CASTINE, Maine – Maine Maritime Academy men's basketball fell to UMaine-Farmington, 80-73 on Saturday afternoon in North Atlantic Conference (NAC) action inside of Smith Gymnasium.

Prior to the game the Mariners honored their senior players, Nicholas DePatsy (Waldoboro, Maine), Andrew Liebert (Plano, Texas) and Riley MacLeod (Bucksport, Maine).

How it Happened: The Mariners jumped out to a 7-2 lead early in the first half, but the Beavers built a nine-point advantage at 9:47. Malachi Reincke (Houston, Texas) splashed a three to spark an eight-point run to tie the game at 24-24 with 7:18 to play and the two teams battled closely for the remainder of the half and entered the intermission deadlocked at 33-33.

UMaine-Farmington slowly began to pull away in the second half, but the Mariners remained within striking distance and a pair of free throws from DePatsy with under a minute to play closed the Beavers' lead to 74-70. The Beavers went a perfect 4-of-4 from the line to preserve the lead and despite a last second three from Devin Boone (Greenville, Maine) the visitors took the win.

Inside the Numbers: DePatsy led the Mariners with 22 points, five rebounds and an assist, while Reincke ended the evening with 18 points, seven rebounds, two assists, two blocks and a steal, and Riley Jorgenson (Vienna, Va.) added 12 points, two rebounds, two assists and two steals.

Riley Robinson led the Beavers with a double-double of 23 points and 10 rebounds, while also adding five assists and three steals, Terion Moss contributed 20 points, three assists, two rebounds and a steal and Jack Kane chipped in with 13 points, eight rebounds, and two blocks.

The Mariners shot 46.7 percent from the floor and 44.0 percent from three-point land, while the Beavers shot 45.8 percent overall and 15.4 percent from behind the arc. The Beavers outrebounded the Mariners 48-27.

Up Next: The Mariners fall to 4-20 on the season, and 2-11 in the conference, while the Beavers improve to 20-4 overall and 11-1 in the conference. Maine Maritime wraps up the regular season on Tuesday night, when they travel to face Husson University at 7:30 pm.