CASTINE, Maine -- Thomas College knocked off Maine Maritime 70-54 in a North Atlantic Conference men's basketball game Wednesday. The Terriers improved to 15-9 overall, 12-5 NAC, while the Mariners fell to 2-22, 1-16.

Kyle Boucher recorded a double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds for Maine Maritime. Shep Carter also netted 13 and Tyler Chiasson added 10. 

Adam Carlsen came off the bench to pace Thomas with a game-high 20 points on 6 of 12 shooting from the field. Levi Barnes added 17 points and Garen Manzo 15. Mike Akanji grabbed a team-best seven rebounds.

After Carter evened the game for the second time, 4-4 with 18:21 left in the opening half, Thomas College went on an 11-4 run to lead 15-6 five minutes later. Barnes led the Terriers' run with five points. 

Tyler Gilson got the Mariners as close as seven, 15-8, before Manzon netted seven in a 12-2 run to put Thomas ahead 37-10 with five minutes left before the break. Ryan Backus' layup for MMA made it 39-20 at the break.

Thomas maintained a double-digit lead the entire second half and led by as many as 26, 70-44, after a jumper by Carlsen with six minutes left in the game. The Mariners got within 16 twice in the second half. The first after a pair of Chiasson free throws to begin the half and when David Breunig sank a pair with 1:49 left in the game.

The Mariners end their season Saturday, 3 p.m., at Maine-Farmington.

THOMAS 70, MAINE MARITIME 54

THOMAS (12-5 NAC, 15-9)

Adam Carlsen 6-12 3-3 20; Levi Barnes 6-17 4-4 17; Garen Manzo 7-10 0-2 15; Stanley Greene Jr. 3-10 0-0 8; Shaun Munson 1-1 0-0 3; Marquis Pollard 1-4 0-2 2; Mike Akanji 1-4 0-0 2; Jordan Hoyt 1-5 0-0 2; Eric Westbrooks 0-2 1-2 1; Austin Ireland 0-1 0-0 0; Ian King 0-0 0-0 0; Josiah Hayward 0-0 0-0 0; Justin Murray 0-5 0-0 0. Totals 26-71 8-13 70.

MAINE MARITIME (2-22, NAC 1-16)

Shep Carter 4-7 4-4 13; Kyle Boucher 3-6 7-8 13; Tyler Chiasson 4-10 2-2 10; Dylan Price 4-7 0-1 8; David Breunig 1-2 2-2 4; Tyler Gilson 1-3 0-2 2; Ryan Backus 1-1 0-0 2; Jason Hatch 1-5 0-0 2; Brian Goda 0-1 0-2 0; John-Peter Michaud 0-1 0-0 0; David Harrison 0-0 0-0 0; Anthony Langella 0-0 0-0 0; Brad Reed 0-2 0-0 0; Zach Radcliffe 0-5 0-0 0. Totals 19-50 15-21 54.

Thomas........................ 39 31 - 70

Maine Maritime................ 20 34 - 54

3-point goals--Thomas 10-25 (Adam Carlsen 5-10; Stanley Greene Jr. 2-2; Shaun Munson 1-1; Levi Barnes 1-3; Garen Manzo 1-2; Justin Murray 0-4; Jordan Hoyt 0-2; Mike Akanji 0-1), Maine Maritime 1-10 (Shep Carter 1-1; Jason Hatch 0-3; Brian Goda 0-1; Brad Reed 0-2; Zach Radcliffe 0-3). Fouled out--Thomas-None, Maine Maritime-None. Rebounds--Thomas 35 (Mike Akanji 7), Maine Maritime 46 (Kyle Boucher 12). Assists--Thomas 19 (Justin Murray 6), Maine Maritime 12 (Tyler Chiasson 5). Total fouls--Thomas 18, Maine Maritime 9. Technical fouls--Thomas-None, Maine Maritime-None. A-65