WATERVILLE, Maine --- The Colby College men's basketball team stayed close for the opening 15 minutes, but Will Hanley (New Canaan, Conn.) finished with game-highs of 29 points, 13 rebounds, and seven assists as Bowdoin opened up a 47-32 halftime lead on the way to an 84-68 win over Colby in non-conference play Friday night at Whitmore-Mitchell Court at Wadsworth Gymnasium.
 
Hanley shot 12-for-18 from the field and 5-of-6 from the foul line for Bowdoin (6-2 overall).
 
Bryan Hurley (Watertown, Mass.) added 16 points and four steals, Ryan O'Connell (Ipswich, Mass.) had 15 points and five assists, and Andrew Madlinger (Basking Ridge, N.J.) finished with five points, five assists, and four steals.
 
Ben Foreman (Los Angeles, Calif.) led Colby with 17 points and three assists. The Mules (3-4) also received 13 points from Shane Rogers (Newburgh, N.Y.), 11 points and four assists by Kyle Donovan (Portland, Maine), and 10 points from Eric Beaulieu (Concord, Mass.).
 
The game was tight for the opening 15 minutes, with the Mules grabbing an early 9-5 lead. Bowdoin took the lead soon after that, but the Mules only trailed 28-26 with 7:17 to play. The Polar Bears still led 31-28 with just under six minutes to play and went on a 16-4 run the rest of the way for the solid halftime lead.
 
BOWDOIN 84, COLBY 68
BOWDOIN (6-2)
Will Hanley 12-18 5-6 29; Bryan Hurley 6-12 1-1 16; Ryan O'Connell 6-13 0-0
15; Andrew Madlinger 2-7 0-0 5; John Swords 2-3 1-4 5; Maximilian Staiger
2-4 0-0 4; Nick Lenker 2-3 0-0 4; Matt Mathias 1-1 0-0 3; Wyatt Littles 1-6
0-0 3; Tom Carter 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 34-68 7-11 84.
COLBY (3-4)
Ben Foreman 6-12 2-2 17; Shane Rogers 6-11 0-0 13; Kyle Donovan 4-8 2-2 11;
Eric Beaulieu 5-8 0-0 10; Jonathan Kalin 2-4 0-0 4; Ben Brassord 1-2 2-2 4;
Connor O'Neil 1-5 0-0 3; Gordon Fischer 1-5 0-0 2; Alex Swanson 0-1 2-2 2;
Matt Mignon 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 26-57 10-10 68.
Bowdoin....................... 47 37 - 84
Colby......................... 32 36 - 68
3-point goals-Bowdoin 9-26 (Bryan Hurley 3-8; Ryan O'Connell 3-9; Andrew
Madlinger 1-2; Wyatt Littles 1-4; Matt Mathias 1-1; Tom Carter 0-1; Nick
Lenker 0-1), Colby 6-22 (Ben Foreman 3-8; Connor O'Neil 1-3; Shane Rogers
1-4; Kyle Donovan 1-3; Gordon Fischer 0-1; Alex Swanson 0-1; Matt Mignon
0-1; Jonathan Kalin 0-1). Fouled out--Bowdoin-None, Colby-None.
Rebounds-Bowdoin 38 (Will Hanley 13), Colby 30 (Alex Swanson 6).
Assists-Bowdoin 20 (Will Hanley 7), Colby 17 (Jonathan Kalin 4; Kyle Donovan
4). Total fouls-Bowdoin 8, Colby 9. A-350