In a non-conference contest against UMaine Farmington this afternoon, Gordon College Men's Basketball thwarted a second half Beaver comeback to take the six-point victory.

The Fighting Scots' Eric Demers lit up the scoreboard, scoring a game-high 32 points, Aljernod Terry had 13 points and 11 boards, Parker Omslaer added 12 points, while Josh Crutchfield netted 11 points as well as dishing out seven assists.

UMF put together a balanced attack with five players with double-digit points. Amir Moss (Sr./Portland, Maine) had 18 points, Jack Kane (So./Cumberland, Maine) had 16 points and 11 rebounds, Riley Robinson (Sr./Dixfield, Maine) and Terion Moss (So./Portland, Maine) each booked 15 points, while Issac Witham (Sr./Smithfield, Maine) tossed in 12 points.

How It Happened

• Kane threw down a dunk to tie at 17-all with 11:55 to go in the first half. However, the Scots quickly went on top after back-to-back three's from Justin Yu and Demers to make it 23-17. 
• The Scots spread the ball around nicely throughout the rest of the half, outscoring the Beavers 23-12 to hold a 51-34 lead heading into the break. 
• An Omslaer layup gave the blue and white their largest lead of the game (21 points) just five minutes into the second half. 
• The Beavers gnawed away at the Scots' double-digit lead and with 1:43 left in regulation, UMF's Witham made it a seven-point game after hitting a jumper from three-point land.
• Moss continued to make it interesting for UMF as the senior hit a three of his own to make it a four-point game with 17 seconds on the clock. 
• However, the Scots went 3-4 from the charity stripe in the closing second to hold for the victory.

Beyond The Box Score

• Eric Demers booked a season-high 32 points.
• Said Head Coach Tod Murphy: "We made it very interesting late in the game, but we still got the win. I thought our first half was one of the better halves we've played so far this season. We will be a much better team when we play a full 40 minutes. When it's all said and done, I would rather learn lessons in wins than in losses."