PRESQUE ISLE, Maine – The Bowdoin College men's basketball team couldn't hold a late lead and suffered a tough 76-75 double-overtime loss at the hands of Maine-Presque Isle on Tuesday evening. The Polar Bears fall to 6-12 while the Owls improve to 6-9.
 
Game Highlights

• Bowdoin trailed 33-32 at halftime and fell behind by as many as ten points, 49-39, with 12:50 to go.
• A 12-1 Polar Bear run, capped by a Natrel Allen layup with 9:12 remaining, regained the lead for Bowdoin in a quick three-minute spurt.
• The Polar Bears led by as many as five points with under two minutes to play, but UMPI outscored Bowdoin 6-1 in the final 90 seconds, including a desperation buzzer-beating jumper that sent the game into overtime tied at 64.
• The teams scored four points apiece in the first OT and Bowdoin owned a 75-73 lead in the second OT with under two minutes remaining, but couldn't hold it, as UMPI scored the final three points and Bowdoin missed their final four shots.

By The Numbers

• Natrel Allen scored a career-high 22 points with six rebounds and two blocks before fouling out.
• Michael Simonds added 18 while Matteo Cervone scored 12 and Justas Bardauskas had ten, both also career bests.
• Afamdi Achufusi led Bowdoin with 12 rebounds while Bardauskas had ten.
• Bowdoin shot 34% compared to UMPI's 31% and knocked down nine three-pointers, but the Owls went 19-24 from the free throw line compared to 12-20 for the Polar Bears.

Up Next

• The Polar Bears will look to get into the win column on Saturday when they host Colby at 3:00 p.m. in Morrell Gymnasium.