CASTINE, Maine -- Maine Maritime Academy men's basketball fell to non-conference opponent Colby College on Tuesday night, 80-65 inside of Smith Gymnasium.

The Mules built an early 12-2 lead, highlighted by a pair of three-pointers from Joe Connelly. The Mariners cut Colby's lead to seven points on three different occasions in the first half, including with 1:46 remaining on back-to-back jumpers from Dylan Stevens (Wells, Maine), but the Mules scored four-straight points to take a 40-29 lead into the intermission.

Colby's Ryan Jann led all players with 15 points in the first half, on 5-of-7 shooting from the floor. Stevens led the Mariners with 11 points, going a perfect 3-for-3 from the floor and 5-of-6 from the line, in the first 20 minutes.

Dennis "DJ" Harris (Vallejo, Calif.) hit a three to cut the lead to 52-48 with just under 13 minutes remaining, and Nick Judge (Cushing, Maine) grabbed a steal and a basket moments later to take make it 54-50. Despite Maine Maritime's strong surge, the Mules finished the game outscoring the Mariners 26-15 to claim the non-conference victory.

Stevens finished the game with a team-leading 15 points, four assists and three rebounds, while Tyler Thayer (Hermon, Maine) and Dylan Price (Madison, Maine) each added eight points. Tyler Gilson (Thomaston, Maine) led the Mariners with six rebounds while also contributing seven points. Brendan Newcomb (Holden, Maine) and Judge chipped in with seven points each.

Jann tallied a game-high 23 points, seven rebounds, three assists, two steals and a block, Connelly and Luke Westman each recorded 13 points, and Sam Willson grabbed 10 points for Colby.

The Mariners fall to 3-11 on the season, while the Mules improve to 11-4. Maine Maritime returns to action on Friday night against North Atlantic Conference rival Green Mountain College at 7:30 pm.