Box Score FORT KENT, Maine--Senior co-captain Curt Heinz made school history, sophomore Jack Banks scored a game-high 18 points off the bench and Maine Maritime Academy drained 12 three-pointers to drill host UMaine-Fort Kent, 84-58, in non-conference men's basketball action at the UMFK Sports Center on Ozzie Osgood Court on Friday evening. Maine Maritime has won seven games in a row to up its season's record to 10-5, while the Bengals fall to 7-10 overall with their first home loss in four starts.

Maine Maritime Highlights

• Heinz (11 points, 12 rebounds for a game-high) had five assists to set the program record with 331 in a career.
• Banks finished 7-for-13 from the field and he contributed five rebounds.
• Senior Markus Ramirez scored 16 points on 5-for-9 shooting from the field, including four treys.
• Freshman Gabe Hagar made 5-of-10 field goal attempts, including 4-for-7 from three-point range, for 14 points.

UMFK Highlights

• Aiden Grady led the team with 14 points.

How it Happened

• The Mariners jumped out to a quick 11-2 lead as Ramirez set the tone with a pair of treys in the first four minutes from the opening tip.
• Hagar joined Ramirez with efficient shooting from the perimeter as MMA enjoyed a 34-17 halftime lead.
• Maine Maritime shot 47.5 percent from the field (28-59), 48.0 percent from the arc (12-25) and 94.1 percent from the free throw line (16-17).
• UMFK was held to a 34.5 clip in field goal shooting (19-55).
• The Mariners outscored the Bengals 22-9 off turnovers.
• In the second half, MMA shot 57.7 percent from the field and 66.7 beyond the arc to distance themselves from UMFK.

Beyond the Boxscore

• UMaine-Fort Kent is a member of the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA).
• The Bengals are now 0-3 against NCAA Division III North Atlantic Conference competition.
• A complete boxscore is not yet available.
• Heinz breaks the previous all-time assists record held by Jon Newland, who had 329 from 1999 to 2003.
• Maine Maritime didn't get its 10th win last season until Feb. 12 to finish 10-15 in 2023-24.

Next Up

• Maine Maritime resumes NAC play at 3 p.m. tomorrow at UMaine-Presque Isle.