WATERVILLE, Maine – The Bowdoin College men's basketball team couldn't hold a late lead and fell to Colby in a non-conference game on Thursday evening, 72-62. The Polar Bears fall to 4-6 while Colby moves to 6-4.
 
Game Highlights

• The back-and-forth contest saw the teams trade the lead nine times throughout the game.
• Bowdoin held a slim 27-26 lead at halftime and stretch it to as many as six points, 55-49, following a Ben Chilson three-pointer with 8:45 remaining.
• Bowdoin went cold from there, however, hitting just three shots in the final eight minutes.
• Colby closed the game on a 23-7 run to seal the victory.

By The Numbers

• Colby ended at 46% shooting for the game, including six three-pointers, while Bowdoin connected on 40% from the field and went 3-17 from long range.
• Afamdi Achufusi scored 13 points and had seven rebounds for the Polar Bears while Kevin Reeves had ten points and five boards.
• Ben Chilson led a 31-point effort from the Bowdoin bench with ten points and five rebounds and Nolan Bessire added nine with five rebounds.
• Colby went 14-21 from the free throw line compared to Bowdoin's 5-11 effort from the stripe.
• Bowdoin won the rebounding battle by a 36-28 margin.

Up Next

• Bowdoin will close out its first semester at home against Gordon at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday.