Box Score CASTINE, Maine -- Bowdoin had five players reach double digits in the Polar Bears 92-44 win over Maine Maritime in a non-conference men's basketball game Tuesday. Bowdoin remained perfect at 8-0, while the Mariners dropped to 1-7.
Keegan Pieri led the Bears with 16 points, Lucas Hausman added 15, Matt Palecki 13 and John Swords and Neil Fuller 10 each. Palecki added 11 boards to his 13 points to record a double-double.
Garrett Libby paced the Mariners with 16 points.
The Mariners took their only lead of the game when Libby opened the game with a three. Matt Mathias quickly evened the game with a trey for Bowdoin and the Polar Bears took a 13-point, 17-4, lead when Grant White hit a jumper with 13:23 left in the opener. Maine Maritime got as close as nine, 17-8, when Brad Reed connected from downtown with 11:18 left in the first.
Bowdoin used a 15-0 scoring run, spanning five minutes to lead 35-9 with 4:57 left before the break. Six different players scored in the run for the Bears, led by Hausman's three points. Bowdoin led 44-14 at halftime.
Pieri's jumper at 18:58 in the second gave the Bears a 49-18 advantage and the Bowdoin's leads never dipped below 30 the remainder of the game.
The Mariners return to action Friday, 5:30 p.m., at Castleton.
BOWDOIN 92, MAINE MARITIME 44
BOWDOIN (8-0)
Keegan Pieri 6-10 4-4 16; Lucas Hausman 4-4 7-9 15; Matt Palecki 6-7 0-0 13; John Swords 5-7 0-0 10; Neil Fuller 2-6 6-7 10; Matt Mathias 3-5 1-1 8; Marko Peraica 1-2 4-4 6; Grant White 3-5 0-0 6; Jake Donnelly 1-2 2-4 5; Andrew Madlinger 1-8 0-0 3; Bernie Clevens 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 32-57 24-29 92.
MAINE MARITIME (1-7)
Garrett Libby 5-12 1-2 16; Tyler Chiasson 1-4 1-4 4; Zach Radcliffe 1-3 1-2 4; John-Peter Michaud 0-1 4-4 4; Brad Reed 1-4 1-2 4; David Breunig 1-1 0-0 3; Tyler Gilson 0-1 3-4 3; Brian Goda 1-2 0-1 2; Kyle Boucher 1-7 0-0 2; Jason Hatch 0-3 2-2 2; Patrick Sullivan 0-1 0-0 0; David Harrison 0-1 0-0 0; Dylan Price 0-3 0-0 0; Shep Carter 0-0 0-0 0; Anthony Langella 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 11-44 13-21 44.
Bowdoin....................... 44 48 - 92
Maine Maritime................ 18 26 - 44
3-point goals--Bowdoin 4-16 (Andrew Madlinger 1-6; Jake Donnelly 1-2; Matt Mathias 1-3; Matt Palecki 1-1; Grant White 0-2; Bernie Clevens 0-1; Neil Fuller 0-1), Maine Maritime 9-23 (Garrett Libby 5-11; David Breunig 1-1; Tyler Chiasson 1-1; Brad Reed 1-3; Zach Radcliffe 1-3; Jason Hatch 0-2; Patrick Sullivan 0-1; Anthony Langella 0-1). Fouled out--Bowdoin-None, Maine Maritime-Jason Hatch. Rebounds--Bowdoin 47 (Matt Palecki 11), Maine Maritime 19 (Garrett Libby 3; Brian Goda 3; Tyler Chiasson 3). Assists--Bowdoin 21 (Grant White 4), Maine Maritime 8 (Shep Carter 2; Brad Reed 2). Total fouls--Bowdoin 13, Maine Maritime 23. Technical fouls--Bowdoin-None, Maine Maritime-None. A-49