FARMINGTON, Maine – The Bowdoin College men's basketball team used a second-half rally to defeat the University of Maine-Farmington on Sunday afternoon, 76-72.

The Polar Bears finish their first semester with a record of 4-4 while the Beavers fall to 3-4 on the year.

Game Highlights

• The Beavers carried a six-point lead into halftime despite the Polar Bears hitting seven first-half three-pointers.
• UMF's Riley Robinson scored 12 points in the opening 20 minutes as the hosts took a 39-33 lead at the break.
• The Beavers extended the lead to as many as 14 points in the second half, putting the Polar Bears in a 61-47 hole following a Terion Moss three-pointer with 12:26 to go.
• A Sam Grad layup sparked a crucial 15-2 run for the Polar Bears over a span of five minutes that cut the lead UMF lead to 63-62 with 6:45 to go.
• Following a UMF basket that pushed the lead back to 65-62, David Reynolds knocked down consecutive three-pointers to give Bowdoin their first lead since the opening moments, 68-65, with 5:27 to go.
• Bowdoin held UMF scoreless for a stretch of 5:30 and extended the lead to as many as seven points in the closing minutes as the Beavers could get no closer than four for the rest of the contest.

By The Numbers

• Reynolds scored 15 of his game-high 21 points in the second half, knocking down five trifectas, to lift Bowdoin to the win.
• Sam Grad added 20 points and seven rebounds while Morgan Edwards added nine points, including three three-pointers, off the bench.
• Bowdoin knocked down 13 three-pointers as a team and shot 47% in the win while out-rebounding UMF 21-12 in the second half.

Up Next

• Bowdoin is off until Thursday, January 2, when they host Brandeis at 2:00 p.m. in Morrell Gymnasium.