FARMINGTON – Bowdoin College pulled away in the second half against the University of Maine at Farmington men’s basketball to grab a 61-48 non-conference win today at Dearborn Gymnasium.
The Beavers slipped to 3-6 with a trip to Maine Maritime Academy on Tuesday. The Polar Bears (10-3) are scheduled to visit Colby College a week from today.
Eric Taylor (Oakland, ME) scored 12 points to pace the Beavers, while Pat Howell (Nobleboro, ME) and Eric Lelansky (Portland, ME) each pitched in nine points and Josh Tanguay (Gorham, ME) supplied eight points and a team-high seven rebounds.
Randy DeFeo (Ridgewood, NJ) led the Polar Bears with 12 points followed by Tim Lane (Townsend, MA) at 11 points and Paul Sellew (Glastonbury, CT) at 10 points off the bench. Mark Phillips (Ashland, MA) pulled down 10 rebounds.
The Polar Bears forged a 22-9 lead 15 minutes into the contest, but the Beavers responded. Trailing by 11, Farmington closed out the final 2:35 of the opening half with a 9-2 stretch, finished by a DJ Gerrish (Rumford, ME) 3-pointer, to cut the lead to 28-24 going into intermission.
The Bowdoin lead dwindled to one point with the hosts bidding to tie or take the advantage when the Polar Bears distanced themselves with a 9-2 run for a 39-31 lead with 11:37 left in the second half. Sellew scored five points in the stretch. Farmington nibbled at the lead, but Bowdoin followed with a 9-0 run — highlighted by a DeFeo three and a Phillips slam — to build a 50-36 command with 4:49 left in the game. The lead never dipped below 12 points the rest of the way as the Polar Bears took the 61-48 victory.
