Castine, Maine - Led by Ryan O'Connell's (Ipswich, MA) 20 points, the Bowdoin bench outscored Maine Maritime's 43-15 to lead the Polar Bear men's basketball team to a 79-55 win on Tuesday evening. Bowdoin improves to 5-1 overall this season while Maine Maritime falls to 2-5 this season.

Bowdoin held a 49-21 halftime lead which proved to be too much for the Mariners to overcome despite outscoring the Polar Bears 34-30 in the second half. Bowdoin held a 24-17 advantage midway through the first stanza, but the visitors went on a 25-4 run to end the half putting the home team in a big hole.

The Polar Bears got 16 points from Paul Sewell (Glastonbury, CT) and 11 points from Justin Nowell (Cos Cob, CT) while Randy DeFeo (Ridgewood, NJ) added 5 points, 4 rebounds, and a team high 6 assists.

Paul Campbell (Camden, ME) and Joe MulCahy (Plainville, MA) were the lone Mariners in double digits with 16 points and 10 points respectively. Sam Bell (Calais, ME) led the Mariners with 6 assists.

The Mariners will be back in action on Saturday when they travel to UMaine Presque Isle to participate in the Star City Classic.