Colby only led 26-22 at halftime and trailed for much of the first half. The Mules only led 34-30 with 14:55 left in the game, but gradually started pulling away for a 45-35 lead with 7:29 to play. The Mules then used a 15-0 run over the next three minutes to blow the game open.
Patrick McGowan (North Attleboro/North Attleboro, Mass.) had 17 points and four steals for the Mules. Michael Westbrooks (Berkshire School/Dublin, Ireland) added 13 points, six rebounds and three assists. Andrew Jenkins (Gorham/Gorham, Maine) finished with 10 points and five steals, while Mike Rutherford (Ramapo/Wyckoff, N.J.) also had 10 points. Nick Farrell (Aspen/Kennebunk, Maine) dished six assists for Colby and Mark Gaudet (Valley/Bingham, Maine) came off the bench with eight points in just four minutes.
Jason Levecque (Westbrook/Westbrook, Maine) and Josh Daniels (Maine Central Institute/Seattle, Wash.) both had 11 points for Southern Maine (3-4).
COLBY 68, SOUTHERN MAINE 42 SOUTHERN MAINE (3-4) Jason Levecque 5-11 0-0 11; Josh Daniels 4-8 1-2 11; Mike Francoeur 2-5 0-0 5; Takeshi Kaneko 2-2 0-0 4; Ron Favis 2-5 0-0 4; Matt Donar 1-3 0-2 2; Foster Oakley 1-3 0-0 2; Ryan Garland 0-3 2-2 2; Bill Hardwick 0-3 0-0 0; Jay Casterella 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 17-44 4-8 42. COLBY COLLEGE (6-1) Pat McGowan 6-15 4-5 17; Michael Westbrooks 6-11 0-0 13; Mike Rutherford 3-4 2-2 10; Andrew Jenkins 4-9 2-2 10; Mark Gaudet 2-2 2-2 8; Nick Farrell 1-7 2-2 4; Tom Nale 2-4 0-0 4; Jamie Snyder-Fair 0-1 2-2 2; Jared Cushman 0-4 0-0 0; Nate Dick 0-1 0-0 0; Preston Decker 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 24-60 14-15 68. Southern Maine................ 22 20 - 42 Colby College................. 26 42 - 68 3-point goals-Southern Maine 4-14 (Josh Daniels 2-4; Mike Francoeur 1-3; Jason Levecque 1-1; Matt Donar 0-2; Foster Oakley 0-2; Ryan Garland 0-2), Colby College 6-21 (Mark Gaudet 2-2; Mike Rutherford 2-2; Michael Westbrooks 1-3; Pat McGowan 1-7; Nate Dick 0-1; Nick Farrell 0-4; Andrew Jenkins 0-2). Fouled out--Southern Maine-None, Colby College-None. Rebounds-Southern Maine 34 (Josh Daniels 6), Colby College 32 (Michael Westbrooks 6). Assists-Southern Maine 9 (Jason Levecque 2; Josh Daniels 2; Jesse McKinnell 2), Colby College 14 (Nick Farrell 6). Total fouls-Southern Maine 14, Colby College 10. A-575