Placer’s 3-pointer gives UMBC win over New Hampshire, 56-53

BALTIMORE (AP) — Jose Placer hit a 3-pointer with 2.4 seconds left that capped a rally from an 18-point second-half deficit and UMBC defeated New Hampshire 56-53 on Saturday.
The Retrievers trailed 48-30 with less than 12 minutes left. Brandon Horvath led the rally with 13 points, nine at the free-throw line.
Placer’s winning 3-pointer came after UMBC had made just two of its previous 19 attempts from the arc in the game and UNH’s Josh Hopkins missed the front end of a one-and-