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BRUNSWICK, Maine - The Amherst College men's basketball team shot 51.8% from the field en route to a 73-52 victory over Bowdoin in New England Small College Athletic Conference play on Friday night at Morrell Gymnasium. The Jeffs improve to 16-2 (4-0) while the Polar Bears fall to 11-6 (1-3)

The visitors carried a 10-point lead into intermission, 36-26, thanks to six first-half three-pointers and just one turnover. Brian Baskauskas, who would finish with a game-high 19 points, tallied a dozen in the opening stanza to give the Jeffs the advantage at the break.

Amherst extended their lead to 15 points early in the second period when Steven Wheeler hit a three-pointer, giving the Jeffs a 41-26 lead. But Bowdoin would chip away at the lead over the next ten minutes, drawing to within seven points, 53-46, on a Will Hanley lay-in with ten minutes remaining.

Bowdoin could get no closer, however, as the Jeffs ripped off a 13-0 surge over the next six minutes to seal the game. When Mike Holsey buried a lay-up with 3:09 left to cap the run, Amherst had an insurmountable 66-46 advantage.

Baskauskas had five rebounds and four assists to go with his game-high point total. The Jeffs also had Conor Meehan (10 points) and Jeff Holmes (10 points) in double-figures. Amherst's bench totaled 28 points on the evening.

Bowdoin was led by 18 points from Mark Phillips and a dozen from Will Hanley off the bench. Bowdoin struggled from outside, connecting on only four of 16 points from long-distance.