HANOVER, N.H. -- Wes Myers tallied 27 of his career-high 31 points in the second half to lead the University of Maine men's basketball team (4-6) to a 73-68 road win at Dartmouth (0-8) on Saturday afternoon.

Myers, the first Black Bear to tally 30 points since Justin Edwards in 2012, finished 9-for-14 and knocked down 10-of-12 from the free throw line to help lead Maine to its second-consecutive win. Freshman Austin Howard added a career-high 23 points on 8-for-11 shooting with four 3-pointers as Maine went 23-for-55 from the floor and 19-of-26 from the free throw line.

Myers and Howard combined to score the final 17-points for the Black Bears. Maine received 43 points off its bench.

Maine outscored Dartmouth 42-32 in the second half. It was the first time this season Maine picked up a victory despite trailing at the half.

The Black Bears came out hot, putting together a 10-2 run over the opening four-minutes after back-to-back triples from Howard.

Dartmouth answered, erasing the Maine lead with a 21-4 run, taking its first lead of the game and a nine-point edge, 25-16, with 6:38 to play in the first.

The Big Green lead swelled to double-digits when a Mike Fleming 3-pointer put them up 12.

Maine ended the half with a 9-2 run, cutting the lead down to five at the break.

Dartmouth continued to lead through the opening 10-minutes of the second half, holding an eight-point cushion with 11:03 remaining.

Six-straight points from Myers began the Maine comeback as the Black Bears pieced together a 10-1 run to regain the lead, 54-53.

Guilien Smith's personal 4-0 run regained a four-point Big Green lead with 4:03 to play but again Maine answered. A jumper from Howard cut the lead to a pair. After a Dartmouth free throw, Howard knocked down his fourth three of the afternoon, tying the game at 65-all.

Dartmouth grabbed a one-point lead on a pair of free throws from Brendan Barry with 48-seconds remaining. However, Maine would seal with the win after closing the game on a 6-0 run, taking the non-conference road victory, 73-68.

Maine is back in action on Sunday, Dec. 18 when it meets Quinnipiac at the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland at 1 p.m. For tickets, please click here or visit the Cross Insurance Arena box office.

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