PLYMOUTH, N.H. – Ashley Marble scored 29 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to lift the University of Southern Maine to a 78-55 women’s basketball victory over Plymouth State Tuesday night.

Southern Maine (20-1) 78

Marble 11-7-29, Kent 2-2-7, Santa Fe 8-2-18, Welch 2-0-5, Paradis 1-0-2, Ross 0-3-3, Johnson 0-2-2, MacDonald 1-1-3, O’Tash 0-1-1, Millington 2-1-5, Samuelson 1-1-3, Patti, Sibley, Violette

Plymouth State (6-15) 55

Thomas 2-2-6, MacDonald 3-1-8, Alosa 3-0-8, Gray 3-0-8, DePalo 0-2-2, Fritch 4-1-11, Chiles 0-1-1, Mahoney 0-1-1, Daniels 0-1-1, Kent 0-2-2, Bryant 2-1-5, Linehan 1-1-3, Morin, White, Coffin, Frankowski

3-pt. goals: Kent, Welch; Alosa 2, Fritch 2, MacDonald, Gray

Halftime: Southern Maine 39-17

UNE 66, New England Col. 44

At Biddeford, Katie Diggins scored 14 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead the University of New England.

New England College (12-9) 44

Wilson 4-0-8, Waldie 3-2-8, Valeika, Hutton 3-1-7, Plankey 1-2-4, Cauley 1-0-2, McFarland 3-0-6, Eagan 1-0-2, St. Marie, Bishop 1-2-4, Silva, Wolfson, Bakaian 0-1-1

UNew England (9-12) 66

Gamache 1-0-3, Pelkey 6-0-12, S. Weston 1-3-5, Diggins 5-4-14, Hesketh 2-0-4, St. Hilaire, Beisswanger, Wyand, B. Weston 0-1-1, Ouellette 2-0-4, Morin 5-0-10, Linnell 2-0-4, White 2-0-4

3-pt. goals: Gamache

Halftime: UNE 66-44

Men’s basketball

St. Joseph’s 72, UMM 67 (OT)

At Machias, Chad Pulkkinen hit a 3-pointer with 10 seconds remaining in regulation to send the game to overtime where his St. Joseph’s Monks of Standish prevailed over UMaine-Machias.

Pulkkinen finished with a game-high 20 points.

St. Joseph’s (14-5) 72

Mattison 6-0-14, Murphy 4-1-10, Pulkkinen 6-4-20, Alexander 7-2-16, Vachon, Eatmon, Mileski, Plummer 4-1-9, Emmons 1-1-3

UMaine-Machias (17-6) 67

Butler 9-5-23, McCoy 8-4-21, Douglas 3-1-8, Hammond 2-0-5, Calligan 3-0-8, Lupo 1-0-2, Blake, Mauro

3-pt. goals: Pulkkinen 4, Mattison 2; Calligan 2, Hammond, Douglas, McCoy

Halftime: St. Joseph’s 28-25

New England Coll. 79, UNE 77

At Biddeford, Ryan Jaziri poured in 25 points and Antoine Sylvia grabbed 17 rebounds to go with eight points to lead New England College.

New England College (9-12) 79

Evans 5-4-14, Jaziri 11-3-25, Quinn 6-3-16, Faragher 0-2-2, Sylvia 3-2-8, MacDonald, Davies 1-0-3, Booker, Davids 0-1-1, Tonkovich 5-0-10

U New England (4-18) 77

Belmonte 3-2-8, Floyd 4-2-11, Farynaz 7-2-17, Marriott 4-3-12, Button 6-3-15, Van Deusen 1-0-2, Cochran 2-0-6, Field 3-0-6

3-pt. goals: Quinn, Davies; Floyd, Farynaz, Marriott, Cochran 2

Halftime: U New England 42-38

Plymouth State 68, USM 60

At Plymouth, N.H., Mike Walcek posted 17 points to lead Plymouth State University by University of Southern Maine.

Southern Maine (6-15) 60

Coppenrath 5-1-12, Gooding 4-0-8, Sewall 2-0-5, Oakley 3-0-7, Daniels 5-6-16, Espinal, Jordan 1-1-3, Whitaker 2-1-5, Gabriele 1-2-4

Plymouth (9-13) 68

Wilkinson, Ruocco 6-0-14, Walcek 5-6-17, Bourassa 1-6-8, Huntington 2-1-5, Hanlon 3-2-8, Hondal, Bopp, O’ Keefe 1-0-3, Tracy 0-4-4, Chergey 4-1-9

3-pt. goals: Coppenrath, Sewall, Oakley; Ruocco 2, Walcek, O’ Keefe

Halftime: Plymouth 40-23