CASTINE, Maine -- Maine-Presque Isle used a late second half scoring run, to break a 41-41 deadlock, en route to a 65-58 win over Maine Maritime in a non-conference men's basketball game Wednesday. The Owls improved to 1-0, while the Mariners dropped to 0-3.

Tyler Chiasson netted a team-high 13 points for Maine Maritime and Jason Hatch and Garrett Libby both netted 11. Chiasson added a team-best seven rebounds.

Thiago Conceicao recorded a double-double for Presque Isle with game-highs in points (19) and rebounds (11). Michael Warner also recorded a double-double with 12 points and 10 boards and Chase Vicaire posted 12 points for UMPI.

Evened at 8-8 after a Ryan Backus free throw early in the first half, the teams traded scores before Dylan Price's jumper at 8:26 put the Mariners ahead 18-16. Maine Maritime led 25-20 after Zachary Radcliffe's jay at 3:40 and led 29-24 when Hatch connected on jump shot with 1:21 left in the opener. Warners's jump shot for UMPI made it 29-26 at the break.

Tied a 41-41, with 10:43 left in the game, the Owls used a 12-1 scoring run to lead 53-42 with 7:36 left in the game. Hatch got the Mariners within five, 59-54, with 1:29 left in the game before UMPI connected on 6 of 8 shots from the stripe in the final 35 seconds to ice the game.

Maine Maritime returns to action Friday, 7 p.m., hosting Maine-Machias.

ME.-PRESQUE ISLE 65, MAINE MARITIME 58

MAINE MARITIME (0-3)
Tyler Chiasson 5-14 3-3 13; Garrett Libby 4-11 0-0 11; Jason Hatch 3-9 3-4
11; John-Peter Michaud 4-4 0-0 8; Zach Radcliffe 2-9 0-0 4; Logan Poirier
1-3 1-2 3; Dylan Price 1-2 1-2 3; Dylan Stevens 1-2 0-0 2; Ben Sears 1-2 0-0
2; Ryan Backus 0-0 1-2 1; Alec Hazlewood 0-1 0-0 0; David Breunig 0-0 0-0 0;
Shep Carter 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 22-58 9-13 58.

ME.-PRESQUE ISLE (1-0,)
Thiago Conceicao 9-15 1-4 19; Michael Warner 5-11 0-1 12; Chase Vicaire 4-11
1-2 12; Sean Manganti 5-13 2-3 12; Derek Healy 0-2 4-4 4; Jordan Cook 2-2
0-0 4; Brandon McGill 1-3 0-0 2; A.J. Dolley 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-57 8-14
65.

Maine Maritime................   29   29  -   58
Me.-Presque Isle..............   26   39  -   65

3-point goals--Maine Maritime 5-24 (Garrett Libby 3-9; Jason Hatch 2-6; Zach
Radcliffe 0-5; Alec Hazlewood 0-1; Shep Carter 0-1; Tyler Chaisson 0-2),
Me.-Presque Isle 5-17 (Chase Vicaire 3-10; Michael Warner 2-5; Sean Manganti
0-2). Fouled out--Maine Maritime-None, Me.-Presque Isle-None.
Rebounds--Maine Maritime 36 (Tyler Chaisson 7), Me.-Presque Isle 37 (Thiago
Conceicao 11). Assists--Maine Maritime 9 (Tyler Chaisson 3), Me.-Presque
Isle 12 (Michael Warner 3; Derek Healy 3). Total fouls--Maine Maritime 13,
Me.-Presque Isle 16. Technical fouls--Maine Maritime-None, Me.-Presque
Isle-None.