Castine, ME - Husson exploded for 60 points in the second half en route to a 97-50 win over Maine Maritime in a North Atlantic Conference men's basketball game Tuesday. The Eagles improved to 17-2, 11-1 NAC, while the Mariners dropped to 1-18, 0-12.

Trevon Butler (Waterbury, CT) was on fire on the night and dropped a game-high 26 points for Husson. Jason Burgo (New Haven, CT) grabbed a game-best 11 rebounds. Mike Gonzales (Fort Washington, MD) and Aaron Willis (New York, NY) each dished out a game-high five assists.

Tyler Chiasson paced the Mariners with 12 points and nine rebounds.

The Eagles jumped out to a 6-0 lead after a Butler three four minutes into the game. They led by 16 on a pair of Phil Leighton (Naples, ME) free throws with 8:57 left in the first before the Mariners went on 14-6 scoring run to get within eight, 26-18, with 5:03 on the clock. Zach Radcliffe scored five points in the run for MMA, Chiasson added four, Brian Goda three and Kyle Boucher 2. Husson built its lead to 17, 35-18, on a Burgo layup with 1:34 left and led 37-20 at halftime.

Leighton's three early in the second put the Eagles ahead 42-20 and their lead never dipped below 20 the remainder of the game. Husson kept Maine Maritime to shooting just 34.8 percent on the night and forced 36 turnovers. 

Husson will look to remain atop the conference standings as it heads to New England College and Colby-Sawyer over the weekend.