BRUNSWICK – Mike Hauser and Paul Sellew nailed 3-pointers during a 12-2 run in the second half that snapped a 47-47 tie and enabled Bowdoin College to equal its best start in school history at 12-2 with a 72-55 men’s basketball win over Husson College Tuesday night.

All five Bowdoin starters finished in double figures led by Jordan Fliegel’s 18 points. Andrew Sargeantson and Kyle Jackson had 13 apiece, Sellew finished with 12 and Hauser contributed 10.

Hauser had five assists and three steals and Sargeantson had four assists and four steals.

Brock Bradford’s 16 points and game-high seven rebounds paced Husson. Sheraud Lee had 13 points and three assists; Matt MacKenzie had nine points and Blaine Meehan had a team-high four assists.

Husson had 21 turnovers.

Husson (5-7) 55

Meehan 1-2-4, Bradford 5-1-16, Kissinger 1-1-3, MacKenzie 4-1-9, Lee 4-2-13, Figueroa, Perras 1-0-3, Puls, Coffin 2-0-5, Henry 1-0-2

Bowdoin (12-2) 72

Sargeantson 5-3-13, Hauser 4-0-10, Jackson 4-4-13, Sellew 5-0-12, Fliegel 7-4-18, DeFeo, Reid-Sturgis, Lane 0-1-1, Phillips 2-1-5

3-pt. goals: Bradford 5, Lee 3, MacKenzie, Perras, Coffin; Hauser 2, Sellew 2, Jackson

Halftime: Bowdoin 29-28

St. Joseph’s 93, Suffolk 73

At Boston, Elbie Murphy and Chris Davis led five Monks in double figures with 16 points apiece as they rolled to the victory.

St. Joseph’s trailed 49-43 at the half then went on a 50-24 scoring run to pull away.

Davis also had 14 rebounds; Alberto Rue netted 15 points, Scot Vachon 14 and Alonso Davis 11 to go with 11 rebounds for St. Joseph’s of Standish. Mitch Ouellet of Fort Kent grabbed 12 boards.

St. Joseph’s (6-4) 93

Vachon 5-4-14, Murphy 4-8-16, Friend 2-1-5, Davis 7-2-16, Ouellet 3-1-8, Mattison, Russo, Tandberg 0-2-2, Tutwiler, Rue 5-1-15, Savino 0-2-2, Kelley 2-0-4, Davis 5-1-11

Suffolk (2-11) 73

Jaziri 8-2-23, Ransom 0-1-1, Alexanian 2-0-4, Small 10-2-23, Ray 3-1-9, Demarski, Fleming 2-3-8, Lindberg 1-0-3, Blake, Skaggs, Williams 1-0-2, Seaman

3-pt. goals: Rue 4, Ouellet; Jaziri 5, Ray 2, Small, Lindberg, Fleming

Halftime: Suffolk 49-43

Tufts 78, UM-Farmington 72

At Farmington, Jon Pierce scored 16 second-half points as the Jumbos of Medford, Mass., rallied past the Beavers.

Pierce finished with 22 points, Jake Weitzen 15, and Aaron Gallant of Bangor contributed 14, including a 6-of-8 performance from the floor.

Isaac Hutchinson paced UMF with 18 points, Sean Fry registered 11 points and 10 rebounds, Matt St. John added 10 points and Andrew Dean had nine points and six assists.

Tufts (9-4) 78

Pierce 6-10-22, Weitzen 5-4-15, Gallant 6-2-14, Black 4-2-12, Sullivan 2-1-7, Beyel 3-0-6, Lowry 1-0-2, Selby, Galvin, Cook

UMF (6-7) 72

Hutchinson 7-3-18, Fry 4-0-11, St. John 4-1-10, Dean 3-0-9, O’Neil 4-0-8, Tanguay 3-1-7, Howell 1-1-3, Labrie 1-0-2, Nichols 1-0-2, Taylor 1-0-2, Lelansky

3-pt. goals: Sullivan 2, Black 2, Weitzen; Dean 3, Fry 3, St. John, Hutchinson

Halftime: UMF 39-33

Rhode Island Coll. 70, USM 53

At Gorham, Tirrell Hill scored 19 points and Wil Lyons added 16 as Rhode Island College remained unbeaten in Little East Conference play.

Jamaal Caterina led the University of Southern Maine with 18 points and 12 rebounds, while Drew Coppenrath scored 10 points.

Rhode Island College (12-2) 70

Johnson 3-0-6, Bailey 5-0-11, Hill 9-1-19, Ramirez 1-0-2, Stewart 2-0-5, Gray 5-0-11, Lopez, Williams, Lyons 6-4-16, Fortes, Debnam

Southern Maine (5-9) 53

Pollock 1-0-2, Daniels 1-4-6, Caterina 7-2-18, Coppenrath 5-0-10, Whitaker 2-0-4, Broomfield 1-0-2, Gabriele 1-0-2, Oakley, Campbell, Taylor, Hebert 2-0-4, Jellison, Jordan, Gooding 1-3-5

3-pt. goals: Bailey, Stewart, Gray; Caterina 2

Halftime: RIC 34-28

Women’s basketball

St. Joseph’s 63, Simmons 51

At Boston, Carolyn Freeman scored eight points in a 12-0 second-half run that helped St. Joseph’s pull away for the win.

Freeman finished with 23 points and 11 rebounds for the winners of Standish and Meghan Daigle added 10 points.

St. Joseph’s (8-4) 63

Daigle 4-2-10, Ludwig 1-2-4, Miner 2-2-6, Cartwright 1-1-3, Freeman 8-3-23, Drake 3-0-6, Boston 1-0-2, Fournier, Farrell 1-0-2, Enright, Lint 3-1-7

Simmons (4-8) 51

Giarosso 3-2-8, Kreckie 5-1-11, Fox 4-4-12, King, Johnson 4-0-8, Colligan 1-0-3, Liberty, Murray 0-2-2, Lantagne 1-0-2, Clayton 2-0-5, Cohen

3-pt. goals: Freeman 4; Kreckie, Colligan, Clayton

Halftime: St. Joseph’s 29-25

USM 77, Rhode Island Coll. 50

At Gorham, Josalee Danieli netted 15 points to lead the University of Southern Maine by Rhode Island College.

Angela Santa Fe tallied 12 points and 11 rebounds for the Huskies. Nicole Paradis added 12 points while Stacey Kent chipped in with 10.

Rhode Island College (7-6) 50

Heard 3-0-6, Noheimer, Mullen 6-2-16, Coughlin 2-3-7, Knott, Reinwald 0-1-1, Coro 1-0-2, Burns 1-0-2, Martin 2-6-10, McNamee 2-0-6

Southern Maine (13-1) 77

Paradis 3-5-12, Ross 2-1-5, Danieli 5-5-15, Kent 3-3-10, Kynoch 2-2-6, DeMillo 0-5-5, Dixon, Johnson 2-0-4, MacDonald 1-0-3, Santa Fe 4-4-12, Arsenault 0-1-1, Violette 1-0-2, Hunter 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Mullen 2, McNamee 2; Paradis, Kent, MacDonald

Halftime: USM 33-31

Bates 75, Colby 51

At Waterville, Val Beckwith tossed in 15 points and Meg Coffin 12 for Bates of Lewiston in the victory.

Danielle Schaefers chipped in with 10 points for the Bobcats.

Julianne Kowalski and Katie McCabe scored 14 points apiece for Colby while Alison Cappelloni added 10.