went on a 7-0 run to take an 18-9 lead and force a Celtics timeout. DeVries buried a deep three as Maine got back into the game. Justin Edwards continued to score at will for Delaware, as the Coats surged to a 30-23 lead. Delaware started the game 6-9 from three-point range, but McGlothan’s athleticism kept Maine in the game. Uzan scored a pair of buckets late and Maine found itself down 35-32 after one.
In the 2nd, Mitchell scored inside to give Maine its first lead of the game. Maine started on a 9-2 run in the period - Uzan buried a deep three to force a timeout and give the Celtics a 41-37 lead. Mitchell’s big dunk put Maine up five. Caleb Love buried a triple to cut the lead to one. McGlothan continued his strong play, scoring back-to-back buckets. Marvin Bagley buried a late three, but Maine took a 63-57 lead into the break. The Celtics shot an impressive 62.2% (23-37) from the floor, but just 5-14 from three-point range. Delaware shot 45.7% (21-46) from the field and 52.4% (11-21) from beyond the arc.
Dillon Jones opened the 3rd by tying the game at 65 with a three-point play. Mitchell followed that up with four straight points. Hank Morgan’s three put Maine up eleven at 84-73. The Blue Coats then went on a 10-0 run to get right back into the game. Uzan stopped the run with a 15-foot floater. DeVries buried a turnaround three-pointer to put the Celtics back up four. The Celtics led 91-87 after three.
In the 4th, Steven Jamerson II opened the scoring with a dunk inside. Mitchell drove for a fast-break lay-up to extend the lead back to nine with 9:48 to go. Jones and Caleb Love made back-to-back buckets off of turnovers to cut it back to two points. Love buried a three to give the Blue Coats a 102-101 lead. Williams answered with a floater the other way. Love buried a huge three to put Delaware up 108-103 with 4:27 to go. The lead remained the same inside of 2:30. Off of another Maine turnover, Love buried a tough three to make it 117-109 Delaware. Uzan buried a three but Love responded with yet another triple. It was too much for the Celtics to overcome.
Maine shot 55.8% (43-77) from the field for the game, 43.8% (14-32) from three-point range, and 11-14 from the free throw line. Delaware shot 48.4% (44-91) from the floor, 41.0% (16-39) from beyond the arc, and 17-19 from the charity stripe.
Maine returns to action on Nov. 20 when the Celtics take on Capital City at the Portland Expo.
