KEENE, N.H. -- Senior Derek D'Amours (Feeding Hills, Mass.) tallied 16 of his game-best 18 points in the first half to pace Keene State College in an 87-51 win over the University of New England men's basketball team Friday evening at Spaulding Gymnasium, as part of the Owls' annual Tip-Off Classic.

KSC improves to 2-0 on the season, while the Nor'easters fall to 0-2.

Juniors Rashad Wright (Agawam, Mass.) and Eric Fazio (Hopewell Junction, N.Y.) each added 10 for the Owls, who also had three players finish with points. Wright pulled down a contest-high nine boards for Keene State, which ended with a 50-25 advantage in rebounds.

Junior Ryan Martin (Wayne, Maine) helped lead the Owls' offense -- a group that converted 46.6 percent of its field goal attempts (34-for-73) -- with seven assists.

For UNE, first-year Timmy Mains (Auburn, Maine) notched a team-high 16 points on 5-of-7 shooting. Classmate Jordan Ferreira (Nantucket, Mass.) went for nine points and six rebounds, while senior Marcus Winn (Austin, Texas) chipped in with eight points.

A UNE three-pointer in the early-going cut the Keene State cushion to 5-3, before the hosts recorded the next 15 points to assume control of the match. Five different players got into the scoring column during the stretch.

D'Amours took over for a period of 3:21 as the first half progressed, reeling off 13 straight points for the Owls to get the lead up over 20 (38-16). Keene State shot 50 percent from the floor and hit six treys in the opening frame to hold a 46-22 edge at the break.

Mains scored 11 of his 16 after halftime for the Nor'easters, who face Colby-Sawyer College on Saturday at 5 p.m.

The Owls will meet St. Lawrence University at 7 p.m. to conclude the event.