Whitaker fuels Huskies’ rally

FARMINGTON – Greg Whitaker scored 18 points and the University of Southern Maine Huskies outscored the UMaine-Farmington Beavers 37-17 in the second half after trailing by 10 to record a 58-48 men’s basketball victory Friday night.

UMF cut USM’s lead to 49-46 with 3:12 left, but the Huskies hit 7-of-8 free throws to secure the win.

Ian Hebert chipped in with 15 points and 10 rebounds for USM.

Isaac Hutchinson and Sean Fry each scored 12 points to lead UMF.

USM (3-6) 58

Whitaker 7-0-18, Hebert 4-7-15, Broomfield 2-4-9, Coppenrath 3-2-8, Gabriele 1-0-3, Jellison 1-0-3, Jordan 1-0-2, Hartford, Bastian, Pollock, Morgan

UMF (5-4) 48

Hutchinson 5-2-12, Fry 5-0-12, Lelansky 2-28, Dean 2-0-5, St. John 1-2-5, Neil 2-0-4, Kerschner 1-0-2, Howell, Labrie, Tanguay, Nichols

3-pt. goals: Whitaker 4, Broomfield, Jellison, Gabriele; Fry 2, Lelansky 2, St. John, Dean

Halftime: UMF 31-21