GORHAM, Maine   –  Matt Hanna converted a back-door layup on a feed from Will King and King hit one-of-two free throws with 1.7 seconds on the clock to lift the No. 12 Colby College Mules over the University of Southern Maine Huskies in a non-conference men's basketball game Monday night at Hill Gymnasium. 

         With the win, the nationally-ranked Mules earn their third straight win to move to 22-2.  The Huskies see their two-game win streak snapped and stand at 11-13 overall. 

         Noah Tyson led four Mules in double-figures with a game-high 25 points and completing the double-double with a game-high 10 rebounds.  Hanna had 24 points, four rebounds and four assists, while Alex Dorion added 13 points.  Wallace Tucker tossed in 12 points off of the bench on 5-of-11 shooting, and Ty Williams had a game-high seven assists. 

         Southern Maine also had four players in double-figures led by 28 points, eight rebounds, four steals and three assists from senior Jaire Roberts (Warrenton, Va.). Junior Derek Haney (Auburn, Calif) had 18 points, shooting 7-for-13 from the field, including 4-for-8 from three.  Freshman Cameron Wood notched a career-high with 17 points (7-for-9 field goals), adding eight rebounds, while sophomore Jacobe Thomas (Houston, Texas) had 14 points, seven rebounds and four assists. 

HOW IT HAPPENED: 

•  In a high-scoring first half, Colby led at the break 57-49.  The Mules shot 58.8 percent (20-for-34) from the field in the opening 20 minutes, including a red-hot 55.6 percent (10-for-18) from three.  Hanna had 16 of his 24 in the first, while Tyson had 15 on a perfect 5-for-5 effort. 
•  Wood had a strong first half for the Huskies, scoring 15 points on 6-of-7 from the floor, adding six boards.  Thomas and Roberts each had 10.  
• USM stayed close with the Mules in the opening half, and trailed by five, 44-39, with 3:55 to play following a three from Haney.  Colby countered, however, with an 8-2 run to jump its lead to 11, 52-41 led by four points from Tyson.  USM returned to a seven point hole, 54-47, on four points from Thomas and two from Wood before Hanna drained a three with 19 seconds to play for a 57-47 lead.  The Huskies' Thomas connected on a layup in the for the 57-49 halftime score. 
•  USM opened the second half on a 12-1 run to lead 61-58 with 15:40 to play.  Four different players scored in the run for the Huskies led by five points from Haney.  The Mules were ice cold during that stretch going 0-for-8 with a turnover, and one-of-two free throws in their first 10 possessions of the second half. 
• Down by three, Colby's Dorion drained a three to stop the Mules scoring drought with 15:13 to play and the game settled into a back-and-forth affair. 
• Hanna put the Mules up by five, 75-70, with 8:49 to play with a three, but USM quickly countered with an 8-0 run to snag a 78-75 lead with 7:43 on the clock.  Haney connected on back-to-back threes for the Huskies in the run, which was started by a driving layup from Roberts. 
• Colby used a run of its own, 7-2, to regain the lead, 82-80 (5:17) and was up 88-84 on three consecutive free throws from Tyson with 3:10 to play before USM's Roberts scored five straight on a three and a floating layup for an 89-88 Husky lead with 1:29 on the clock.
• With just under 90 seconds to play, both teams exchanged points, and Roberts gave USM a 91-90 lead, scoring his seventh consecutive points for the Huskies, with 33 seconds left. 
• Down a point, Hanna cut back-door on the right side of the court and took a feed from King for the go-ahead bucket, and a 92-91 lead.  USM had the ball with 27 seconds to play, and had a good look at the basket but the shot rimmed out and King snagged the defensive board with 1.7 left.  Fouled and sent to the line, King hit the first and intentionally missed the second for the 93-91 final. 
• UP NEXT: 

         Southern Maine remains in Little East Conference action and travels to UMass Dartmouth on Saturday (3:00 pm). 

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