WATERVILLE – Kyle Jackson scored a game-high 21 points including a clutch layup with 49 seconds remaining as Bowdoin staved off a ferocious Colby rally to edge its arch-rival 75-72 in a college basketball game Saturday night.

Bowdoin used a 73 percent shooting performance to build a 52-31 halftime lead but Colby rallied to within one before Jackson’s layup gave the Polar Bears some breathing room.

Colby missed three potential game-tying 3-pointers.

Andrew Hippert had 14 points for the winners and Andrew Sargeantson added 13 points and a game-high eight rebounds and six assists.

Mac Simpson’s 19 points and four assists paced Colby. Adam Choice had 15 points and six assists and Artie Cutrone had 12 points. Michael Russell and Mark Gaudet added 10 points each.

Bowdoin (7-2) 75

Jackson 9-2-21, Hippert 5-2-14, Sargeantson 6-1-13, Fliegel 4-0-8, Phillips 4-0-8, Hauser 2-1-5, Reid-Sturgis 2-0-4, Sellew 1-0-2, DeFeo

Colby (6-1) 72

Simpson 7-2-19, Choice 5-5-15, Cutrone 6-0-12, Gaudet 3-2-10, Russell 3-4-10, Decker 2-0-4, Planeta 1-0-2.

3-pt. goals: Hippert 2, Jackson; Simpson 3, Gaudet 2

Halftime: Bowdoin 52-31

St. Joe’s 112, Daniel Webster 102

At Standish, Raymond Eatmon had 17 points, 21 rebounds and six assists to lead Saint Joseph’s College to victory over Daniel Webster College Saturday.

Dwight Franklin scored 16 points for the Monks and Scot Vachon added 13 points and seven assists. Anthony Savino scored 13 points while Elbie Murphy and Chris Davis each chipped in 12 points.

Tim Jackson had 24 points, six assists and four steals to lead Daniel Webster and Steve Savage scored 18 points.

Daniel Webster (3-3) 102

Jackson 8-7-24, Inge 4-1-11, Rios 1-0-3, Hanson 3-0-8, Prince 2-0-4, Middlemiss 2-0-5, Hemingway 6-0-12, Savage 7-3-18, Guguai 3-2-10, Muyuka 1-0-2, McKie 0-1-1, Marshall 2-0-4, Landry, Green

Saint Joseph’s (2-4) 112

Vachon 6-1-13, Murphy 5-0-12, Eatmon 6-5-17, Friend 3-0-6, Ouellet 2-0-4, Tandberg 1-2-5, Tutwiler 0-1-1, Rue 5-2-13, Kelley 0-4-4, Jones 3-2-8, C. Davis 6-0-12, A. Davis 0-1-1, Franklin 8-0-16, Jackson, Savino

3-pt. goals: Inge 2, Hanson 2, Guguai 2, Jackson, Rios, Middlemiss, Savage; Murphy 2, Rue, Tandberg

Halftime: Saint Joseph’s 52-42

UMass Dartmouth 58, USM 50

At Gorham, Cory Tynes had 16 points and eight rebounds to help push the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth past the University of Southern Maine Saturday.

Tyler Turtoro scored 11 points for UMass Dartmouth and Dan Holbrook added 13 rebounds.

Ian Hebert paced the Huskies with 14 points and 14 boards and Phil Broomfield chipped in 11 points and eight rebounds.

UMass Dartmouth (6-0) 58

Freeman 3-2-8, Tynes 8-0-16, Tavares 1-6-9, Stephens 2-0-5, Holbrook 2-1-5, Turtoro 4-0-11, Walker 0-2-2, Divine 1-0-2, Nicholson, Yeadon, Yucius

Southern Maine (2-5) 50

Broomfield 3-3-11, Gabriele 3-0-6, Hebert 4-6-14, Coppenrath 1-5-7, Whitaker 4-0-8, Jellison 1-1-4, Morgan, Pollock, Jordan, Hartford

3-pt. goals: Turtoro 3, Tavares, Stephens; Broomfield 2, Jellison

Halftime: 19-19

Daemen 81, UM-Fort Kent 72

At Fort Kent, Steve Kozaczka had 21 points and 15 rebounds to power Daemen College of Amherst, N.Y. to victory over the University of Maine at Fort Kent Saturday in the Bengal Holiday Classic.

Ryan Henry and Mike Maisto both scored 16 points for Daemen.

Edmundas Akstinas led the Bengals with 19 points and Jimmy Lopez scored 17 points. Gediminas Sumyla had 11 points and eight rebounds and Othniel Hyliger added 10 points.

Daemen (5-3) 81

Stroud 3-0-8, Smith 1-0-2, Henry 5-5-16, Surdyke 2-1-5, Dawson 2-5-10, Loney 1-0-3, Kozaczka 10-1-21, Maisto 6-1-16, Oridami

UMaine Fort Kent (4-8) 72

Hyliger 5-0-10, Gal 2-0-5, Bassue 2-2-6, Sumyla 5-0-11, Lopez 7-0-17, Gabriel 2-0-4, Akstinas 8-3-19, Bard

3-pt. goals: Maisto 3, Stroud 2, Henry, Dawson, Loney; Lopez 3, Gal, Sumyla

Halftime: Daemen 44-35

Maine Maritime 76, Thomas 64

At Castine, Neil Stewart had 15 points and 13 rebounds to guide Maine Maritime Academy past Thomas College Saturday.

Michael Wharff scored 14 points for the Mariners while Bryant Ciomei and Chad Paddock each added 12 points.

Andrew Duncanson had 25 points with four assists and two steals to lead Thomas. Michael Burchill had 16 points and seven rebounds.

Keystone College 88, UMPI 52

At Poultney, Vt., Anthony Namias scored 16 points to lead Keystone College by the University of Maine-Presque Isle in the consolation game of the Green Mountain Invitational on Sunday.

Charles Edwards added 12 points for the Giants.

The Owls were led by Michael Latchford with 19 points and 11 rebounds.

Women’s Basketball

UMPI 52, UMFK 39

At Fort Kent on Friday, Erica Davis had 19 points and 15 rebounds as the University of Maine at Presque Isle defeated the University of Maine at Fort Kent in the Bengal Holiday Classic.

Ashley Brooker added 11 points while Megan Korhonen scored 10 points with a game-high 11 assists and Anna Lenentine had 10 points and 12 rebounds for the Owls.

Arcilla Jeffers had 10 points and seven rebounds for UMFK, while Ashley Ames had eight points and five blocked shots.

UM-Presque Isle (2-4) 52

Korhonen 4-0-10, Davis 7-5-19, Wescott 1-0-2, Brooker 5-0-11, Sullivan, Lenentine 4-2-10

UM0-Fort Kent (4-5) 39

Bassue, Pelletier 1-2-4, Licata 2-0-6, Fuchs 2-2-6, Garrison 1-0-2, Tracy 0-1-1, Waltz 1-0-2, Ames 4-0-8, Jeffers 4-2-10

3-pt. goals: Korhonen 2, Brooker; Licata 2

Halftime: UMPI 26-19

Bengal Holiday Classic

At Fort Kent, Erica Scott had 24 points, 11 rebounds and five steals to help lead the University of Maine at Presque Isle to the 60-51 win over York College in the Bengal Holiday Classic Saturday. UM-Fort Kent also beat York 70-56 Sunday.

In Saturday’s game, Megan Korhonen had 14 points and six assists for UM-Presque Isle and Julie Wescott added 10 rebounds and seven points.

Maimouna Dabo led York with 13 points and seven assists.

In Sunday’s game, Ashley Ames paced UM-Fort Kent with 18 points, 11 rebounds and seven blocked shots. Alisa Licata scored 14 points and Shir Fuchs had eight points and 11 assists.

Delores Maeweather and Dabo each scored 16 points.

(Saturday’s Game)

York (1-4) 51

Greene 2-1-5, Jarvis 4-0-8, Maeweather 2-0-6, McFarland 2-0-5, Padilla 4-0-8, Dabo 5-2-13, Jean-Louis 1-0-2, Smith 1-0-2, Remford 1-0-2, Marsala, O’Connor

UMaine Presque Isle (4-4) 60

Korhonen 6-0-14, Davis 10-4-24, Wescott 2-3-7, Brooker 2-2-7, Sullivan 1-0-2, Lenentine 3-0-6

3-pt. goals: Maeweather 2, McFarland, Dabo; Korhonen 2, Brooker

Halftime: UMPI 36-25

(Sunday’s Game)

York (1-5) 56

O’Connor 1-0-3, McFarland 3-2-10, Greene 2-0-4, Jarvis 1-2-4, Padilla 1-1-3, Maeweather 7-0-16, Dabo 5-4-16, Marsala, Jean-Louis, Johnson, Smith, Remfort

UMaine Fort Kent (5-5) 70

Waltz 0-1-1, Ames 9-0-18, Licata 4-2-14, Fuchs 3-1-8, Garrison 3-0-6, Tracy 1-0-2, Bassue 2-0-4, Pelletier 4-0-9, Jeffers 4-0-8

3-pt. goals: McFarland 2, Maeweather 2, Dabo 2, O’Connor; Licata 4, Fuchs, Pelletier

Halftime: UMFK 34-26

USM 81, UMass Dartmouth 57

At Gorham, Stacey Kent scored 21 points to lift the University of Southern Maine over the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Saturday.

It was the 73rd consecutive home win for Southern Maine.

Becky Dixon scored 13 points for the Huskies. Kaylie DeMillo had 10 points and six assists and Josalee Danieli added eight points and 11 rebounds.

Tashauna Ashmeade led UMass Dartmouth with 15 points.

UMass Dartmouth (3-5) 57

Ashmeade 5-4-15, Andruszkiewicz 5-0-11, Driscoll 2-0-6, Satkevich 2-0-4, Marsh 3-0-6, Malley 2-0-4, Garabedian 1-0-3, Wicks 1-0-2, Penney 3-0-6, Whooley, Yetsko, Caffrey

Southern Maine (7-0) 81

DeMillo 3-4-10, Ross 1-0-3, Danieli 3-2-8, Kent 6-6-21, Kynoch 3-2-8, Dixon 5-3-13, Johnson 1-0-2, MacDonald 2-0-5, Arsenault 0-2-2, Violette 0-3-3, Hunter 3-0-6

3-pt. goals: Driscoll 2, Ashmeade, Andruszkiewicz, Garabedian; Kent 3, Ross, MacDonald

Halftime: Southern Maine 41-23

SJC 65, Maine Maritime 52

At Standish, Alyson Ludwig and Carolyn Freeman each tallied 15 points to lead Saint Joseph’s College by Maine Maritime.

Meghan Daigle chipped in with 10 points for the Monks.

Megan Franklin paced Maine Maritime with 11 points.

Maine Maritime (5-3) 52

Leeman 2-1-6, Eiane 2-2-6, Cote 1-1-4, Franklin 3-4-11, Welch 3-1-7, Provencher, Hutchinson 1-2-4, Pushard 0-2-2, Barker, Cousins 2-0-4, Tilton 2-3-8, Hunt

Saint Joseph’s (5-3) 65

Ludwid 5-5-15, Miner 4-0-8, Cartwright, Freeman 5-2-15, Daigle 5-0-10, Drake 2-0-4, Boston, Jordan 2-0-4, Farrell 2-0-4, Lint 1-3-5

3-pt. goals: Leeman, Cote, Franklin, Tilton; Freeman 3

Halftime: St Joseph’s 34-21

UNE 76, UMF 72

At Biddeford, Marissa Hesketh and Allie Gamache combined for 23 second-half points as the University of New England erased a 43-31 halftime deficit to post the triumph.

Hesketh had eight points during a 16-3 run that snapped a 48-48 tie and gave UNE the lead for good.

Gamache had 15 points for UNE and also had four assists and three steals. Katie Diggins and Hesketh had 14 points each and Diggins grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds while dishing out four assists.

Sara Pelkey had 10 points.

Caitlyn Laflin’s game-high 20 points and nine rebounds paced UM-Farmington. Samantha Wiley and Amanda Byrne had 13 points each and Ashley Busque had 12 to go with nine rebounds. Byrne and Wiley had four assists each.

UM-Farmington (3-4) 72

Porter 2-2-8, Byrne 4-3-13, Wiley 5-0-13, Laflin 8-3-20, Johnson 1-0-2, Busque 5-2-12, York, Plog, Bell, Ross 1-1-4

UNE (5-3) 76

Gamache 5-2-15, Pelkey 4-2-10, Foster 2-3-7, Diggins 7-0-14, Hesketh 6-2-14, Bunnell 2-4-9, Weston, Bragdon 1-2-4, Meszaros 1-0-3, Robbins

3-pt. goals: Wiley 3, Porter 2, Byrne 2, Laflin, Ross; Gamache 3, Bunnell, Meszaros

Halftime: UMF 43-31

Bowdoin 72, Colby 49

At Waterville, Jill Anelauskas tallied 24 points and 11 rebounds to power Bowdoin by Colby.

Alexa Kaubris added 13 points for the Polar Bears.

Katie McCabe and Heather Quadir each scored nine points to lead Colby.

Bowdoin (5-3) 72

Anelauskas 11-124, Kaubris 4-4-13, Sweeney 2-4-9, Weiss 4-1-9, Cote 2-1-5, Flaherty 1-1-3, Bergeron 1-0-3, Hynes 1-0-2, Leahy 0-2-2, Noucas 0-2-2

Colby (1-5) 49

McCabe 3-3-9, Quadir 2-5-9, Harris 1-6-8, Aronson 3-1-7, Kowalski 2-1-5, Pratt 2-0-5, Adler 1-2-4, Cummings 1-0-2, Cappelloni

3-pt. goals: Sweeney, Bergeron, Anelauskas, Kaubris; Pratt

Halftime: Bowdoin 41-26

Maine Maritime 61, Thomas 38

At Castine, Elizabeth Fredrickson scored 21 points to lead Maine Maritime Academy past Thomas College Saturday.

Megan Franklin had 10 rebounds with her seven points for the Mariners.

Lea McNary had 11 points and nine rebounds for Thomas and Cortney Barrett scored 10 points.

Thomas (3-3) 38

Miles 0-2-2, Blakney 2-0-4, Demers 2-2-6, Barrett 5-0-10, McNary 5-1-11, Nassetta 1-0-2, Jones 1-0-2, Evans 0-1-1, Martel, Morin, St. George, Denbow, Fox

Maine Maritime (5-2) 61

Leeman 1-0-2, Franklin 2-3-7, Hunt 1-2-5, Welch 3-0-7, Provencher 0-1-1, Barker 0-4-4, Cousins 2-0-4, Tilton 2-0-4, Cote 6-8-21, Stahl 1-0-2, Miller 2-0-4, Hutchinson, Pushard, Eiane, Fredrickson

3-pt. goals: Hunt, Welch, Cote

Halftime: Maine Maritime 31-18