GORHAM – Buddy Leavitt hit a jumper with two seconds left to lift Husson of Bangor to a men’s basketball 77-75 victory over Colby of Waterville in the opening game of The Maine Event.

Leavitt finished with 26 points while Jason Harvey added 18 and Phil White 15 for the Eagles.

Mark Gaudet paced the White Mules with 24 points. Nate Dick added 13 while Drew Cohen and Nick Farrell each had 11.

Husson (3-3) 77

Leavitt 7-8-26, Harvey 5-5-18, White 6-3-15, Muzzy 4-1-9, Kissinger 1-0-3, Henry 1-1-3, Heath 1-0-3, Lee

Colby (4-5) 75

Gaudet 5-9-24, Dick 5-2-13, Cohen 3-5-11, Farrell 4-1-11, Bandi 3-1-7, Simpson 1-2-4, Jenkins 0-3-3, Decker 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Leavitt 4, Harvey 3, Heath, Kissinger; Gaudet 5, Farrell 2, Dick

Halftime: Husson 39-34

St. Joseph’s 63, So. Maine 62

At Gorham, Marcus Alexander scored 17 points as the Monks edged the Huskies in the first round of The Maine Event.

Noah LaRoche tallied 11 points in a balanced effort for Saint Joseph’s of Standish.

Walter Phillips paced Southern Maine with 14 points. Bill Hardwick and Josh Daniels scored 13 points each and Andy Frost added 12 points and four steals.

Saint Joseph’s (4-3) 63

LaRoche 3-5-11, Pulkkinen 1-0-2, Alexander 8-0-17, Plummer 3-2-8, Ouellet 3-2-8, Murphy 2-2-6, Mattison 1-2-5, Schacht 1-1-4, Mileski, Castor 0-2-2, Vachon

Southern Maine (5-5) 62

Frost 3-5-12, Daniels 5-1-13, McKinnell 2-5-9, Phillips 7-0-14, Hardwick 4-5-13, Oakley 0-1-1, Hebert, O’Neill, Coppenwrath

3-pt. goals: Alexander, Mattison, Schacht; Frost, Daniels 2

Halftime: Saint Joseph’s 26-25

Azusa Pacific 96, UMM 57

At Boston, Demario Butler and Colton Cornfoot led five players in double figures with 12 points apiece as Azusa Pacific University thumped UMaine-Machias.

Charles Calligan led all scorers with 21 for the Clippers.

UM-Machias (1-7) 57

Kardish 4-1-9, Johnson 4-0-8, Blake 3-1-7, Calligan 7-2-21, McCoy 2-0-4, Arias 2-2-7, McGuire, Morgan, Munro 0-1-1

Azusa Pacific (10-1) 96

Soderberg 5-0-10, Prather 4-2-10, Myers 4-0-8, Butler 6-0-12, Hornbuckle 3-0-6, Crouch, Reisman 3-0-8, Miley 1-3-5, Zea 5-1-11, Cornfoot 5-0-12, King 2-2-6, Williamson, Oliver 1-0-2, Bond 3-0-6

3-pt. goals: Calligan 5, Arias; Reisman 2, Cornfoot 2

Halftime: Azusa Pacific 40-25