BIDDEFORD – Josh Daniels’ layup triggered a 7-0 run that snapped a 62-62 tie and his short jumper from the paint closed it out as the University of Southern Maine defeated the University of New England Nor’easters 73-68 in men’s basketball action Tuesday night.

Daniels led five Huskies in double figures with 14 points. He also grabbed five rebounds.

USM (5-3) 73

Frost 4-3-11, Daniels 5-3-14, McKinnell 5-1-11, Phillips 3-3-9, B. Hardwick 5-0-10, Oakley 5-0-12, Randall, Hebert 0-2-2, O’Neill, Coppenwrath 1-0-2, Glidden 1-0-2, J. Hardwick

UNE (3-5) 68

McManus 5-3-18, Oliver 2-0-4, Farynaz 3-2-8, Marriott 2-1-6, Stickney 9-0-20, Regis 1-1-3, Selmer 2-0-4, Warner 1-0-2, Field 0-3-3

3-pt. goals: Oakley 2, Daniels; McManus 5, Stickney 2, Marriott

Halftime: USM 42-32

Women’s basketball

USM 75, UNE 56

At Biddeford, Ashley Marble and Megan Myles each scored 16 points to lead the Huskies of Gorham to a win.

Southern Maine (8-0) 75

Cowing 2-3-7, Sibley 2-0-4, Marble 5-5-16, Frost 2-1-6, Myles 6-2-16, Welch 1-1-3, Thibaudeau, Patti, Ross 2-0-4, Sylvain 1-0-2, Kent, Kynoch, Santa Fe 4-2-12, Samuelson 2-1-5

U-New England (4-4) 56

Gamache 4-1-12, Weston 1-0-2, McKinnon 5-0-10, Morin 3-0-6, Royer 3-08, Pelkey 2-3-7, Weston 1-0-3, Hesketh 2-0-4, Linnell 2-0-4, Robbins, Ouellette

3-pt. goals: Myles 2, Marble, Frost, Santa Fe 2; Gamache 3, Royer 2, Weston

Halftime: Southern Maine 34-25