PORTLAND – Paul Peterson scored 25 points to help lead the Westbrook Wildcats to a 102-73 men’s basketball win over the University of Maine-Augusta Rebels here Wednesday night.

Jason Bedell added 13 points for the 12-6 winners, J.P. Fennessey put in 11, and Chad Quinn and Gary Kuhn each netted 10.

Westbrook rolled out to a 24-point lead in the first half, but the Rebels managed to cut it down to nine before the Wildcats put them away.

Mike Jack paced the 6-9 winners with 19 points, J.J. Barnes added 12, and Brian Ervingham netted 11.

Westbrook (102)

Fennessey 5, Quinn 4, Kuhn 4(2), Bedell 6(1), Peterson 12(1), Crosby 3(2), Tupper 1, Brown 1(3), Webb 1, Mitaritonna 2, Fickey 2, Mellow 2(1) UM-Augusta (73)

Jack 2(15), Ervingham 5(1), Barnes 4(3), Belanger 1(4), Suchar 1(3), Belanger 3(3), Brann 2(4), Okello, Davis 1

3-pt. goals: Brown, Fennessey, Quinn 2, Kuhn 2, Fickey 1; Barnes, Davis

Halftime: Westbrook 48, UM-Augusta 34