DURHAM, N.H. – The University of Maine men’s basketball team survived eight ties and four lead changes to post a 57-53 America East win over the University of New Hampshire at Whittemore Center Saturday night.

The win was the Black Bears’ first conference road victory since Jan. 2 and snapped a four-game league losing streak.

Maine improved to 9-15, 5-8 in the conference. The Wildcats dropped to 6-15, 5-9.

Senior guard Ramone Jones scored 16 points to lead the Black Bears, while forward Terry Hunt pitched in with 15 and John Gordon added 10. Allen Ledbetter grabbed 11 rebounds to go with his eight points.

Brad Cirino notched 14 points for the Wildcats, while Carmen Maciariello scored 11.

The Black Bears and Wildcats battled for the entire second half. The ‘Cats led by as many as seven after the break, but sophomore guard Gordon pulled Maine within one at 37-36 on a 3-pointer with 14:05 to go.

After that, neither team led by more than three until Maine’s Hunt iced it on a free throw with only 1.8 seconds left.

New Hampshire guard Cirino provided the game’s final tie when he scored on a tip with 2:06 left. Maine’s Ledbetter broke the 51-51 deadlock with a layup at 1:48.

After UNH failed to score, Ledbetter nailed the front end of a one-and-one with 22.5 seconds left to give the Bears a 54-51 edge.

Former John Bapst star Ken Rassi (eight points, eight rebounds) pulled the Wildcats within one when he grabbed a missed Jason Hernandez 3-point attempt with a layup with 10 seconds to play.

But Gordon, the league’s top free throw shooter, was fouled before any time was allowed to tick off the clock and made both ends of the bonus situation to give Maine another 3-point lead.

After the teams stacked two full timeouts and a 20-second break on top of each another with 5.3 seconds left, UNH’s final possession came up empty and Hunt was fouled.

Black Bears 57, Wildcats 53

Maine men (9-15) New Hampshire (6-15)

Name G AG F AF TP Name G AG F AF TP

Gordon 3 5 2 2 10 Hernandez 1 9 0 0 3

Thibodeau 0 0 0 0 0 Bradberry 2 8 1 1 5

Hunt 5 14 3 5 15 Blakely 2 4 0 0 4

Thompson 0 3 0 0 0 Cirino 6 11 0 0 14

Faison 1 4 1 2 3 Provost 0 0 0 0 0

Jones 6 10 3 3 16 Maciariello 4 11 0 0 11

Thomas 2 6 0 0 4 Acres 3 5 2 3 8

Long 0 0 1 2 1 Rassi 4 7 0 0 8

Ledbetter 3 8 2 6 8 Hibbs 0 1 0 0 0

Totals 20 50 12 20 57 Totals 22 56 3 4 53

Maine 24 57

New Hampshire 28 53

3-pt. goals: Maine (5-12): Gordon 2-3, Hunt 2-3, Thompson 0-1, Faison 0-1, Jones 1-2, Thomas 0-1, Ledbetter 0-1; New Hampshire (6-24): Hernandez 1-6, Bradberry 0-3, Cirino 2-5, Maciariello 3-9, Rassi 0-1

Attendance: 1,157

UM-Fort Kent takes two

Over the weekend, UM-Fort Kent notched two road victories. On Saturday, the Bengals downed Unity College 76-57 and on Sunday disposed of UM-Augusta 97-36.

On Sunday, Fort Kent ran out to a 61-14 halftime lead en route to the victory.

Arthur Jarrett pumped in 20 points and brother Anthony Jarrett popped in 16 points for the winners. James Osborne and Kareem Duncombe each chipped in with 12.

Todd Gunzinger tossed in 14 points and Scott Haden added 12 to pace UM-Augusta.

On Saturday, Arthur Jarrett netted 16 points to complete the weekend sweep for Fort Kent.

Mike Jack poured in a game-high 25 points to lead Unity.

(Sunday) UM-Fort Kent (20-7) 97

Richardson 1-0-2, Clavette 1-2-4, Cardona 4-2-10, Osborne 5-0-12, Duncombe 6-0-12, Wilson 2-1-6, Ar. Jarrett 8-4-20, An. Jarrett 8-0-16, Miller 1-0-3, Gagnon 1-0-2 UM-Augusta (2-11) 36

Haden 4-1-12, Westbye 2-2-6, Gunzinger 5-2-14, Herman 1-0-2, Lewis 1-0-2, Brainard

3-pt. goals: Osborne 2, Wilson, Miller; Haden 3, Gunzinger 2

Halftime: UMFK 61, UM-Augusta 14

(Saturday) UM-Fort Kent (19-7) 76

Richardson 0-1-1, Clavette 1-0-3, Cardona 4-1-10, Osborne 3-1-7, Duncombe 5-2-13, Wilson 3-0-8, Art. Jarrett 8-0-16, Ant. Jarrett 6-0-12, Miller 1-0-2, Gagnon 2-0-4 Unity (4-14) 57

Jack 6-10-25, Sargent 2-0-4, Marvell 3-0-6, Recican 1-0-2, MaGuire 1-2-5, McMakin 4-0-8, Piccuito 3-1-7, Flores

3-pt. goals: Wilson 2, Clavette, Cardona, Duncombe; Jack 3, MaGuire

Halftime: UMFK 36, Unity 27

UMPI 87, UMF 79

At Presque Isle Sunday, Glenn Sharp scored 18 points to lift the Owls to the win.

Willie Rivera popped in 17 points and Pierre Michaud added 13 for UMPI.

Laughn Berthiaume scored 24 points to lead Farmington, Darren Meader netted 16 and Lance Meader had 13.

UM-Farmington (9-10) 79

L. Meader 5-0-13, Berthiaume 9-2-24, Beaudoin 3-0-7, MacDonald, Elder, White 1-0-2, Redstone 1-4-7, D. Meader 7-0-16, Richards 5-0-10 UM-Presque Isle (14-7) 87

King 2-3-8, Rivera 6-5-17, Townsend 2-7-12, Colman 2-1-7, Michaud 5-3-13, Casavant, Sharp 7-4-18, Joseph 1-2-4, Okunniwa 3-0-7

3-pt. goals: Berthiaume 4, L. Meader 3, D. Meader 2, Beaudoin, Redstone; Rivera 3, Colman 2, Townsend, Okunniwa, King

Halftime: UMPI 44, UMF 39

Husson 91, UNE 88

At Westbrook, Mike McCaffrey and Tony Tobin each scored 15 points in the second half as Husson rallied from a three-point halftime deficit to post the important Maine Athletic Conference win.

Tobin finished with 20 points for the Braves, McCaffrey ended with 18, Sean Foye scored 17 and Brian Alley tossed in 10 points.

Chris Kumka’s game-high 23 points and Chris McKenney’s 19 led UNE.

Husson 91

Sompatzis 1-0-2, McCaffrey 8-1-18, Dyt 2-0-4, Tobin 6-6-20, J. Durost 1-0-3, Foye 7-2-17, Funk 2-2-6, Alley 5-0-10, Cotto 3-0-6, Olson 2-1-5

UNE 88

Gadbois 1-0-2, McClure 5-0-10, McCarthy 1-0-2, McKenney 5-6-19, Huntington 1-0-2, Kumka 6-6-23, Werntgen 1-12-14, Cooper 4-8-16

3-pt. goals: McCaffrey 3, Tobin 2, J. Durost, Foye; Kumka 5, McKenney 3

Halftime: UNE 41, Husson 38

Colby 79, Wesleyan 65

(Saturday) Wesleyan 65

Griffin 1-6-8, Meyer 2-6-10, Huse 0-4-4, Parat 0-1-1, Kingsley 6-0-15, Guarino 1-0-3, Zubco 3-0-8, O’Brien 3-0-6, Vaula, Picard 1-0-2, Esdaile 3-2-8

Colby 79

Hebert 6-9-28, Black 5-8-18, Penney 2-0-5, Conway 1-3-5, McLaughlin 2-7-12, Spidle 2-0-5, Higgins, Hinton 2-0-4, McInnis, McCullough 0-4-4

3-pt. goals: Kingsley 3, Guarino; Hebert 5, Penney, McLaughlin, Spidle

Halftime: Colby 33, Wesleyan 31

Women’s basketball

Husson 95, UNE 70

At Biddeford, Sue Ann Allen had 18 points, including the 1,000th of her career, to lead the Braves.

Beth Miller popped in 14 points for Husson. Kelly Dow and Emily Walker tossed in 16 apiece as Shannon Hamilton and Amanda Pomerleau each added 10.

Wendy Atwood fired in a game-high 20 points for the University of New England.

Husson 95

Northrup 0-3-3, Russ 2-0-4, Cram 2-0-4, Allen 9-0-18, Shannon 3-4-10, Pomerleau 4-1-10, Dow 8-0-16, Walker 7-2-16, Emerson, Miller 4-6-14 UNE 70

Coomes 1-0-2, Lubas 2-0-4, Atwood 8-4-20, Hagan 4-4-12, Skolfield 0-2-2, Keene 0-2-2, Sabella 1-0-2, Conti 2-1-5, Paris 5-0-10, Gates, Coyne, Boudreau 3-0-7, Stachli 2-0-4

3-pt. goals: Pomerleau; Boudreau

Halftime: Husson 50, UNE 34

UMF 90, UMPI 69

At Presque Isle on Sunday, Amber Howard led a balanced Farmington attack with 18 points.

Cara Moir had 16 points for UMF, while Tammy Paradie notched 15, Margo Bailey 14 and Caryn Lasante 12.

Kim Chatman scored a game-high 22 points for UM-Presque Isle.

UM-Farmington (15-2) 90

Wyman 1-0-2, Buckner 1-4-6, Howard 7-0-18, Fletcher 1-3-5, Parent 0-1-1, Downes UM-Presque Isle (7-12) 69

Washington, Smith, Shaw 5-1-14, Daigle 3-4-10, Burr, Young 3-0-6, Chatman 8-5-22, Sanborn 0-2-2, McManemon 4-0-8, Provenzano, Huff 3-1-7, Stevens

3-pt. goals: Howard 4; Shaw 3, Chatman

Halftime: UMF 44, UMPI 37

WNEC 64, MMA 37

At Springfield, Mass., Eileen Monaghan’s 16 points led a Western New England attack, which jumped out to a 35-14 halftime lead.

Jessica Tebbetts netted 13 points to pace Maine Maritime as Robin Merrill contributed 11.

Maine Maritime (1-14) 37

Tardif, Harper 1-0-2, Tebbetts 4-3-13, Katrein, LeBlond 3-3-9, Smith 1-0-2, Pivarnik, Merrill 5-1-11 Western New England (7-10) 64

Steel 7-0-14, Scribner 1-0-2, Monaghan 7-1-16, Johndrow 1-3-5, Harrington 5-2-12, Lawler 1-0-2, Pemberton 3-0-7, Petrino 3-0-6, Drapala

3-pt. goals: Tebbetts 2; Monaghan, Pemberton

Halftime: WNEC 35, MMA 14

Colby 77, Wesleyan 38

(Saturday) Wesleyan (1-12) 38

Sanchez, Perrault 0-2-2, J. Bennett 2-3-7, Grandin, Roberts 1-0-2, Elliot 0-2-2, Ogundiran, Pelletier 2-1-5, Altman, Hook 2-0-5, K. Bennett, Martin 2-0-4, Lea 1-2-4, Gabbay, Gaskins 2-3-7 Colby (13-5) 77

Usher 0-3-3, Freese 0-3-3, Roberts 1-2-4, Kenoyer 1-0-2, Brown, Bennett 0-2-2, Cole-Karagory 11-3-25, Linenbroker 2-0-4, Perry 7-3-17, McGonagle 3-2-8, Curlett 1-2-4, Pigeon 1-3-5

3-pt. goals: Hook

Halftime: Colby 37, Wesleyan 17