BANGOR, Maine — The Husson University Eagles rattled off 10 unanswered points in the first half to pull away from the University of Maine-Farmington Beavers for an 88-65 men’s basketball victory in a mutual North Atlantic Conference opener Tuesday night at Newman Gym.
After UMF’s Ryan Camire made a layup with 8:57 left in the first half to cut Husson’s lead to 25-16, Darryl Wood started a Husson surge about 90 seconds later with a layup. Jordan Holmes followed with a 3-pointer, Eli Itkin and Wood each hit jumpers and Itkin ended the surge with a free throw for a 35-16 Husson lead with 4:59 left in the half.
Trevon Butler turned in a strong all-around performance to lead Husson (2-1 overall) with 24 points, nine rebounds, six assists and four steals. Raheem Anderson chipped in with 17 points and Jordon Holmes netted 14.
Sean Murphy’s 14 points topped UMF (0-4) while Nick Hilton contributed 11 points and 11 rebounds. Camire added 10 points and Anfernee Dent had eight points and four assists.
MMA 74, Thomas 64
At Castine, Brendan Newcomb poured in 31 points to power Maine Maritime Academy by Thomas of Waterville in the North Atlantic Conference opener for both teams.
Newcomb nailed 17 of 19 shots from the foul line and hit 6 of 12 field goals. He also had four rebounds, two assists and two steals. Tyler Thayer chipped in with 12 points for MMA (2-2 overall) while Zachary Radcliffe contributed nine points, five rebounds and three steals.
Adam Carlsen paced Thomas (2-4) with 14 points and Tyheem Simon added 12 points, five rebounds and two steals. Dayne Savage and Carlos Gonzalez each contributed nine points and Gonzalez had 11 rebounds.
Bowdoin 81, USM 55
At Gorham, Bowdoin College shot 54.5 percent from the field in the opening half, including 7 of 13 from 3-point land, to take a 22-point halftime lead en route to the win over the University of Southern Maine.
Lucas Hausman netted 20 points in 24 minutes of action to lead all scorers for Bowdoin (3-2). Matt Palecki chipped in with 13 points and eight rebounds. Jake Donnelly contributed with 10 rebounds and eight assists. Neil Fuller grabbed 10 rebounds as the Polar Bears gained a 37-26 team advantage.
Atencio Martin paced USM (4-3) with 16 points and eight rebounds. Aaron Toman added nine points and Zach Leal had eight.
Villanova 86, Saint Joseph’s 72
Behind a strong shooting display and 18 points apiece from forward Kris Jenkins and guard Josh Hart, No. 8 Villanova defeated Philadelphia rival Saint Joseph’s 86-72.
The Wildcats (7-0) shot 50 percent from the floor and went 11-for-31 from beyond the 3-point arc. Jenkins, who scored 12 points in the first half, and Hart were two of four Villanova players in double figures. They were joined by guard Ryan Arcidiacono (17 points) and freshman guard Mikal Bridges, who chipped in 11 off the bench.
Saint Joseph’s shot 45.3 percent to put up the 72 points — the most allowed by Jay Wright’s team this season. Junior wing DeAndre Bembry led the Hawks (4-2) with 17 points and they had five players score at least 11 including forward Isaiah Miles, who had 14 points and five rebounds.
The Wildcats led by as many as 15 in the first half and grew their 10-point halftime advantage back to 15 early in the second half. However, Saint Joseph’s made things interesting and went on a 12-2 run to pull within five points near the 14-minute mark.
Michigan 66, NC State 59
Guard Caris LeVert scored 18 points and reserve guard Duncan Robinson supplied 17 points as visiting Michigan defeated North Carolina State 66-59 in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge on Tuesday night at PNC Arena in Raleigh, N.C.
LeVert was 6-for-6 on free throws in the final 45 seconds for the Wolverines (5-2), who won three of four meetings with N.C. State as part of the challenge series.
Guard Caleb Martin’s 19 points and guard Anthony Barber’s 16 points led N.C. State (4-3), which lost for the second time at home this season.
Michigan, appearing in its first true road game of the season, played the second half without injured guard Derrick Walton Jr., who suffered an apparent ankle injury late in the first half.
The Wolverines had a strong stretch of shooting late in the first half to grab a 34-26 lead by halftime. Michigan used an 11-4 run to begin the second half.
But N.C. State pulled within 50-46 after the Wolverines managed only five points during a span of more than seven minutes.
Robinson’s fifth 3-pointer gave Michigan a boost and then guard Zak Irvin followed with a 3 on the next possession as the lead grew to 56-46.
Michigan limited Barber’s penetration after he went to the free-throw line for 22 attempts in the previous game when he racked up 37 points in a victory against Winthrop. He didn’t attempt a foul shot Tuesday until 35.6 seconds remained.
Georgia 86, Oakland 82
Georgia guard J.J. Frazier came off the bench to score 23 points, including two clutch free throws in the final seconds, to lead the Bulldogs to a hard-fought 86-82 win over Oakland on Tuesday at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Georgia.
In a tight, back-and-forth battle, Georgia led 71-70 with seven minutes to play. But Oakland wouldn’t go away, and after guard Max Hooper hit a 3-pointer, the game was tied, 80-80, with 1:13 to play.
Frazier and center Yante Maten each made a pair of free throws in the final 20 seconds to hold off the Golden Grizzlies (3-3). Maten, coming off a career-high 21 points in Saturday’s loss at Seton Hall, scored 21 points and grabbed nine rebounds.
Oakland forward Jalen Hayes and guard Kahlil Felder each finished with 23 point to lead the Grizzlies.