FARMINGTON -- Plymouth State University ran out to an early lead and held off the University of Maine at Farmington for a 76-59 non-conference men's basketball victory this afternoon at Dearborn Gymnasium.

The Beavers remained winless at 0-7 and are slated to visit Bowdoin College Saturday for a 2 p.m. contest, while the Panthers upped their record to 7-5 with Western Connecticut at home Saturday at 3 p.m.

Eric Taylor (Oakland, ME) led the Beavers with 13 points and eight rebounds, while Andrew Dean (Gorham, ME), Ethan Jean (Jackson, ME) and Kevin Leary (Manchester, ME) each added eight points.

Ryan Lambert (Derry, ME) netted 16 points off the bench to lead the Panthers with Jason O'Keefe (Everett, MA) providing 11 points and nine boards and Tom Dowd (Portsmouth, NH) and Bryan Tracy (Manchester, NH) each chipping in 10 points.

The Panthers jumped out to a 16-4 advantage over the opening 7:41 of the game with Tracy knocking down a pair of 3-pointers and scoring eight points during the stretch. The visitors led by as many as 18 points during the first half before heading to intermission with a 44-31 lead.

Plymouth State hit eight of 16 3-pointers during the opening frame, with Tracy, Lambert and Eric Hondal (Miami, FL) each hittting a pair.

The Beavers chiseled away at the deficit in the first 10 minutes of the second half with a Roy Burdin (Guilford, ME) tip-in with 10:30 remaining in the game trimming the lead to 53-46. Jean helped Farmington's rally with all eight of his points.

Plymouth State held a 57-48 lead before marching on a 12-0 run to put the contest away with a 69-48 command with 4:50 to play. Lambert scored eight points during the run in leading the Panthers to the 76-59 win.