FARMINGTON -- The University of Maine at Farmington men's basketball team improved to 6-1 in the North Atlantic Conference with a 68-45 victory over Green Mountain College this afternoon at Dearborn Gymnasium.

The Beavers (6-10 overall) are scheduled to face Husson University in Bangor on Tuesday with the women's game at 5:30 p.m. and the men to follow. Husson also stands at 6-1 in the NAC. The Eagles (5-11, 2-5) are scheduled to host Lyndon State Tuesday.

Josh Tanguay (Gorham, ME) and Eric Taylor (Oakland, ME) each collected double-doubles for the Beavers as Farmington outscored the Eagles 40-17 in the second half. Tanguay posted 19 points and 13 rebounds and Taylor adding 18 points and 11 boards. Eric Lelansky (Portland, ME) netted 14 points and doled out five assists.

Rui Carmo (Fort Meyers, FL) tallied a game-high 20 points for the Eagles. Gerard Johnson (Binghamton, NY) had six points and 10 rebounds.

The first half featured eight ties and eight lead changes. Carmo carried the Eagles through the opening frame with 15 points, while Lelansky and Tanguay each scored nine points for the Beavers

After a 28-28 stalemate at intermission, Farmington charged out of the break with a 15-3 stretch over the first five minutes of the half. The run was finished off by Taylor layups on three straight possessions for a 43-31 lead.

Carmo hit a jumper to quell the Beavers' run, but Farmington scored the next nine points -- capped by a Mike Gingras (Winthrop, ME) trey -- for a 52-34 command en route to the 68-45 victory.

The Beavers connected on 51.4 percent (18-35) of their shots from the field in the second half, while stifling the Eagles at 26.9 percent (7-26).