BRUNSWICK – Patrick McGowan poured in 31 points after nailing 6-of-7 3-pointers to carry the Colby College White Mules of Waterville by Bowdoin 95-91 in men’s basketball action Tuesday night.

Kevin Crosman chipped in with 26 points for the winners, Michael Westbrooks added 14 and Matt Forlizzi netted 10. Nick Loukes of Bangor contributed nine points and five assists.

Danny Ginn paced Bowdoin with 26 points and Skowhegan’s Braden Clement added 22. Mark Yakavonis chipped in with 14 points while Michael Harding and Kyle Petrie had 10 each. Petrie also had 10 rebounds and seven assists.

Colby (4-6) 95

Crosman 10-2-26, Cushman 1-0-2, McGowan 10-5-31, Loukes 4-1-9, Westbrooks 5-4-14, Jenkins, Ofiesh, Forlizzi 3-3-10, Dick 1-0-3, Rutherford

Bowdoin (5-6) 91

Petrie 5-0-10, Harding 3-4-10, Ginn 9-4-26, Clement 8-6-22, Yakavonis 6-2-14, McLeod 3-0-7, Fleck 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Crosman 4, McGowan 6, Forlizzi, Dick; Ginn 4, Clement 6, McLeod

Halftime: Bowdoin 38-34; 74-74; 84-84

St. Joseph’s 89, Thomas 65

At Waterville, the visiting Monks had four players score in double figures in their win over the Terriers.

C.J. Vose led St. Joseph’s with 24 points while Justin Underwood had 15, Steve Monteiro 13 and Bilai Dawan-Abdullah tossed in 11.

Jimmy Cardaci topped all scorers with 28 points for Thomas. James Godley and Adam Rich had 12 points apiece.

St. Joseph’s (10-2) 89

Bouzan 0-1-1, Olivero 3-1-7, Mitchell 0-2-2, Underwood 6-5-15, McCabe 2-0-6, Vose 11-1-24, Pratt 1-0-3, Drayer, Seaver 3-1-7, Dawan-Abdulla 4-3-11, Monteiro 6-1-13

Thomas (3-6) 65

Rich 4-2-12, Beal 0-1-1, Bonang, Godley 4-2-12, Grappi 4-2-12, Cardaci 9-7-28, Laraia, Woodworth, Woodbury, Caron, Nickerson, Card, DePalmer 3-0-6

3-pt. goals: McCable 2, Pratt, Vose; Cardaci 3, Rich 2, Godley

Rhode Island Col. 80, USM 68

At Gorham, Kamran Alemdar poured in a game-high 27 points to lead four players in double figures as Rhode Island College triumphed.

Alemdar’s three-pointer in the second half triggered a decisive 17-2 run.

Johnafer White had 15 points and 18 rebounds for the winners and Jason Harris contributed 12 points and 10 boards.

Jason Levecque’s 26 points and Mike Francoeur’s 17 points and four assists paced USM.

R.I. College (9-4) 80

Carter 3-5-11, Arias, Daley 2-2-6, Bower, Alemdar 8-6-27, Grandfield 1-0-2, Stanko 3-0-7, Costigan, White 6-3-15, Harris 4-4-12, Baker

USM (1-11) 68

Lovely 1-1-3, Francoeur 8-0-17, Almy, Levecque 11-2-26, Tarbox 1-0-2, Fulcher, Soucie, Garland 2-0-6, Estes 2-0-5, Bigelow 2-0-5, Casavant, Russell 2-0-4

3-pt. goals: Almedar 5, Stanko; Levecque 2, Garland 2, Francoeur, Estes, Bigelow

Halftime: R.I.C. 32-28

Women’s basketball

Bowdoin 76, Colby 66

At Brunswick, the Polar Bears used a balanced scoring attack to hold off the White Mules of Waterville.

Kristi Royer paced Bowdoin with 13 points while Courtney Trotta and Lora Trenkle each added 11. Royer, Trotta and Trenkle also had four assists apiece. Erika Nickerson chipped in with 12 points and Justine Pouravelis netted 10.

Bianca Belcher led Colby with 19 points, Sarah Walsh put in 17 and Drea DeAngelo added 13.

Colby (8-3) 66

Belcher 6-6-19, DeAngelo 4-3-13, Bonner 2-2-6, O’Donnell 2-0-4, Walsh 8-1-17, Kelly 1-2-4, Burrows 1-0-3, Bourque

Bowdoin (10-1) 76

Trotta 4-1-11, Trenkle 4-2-11, Royer 5-3-13, Smith 0-6-6, Nickerson 6-0-12, Withey 0-2-2, Bramwell 0-4-4, Pouravelis 5-0-10, Russell 1-4-7

3-pt. goals: Belcher, DeAngelo 2, Burrows; Trotta 2, Trenkle, Russell

Halftime: Colby 38-37

St. Joseph’s 68, Thomas 47

At Waterville, Abbie Rice scored 11 points to help lead St. Joseph’s past Thomas.

Laura Pelkey and Marissa Regan each contributed to the win with 10 points.

Erin Lovely led the Thomas offense with 12 points.

St. Joseph’s (8-4) 68

Gagnon 2-0-4, Regula 1-2-4, Pelkey 4-0-10, Gagnon 3-2-8, Tetrault 2-2-6, Rice 4-3-11, Alexander 1-0-2, Rauscher 3-2-8, Regan 2-0-5, Brownlee 4-2-10, Blauvelt, Young

Thomas (2-8) 47

Hathaway 0-5-5, Leclerc 2-3-7, Lovely 4-2-12, Riley 3-1-8, Corbett 3-0-7, Lessard 3-0-8, Day, Arute, Gurney, Parris

3-pt. goals: Pelkey 2, Regan; Lessard, 2, Lovely 2, Riley, Corbett

Halftime: St. Joseph’s 37-19

USM 87, Rhode Island College 49

At Gorham, Tiffany Jones of Skowhegan scored a game-high 26 points to lead the University of Southern Maine to their 11th win of the season.

George Stevens Academy graduate Nikki Allen had 11 points and Nicole Judkins grabbed 10 rebounds for USM.

Becca Bissonnette led Rhode Island College with 14 points, Abby Ferri had 13, and Liz Shields 10.

R.I. College (1-11) 49

Berterman, Ferri 4-3-13, Sarette 2-4-8, Bissonnette 7-0-14, Shields 4-2-10, Hersperger, Barrette 2-0-4, Archambault, Biven

Southern Maine (11-2) 87

Cyr 1-0-3, Cowing 1-4-6, Cressler 3-0-9, Allen 2-6-11, Frost 1-3-6, Tong 1-0-3, Judkins 3-1-8, Jones 8-6-26, Stetler 0-1-1, Carver 1-0-2, Libby 2-3-7, Thibodeau 0-5-5

3-pt. goals: Bissonnette 2; Jones 4, Cressler 3, Cowing 2, Cyr, Allen, Frost, Tong, Judkins

Halftime: Southern Maine 56-26