MACHIAS – Robert Pilsbury hit five 3-pointers en route to 23 points as the Husson men’s basketball team held off the University of Maine-Machias 82-72 Wednesday in college action.

Matt Breen chipped in with 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Braves of Bangor. Quinson Lancaster and Scott Griffin each contributed 12 points.

UMM’s Josh Thornton led all scorers with 26 points, including six 3-pointers. Tony Heal scored 16 points and Sharrief Sims netted 10.

Husson 82

Fletcher 3-2-8, Rivera 2-1-5, Lancaster 4-3-12, Russo 2-3-7, Pilsbury 7-4-23, Robb, Breen 4-7-15, Griffin 5-2-12

UM-Machias 72

Whittaker 2-0-5, Thornton 8-4-26, Hopeson 1-0-2, Sims 5-0-10, Knowles, Bean 1-0-3, Ralph 2-0-4, Kahn 3-0-6, Heal 5-4-16

3-pt. goals: Pilsbury 5, Lancaster; Thornton 6, Heal 2, Whittaker, Bean

Halftime: Husson 43-28

Maine Maritime 76, Unity 53

At Castine, Jon Newland tallied a game-high 21 points to help the Mariners sail to the win.

Corey Streams and Pete Pitula added 15 each for the winners.

Aubrey Belanger scored 21 points for the Rams and Noah Schneider added 11.

Unity (2-6) 53

Belanger 9-3-21, Schneider 5-1-11, Pope 3-1-7, Reitsna 2-0-5, Liberty 2-0-4, Simino 1-0-3, Lynch 1-0-2

Maine Maritime (3-1) 76

Newland 8-5-21, Pitula 6-1-15, Streams 4-6-15, Garland 3-0-7, Paquette 1-3-5, LaChance 2-0-5, Cegelske 2-1-5, Taylor 2-0-4, Blaise

3-pt. goals: Simino, Reitsna, Pitula (2), LaChance, Streams

Halftime: Maine Maritime 38-17

Thomas 51, UM-Farmington 49

At Farmington, Troy Dunphey gave the Terriers the lead by making two free throws with less than two minutes left and Thomas held on for the win.

Matt Pitcher scored 20 points and Scott Raymond added 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Terriers of Waterville.

Mike Fullerton scored 15 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for the Beavers. Tom Nadeau scored 10.

Thomas 51

Pitcher 9-2-20, Raymond 7-1-16, Cardaci 3-0-6, Dunphe 2-4-8, Grant, Orser 0-1-1, Magnusson

UM-Farmington 49

Orcutt 3-0-9, Nadeau 4-0-10, Robinson, Haynie 0-1-1, Benge 2-0-5, Wilcox 2-0-6, Kennie, Malley 1-0-2, Deeds 0-1-1, Fullerton 7-1-15

3-pt. goals: Raymond; Orcutt 3, Nadeau 2, Benge, Wilcox 2

Halftime: UM-Farmington 26-24

Stony Brook 67, UNH 60

At Durham, N.H., Chris Balliro scored 13 points to lead Stony Brook to a 67-60 victory over New Hampshire in its home-opener.

Stony Brook (2-2) used an 8-0 run to take a 55-47 lead with 5:36 remaining.

Greely High of Cumberland Center graduate Austin Ganly, who had 18 points, hit four free throws and a 3-pointer late in the game to pull New Hampshire (1-2) within 64-60, but Stony Brook made three free throws down the stretch.

Jairus McCollum, Josh Little and Dawud Munir each had 12 points for Stony Brook, while Leon Brisport added 11.

Jeff Senulis had 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Wildcats, while Marcus Bullock added nine points and six rebounds.

Michigan St. 77, UNC 64

At East Lansing, Mich., the third-ranked Spartans beat No. 6 North Carolina 77-64 in an ACC/Big Ten Challenge game.

Jason Richardson led Michigan State (4-0) with 16 points, while Andre Hutson had 14 points and nine rebounds. Charlie Bell added 15 points as part of the Spartans’ balanced attack.

Kris Lang prevented North Carolina (3-1) from being routed by scoring a career-high 22 points on 11-of-16 shooting.

Michigan State extended the nation’s longest winning streak to 15 games and won its 32nd straight home game, second only to Utah’s 54 in a row at home.

The Spartans went on a 14-2 run late in the first half and never relinquished the momentum. They led by 13 at halftime and the Tar Heels were not able to slice the deficit to less than seven in the second half.

Sure, there are about four months and 30 games left before Michigan State will have a chance to defend its NCAA title, but the Spartans provided further proof that there is life after Mateen Cleaves and Morris Peterson.

Five players scored the first five baskets and the balanced scoring didn’t stop there.

When North Carolina extended its zone defense, Michigan State scored inside. When it sagged its defense inside, the Spartans would find an open player on the perimeter.

Michigan State appeared poised to break the game open on several occasions in the second half, but North Carolina refused to be embarrassed on national television.

Foul trouble hurt the Tar Heels’ chances. Jason Capel picked up his fourth foul with 16 minutes left in the game and fouled out with 1:49 left. Brian Morrison also fouled out and Brendan Haywood had to play several minutes in foul trouble.

Joseph Forte struggled against Bell’s defensive pressure and finished with 11 points, while Haywood added 10.

The Spartans’ 14-2 run gave them a 40-27 lead.

Five players scored during the burst and Richardson capped it with a spectacular play. He caught a high pass with his left hand then glided across thelane for a reverse layup with his right.

North Carolina sliced Michigan State’s 13-point halftime lead to seven on three occasions in the opening minutes of the second half. Each time, a different Spartan scored to stunt the Tar Heels’ momentum.

North Carolina was the highest ranked nonconference opponent to visit East Lansing since 1974.

Women’s basketball

Maine Maritime 50, EMTC 45

At Bangor, Rachel Merrill netted a game-high 18 points to lead the Mariners of Castine over the Golden Eagles.

Janey Lesiewicz added nine points for the winners.

Theresa Esposito paced the EMTC attack with 11 points and Bridgit Fleming added eight.

Maine Maritime 50

Rachel Merrill 7-3-18, Lesiewicz 4-0-9, Lawler 3-1-7, Ryan 3-1-7, Locke 2-1-5, Jones 1-0-2, Clifford, Gailbeult

Eastern Maine Tech 45

Theresa Esposito 5-0-11, Fleming 4-0-8, Friend 3-1-7, McLaughton 2-1-6, Harriman 2-1-5, Ballard 1-2-4, Trundy 1-0-2, Sturdee 1-0-2, Mickel and Towle

3-pt. goals: Merrill and Lesiewicz; McLaughton and Esposito

UMF 62, Thomas 47

At Farmington, Rachel Bard scored 11 points, pulled down six rebounds and handed out four assists as the Beavers rolled to the win.

Megan Woodcock added 11 points. Jocelyn Sawyer tallied six rebounds for UM-Farmington.

Erin Lovely paced Thomas of Waterville with 17 points. Heather Farrell and Courtney Corbett scored 13 and 12 points, respectively. Betsy Bratt grabbed eight rebounds.

Thomas (0-5) 47

Pratt 0-1-1, Nason, Farrell 4-2-13, Lovely 6-0-17, Morrell 1-0-2, Corbett 6-0-12, Hopkins, Conner 0-2-2

UMF (3-1) 62

Roberston 2-1-6, Bard 3-3-11, Rtyky, Hartman 3-2-8, Woodcock 4-0-11, Sawyer 3-2-8, Foster, Roak 3-2-8, Hunt 2-2-6, Normand 2-0-4

3-pt. goals: Lovely 5, Farrell 3; Woodcock 3, Bard 2, Robertson

Halftime: UMF 28-24

Husson 93, UM-Machias 70

At Machias, Leslie Weed made 19 of 24 field goal attempts en route to 41 points as the Braves of Bangor topped the Clippers.

Liz Boone pitched in with 12 points and Liza Doughty scored 10 for the Braves.

Gill Guest scored 27 points for UM-Machias while Camilla Andersson had 14. Angela Robb scored 12 and Betsy Elmer notched 11.

Husson (2-1) 90

Allen 1-2-4, Trott 2-0-5, Weed 19-3-41, Hughes 1-2-4, Nye 3-1-9, Doughty 3-6-10, Dow 2-2-7, Turner 1-0-2, Cole 1-0-2, Boone 5-2-12

UM-Machias (4-2) 70

Elmer 4-2-11, Aziz, Andersson 7-1-15, Robb 3-4-12, Nuite, Boyle, Mack 0-2-2, Farrell 0-1-1, Strout, Davis 1-0-2, Guest 12-3-27

3-pt. goals: Elmer, Robb 2

Halftime: Husson 43-38