FREDERICTON, New Brunswick – Todd Middleton and Drew Meredith combined to score 46 points to lead the University of Maine-Machias to an 86-65 victory over the University of New Brunswick here Wednesday night.

After taking a slim 41-40 lead into halftime, UMM responded by holding the Red Bloomers to just 25 second-half points. The win moved the Clippers record to 11-4. UNB fell to 13-8.

Middleton had 25 for UMM while Meredith posted 21. Mike Payne added 17 more.

For UNB, Yaw Oberg and Bobby O’Brien posted 14 points each.

UM-Machias (86)

Middleton 8(8), Meredith 9(3), Payne 7(3), Wilson 1(1), Johnson (2), Orelaja 2(5), Talley, Kovacs 3, Matthews (2) U-New Brunswick (65)

Oberg 6(2), O’Brien 6(2), Reid 4, Taylor, Kidney 1(2), Isley 1, Adams 3(1), Nair 2(2), Watt 3(1)

3-pt. goals: Middleton, Kovacs; Reid 2, Adams 1

Halftime: UMM 41, UNB 40