FARMINGTON, MAINE – Four University of Maine at Farmington players finished in double-figures in the Beavers 87-52 win over Maine Maritime in a North Atlantic Conference men's basketball game Tuesday. UMF improved to 5-1 NAC, 9-3 overall while Maine Maritime fell to 2-4, 3-8.

The Mariners were led by Nick Holt with a team-leading 15 points off the bench, while Caleb MacDonald paced the starters with 11 points.

Ben Johnson scored 25 points on 12-of-17 shooting, his seventh 20-point game this season, and finished with 11 rebounds to turn his sixth double-double for the Beavers. Yusuf Iman and Garrett Clemmer each added 13 and Nate Carson tallied 10 points.

The Mariners' 52 points matched a season best for fewest points allowed by UMaine-Farmington.

UMaine-Farmington shot 49.3 percent from the floor while holding Maine Maritime to just 32.7 percent shooting, the Beavers' third-best field goal percentage defense effort this season. UMF outrebounded Maine Maritime, 49 to 26, and the Beavers' +23 rebounding margin marked a season high.

The Beavers jumped out to an 11-0 lead over Maine Maritime, and led wire-to-wire. UMaine-Farmington's advantage reached 20-2 at the 12:29 mark of the opening frame on an Iman layup, and the margin broke the 20-point barrier with under seven minutes left in the first half on a Clemmer 3-pointer.

The Mariners return to the court Friday hosting Johnson State at 7:30 p.m.