Jan 04, 2014
WATERVILLE, Maine --- Patrick Stewart (Bangor, Maine) had a game-high 20 points and Chris Hudnut (Chevy Chase, Md.) finished with a nice all-around game as the Colby College men's basketball team scored 52 points in the second half on the way to a 92-61 non-conference win over University of Maine at Machias on Saturday.
Stewart was 6-for-9 from the field, 3-for-6 from 3-point range, and 5-for-5 from the foul line. Hudnut finished with 16 points on 7-for-11 shooting, had a game-high seven rebounds, and dished five assists.
Sam Willson (Watertown, Conn.) was 8-for-9 from the foul line on the way to 14 points for Colby (6-3 overall). Connor O'Neil (Freeport, Maine) had eight of his 10 points in the second half and shot 4-for-5 from the field and made both of his 3-point shots. Shane Rogers (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) was 4-for-5 from the field for eight points, while point guard Luke Westman (Newton, Mass.) had eight points, five assists, and five rebounds.
The Mules shot 52.3 percent (34-for-65) from the field and hit 17 of their 18 free throws.
Maine-Machias shot 50 percent from the field in the first half and only trailed 40-34 at the break. After Colby opened up a 25-9 lead after 10 minutes of play, the Clippers chipped away at the lead and cut the margin to 35-33 on a 3-point shot by Aaron Van Buren (Bradenton, Fla.) with 3:46 to play. Van Buren then made 1-of-2 from the foul line with 3:14 to play to cut the margin to one at 35-34. Willson scored the final five points of the half for Colby.
With the score 51-40, the Mules went on a 21-4 run over the next five minutes to take a 72-44 lead with 11:58 remaining. The Mules had their biggest lead at 35 points with 4:34 to play.
Elias Gutierrez (Sarasota, Fla.) shot 6-for-11 from the field and finished with a team-high 19 points for Maine-Machias (7-5 overall). Floyd Higgins (Orlando, Fla.) had 13 points, Van Buren finished with 11, and point guard AC Ford (Glendale, Ariz.) had seven assists.
COLBY 92, MAINE-MACHIAS 61
MAINE-MACHIAS (7-5)
Elias Gutierrez 6-11 6-8 19; Floyd Higgins 5-11 0-0 13; Aaron Van Buren 4-9
1-2 11; Dustin Getchell 1-4 4-4 6; AC Ford 1-4 2-4 4; Brian Getchell 2-3 0-0
4; Kaleb Staples 1-5 0-0 2; Mike Martinez 0-3 1-2 1; Elvis Nunez 0-1 1-4 1;
Jackson Paddock 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 20-52 15-24 61.
COLBY (6-3)
Patrick Stewart 6-9 5-5 20; Chris Hudnut 7-11 2-2 16; Sam Willson 3-9 8-9
14; Connor O'Neil 4-5 0-0 10; Luke Westman 3-5 2-2 8; Shane Rogers 4-5 0-0
8; Ryan Jann 3-6 0-0 7; Jonathan Kalin 2-2 0-0 5; Michael Loginoff 1-3 0-0
2; Matt Mignon 1-4 0-0 2; Ben Brassord 0-2 0-0 0; Myles Stephenson 0-1 0-0
0; Peter Marchetti 0-2 0-0 0; John Gallego 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 34-65 17-18 92.
Maine-Machias................. 34 27 - 61
Colby......................... 40 52 - 92
3-point goals--Maine-Machias 6-19 (Floyd Higgins 3-7; Aaron Van Buren 2-5;
Elias Gutierrez 1-4; Kaleb Staples 0-1; Mike Martinez 0-1; AC Ford 0-1),
Colby 7-19 (Patrick Stewart 3-6; Connor O'Neil 2-2; Ryan Jann 1-3; Jonathan
Kalin 1-1; Matt Mignon 0-3; Peter Marchetti 0-1; John Gallego 0-1; Sam
Willson 0-2). Fouled out--Maine-Machias-None, Colby-None.
Rebounds--Maine-Machias 28 (Dustin Getchell 6), Colby 40 (Chris Hudnut 7).
Assists--Maine-Machias 12 (AC Ford 7), Colby 26 (Luke Westman 5; Chris
Hudnut 5). Total fouls--Maine-Machias 14, Colby 15. Technical
fouls--Maine-Machias-None, Colby-Patrick Stewart. A-250