CASTINE, Maine -- Colby-Sawyer overcame a 13-point first half deficit to knock off Maine Maritime 94-84 in a North Atlantic Conference men's basketball game Sunday. The Chargers improved to 11-12 overall, 11-5 NAC while the Mariners dropped to 4-17, 3-12.

Ben Russell led Maine Maritime with 18 points and Paul Campbell added 11.

Mike Dias netted a game-high 24 for the Chargers, Wol Majong scored 12 and Zach Bean 11.

Maine Maritime opened the game with a nine-point, 11-2, lead with threes from Russell, Campbell and Tyler Chiasson and a layup by Russell. The Chargers pulled within six, on a trey by Corey Willis, before the Mariners took a 22-9 lead on a Chiasson layup with 12:05 left in the opening half.

Colby-Sawyer answered with a 17-4 scoring, led by eight points from Bean, to even the game at 26-26 with 7:46 remaining. A layup by Wol Majong at 5:07 put the Chargers ahead 33-26 and MMA would get as close as four, 33-29, on another Russell three. Dias' layup with 58 second left gave Colby-Sawyer a 44-30 halftime lead.

The Mariners got as close as 13, 52-39, on a Logan Poirier free throw at 15:56. The Chargers had their largest lead, 79-42, on Kohl Meyers' layup at 7:14 and saw their lead dip below 31.

The Mariners return action Tuesday hosting Thomas at 5:30 p.m.

COLBY-SAWYER 94, MAINE MARITIME 58

COLBY-SAWYER (11-12, NAC 11-5)

Mike Dias 10-11 4-7 24; Wol Majong 4-9 2-2 12; Zach Bean 4-8 0-0 11; PeterDonato 4-4 1-2 9; Paul Holland 3-5 0-0 8; Sergio Spassof 2-4 2-4 6; Cody Addison 2-3 2-2 6; Kyle Nelson 2-4 0-0 5; Kenaan Al-Darraji 2-5 0-0 4; Kohl Meyers 1-1 2-2 4; Corey Willis 1-3 0-0 3; Jake Maynard 1-3 0-0 2; Mike Swanson 0-0 0-0 0; Stephen Thorpe 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 36-62 13-19 94.

MAINE MARITIME (4-17, NAC 3-12)

Ben Russell 7-9 1-2 18; Paul Campbell 4-8 1-1 11; Zach Radcliffe 2-2 1-1 5; Tyler Chiasson 2-6 0-0 5; Riley Wentworth 1-3 2-2 5; Andy Ball 1-2 3-3 5; Brad Reed 1-5 0-0 3; Jason Hatch 1-5 0-0 2; Nick Holt 1-2 0-0 2; Logan Poirier 0-1 2-6 2; Jack Sherman 0-0 0-0 0; Brian Goda 0-1 0-0 0; Caleb MacDonald 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 20-46 10-15 58.

Colby-Sawyer..................   44   50  -   94

Maine Maritime................   30   28  -   58

3-point goals--Colby-Sawyer 9-20 (Zach Bean 3-5; Paul Holland 2-3; Wol Majong 2-4; Corey Willis 1-3; Kyle Nelson 1-3; Jake Maynard 0-2), Maine Maritime 8-22 (Ben Russell 3-3; Paul Campbell 2-4; Riley Wentworth 1-2; Tyler Chiasson 1-3; Brad Reed 1-5; Brian Goda 0-1; Nick Holt 0-1; Jason Hatch 0-2; Andy Ball 0-1). Fouled out--Colby-Sawyer-None, Maine Maritime-None. Rebounds--Colby-Sawyer 36 (Kyle Nelson 5; Sergio Spassof 5), Maine Maritime 21 (Jason Hatch 4; Tyler Chiasson 4). Assists--Colby-Sawyer 15 (Corey Willis 5), Maine Maritime 12 (Tyler Chiasson 5). Total fouls--Colby-Sawyer 15, Maine Maritime 14. Technical fouls--Colby-Sawyer-None, Maine Maritime-None. A-49