BRUNSWICK, Maine – The Tufts University men's basketball team rode a hot-shooting second half to a 77-52 win over Bowdoin on Saturday afternoon at Morrell Gymnasium. The Jumbos move to 17-5 (4-4 NESCAC) while the Polar Bears fall to 7-15 (1-7 NESCAC).
 
Game Highlights

• Bowdoin and Tufts traded the lead six times in the opening half, as the Jumbos closed the half on a 12-5 run to take a 30-25 lead at the break.
• The Polar Bears stayed within striking distance in the second half, until a 16-2 Tufts run, capped by a three-pointer from Khau Champion moved it from a five-point deficit to a 19-point Jumbos lead with 11 minutes to go.
• Bowdoin could get no closer than 14 points after that, as Tufts shot 58% in the second half to pull away.

By The Numbers

• Bowdoin only connected on 29% of their shots in the game, but went 10-26 from three-point range.
• Michael Simonds finished with a season-high 27 points on Senior Day, when he was celebrated with classmate Zach Goffin.
• Simonds also had seven rebounds while Afamdi Achufusi and Kevin Reeves both had seven points.

Up Next

• Bowdoin will close out its regular season on the road next weekend, traveling to Hamilton on Friday (7:00 p.m.) and Amherst on Saturday (3:00 p.m.)