Jake Fuss scored a power-play goal with less than two minutes left in the third period and the University of New England men’s hockey team beat Colby, 3-2, on Tuesday night in Waterville.

Jared Christy scored in the first and second periods to give the Nor’easters (9-3-1) a 2-0 lead. Colby (7-5) rallied to tie it on goals by Drew Burke and Connor Gallagher in the third period.

Billy Girard made 24 saves for UNE, while CJ Hapward had 21 saves for Colby.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

BOWDOIN 76, SOUTHERN MAINE 39: The Polar Bears (11-3) held the Huskies (4-8) scoreless in the second quarter and rolled to a win in Gorham.

The Polar Bears led by two before outscoring the Huskies 18-0 in the second quarter.

Emily Collins scored 14 points and Shayla Eubanks added 11.

Vanessa Vaughn had 12 points while Franny Ramsdell added 10 for Southern Maine.

UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND 72, WENTWORTH 41: The Nor’easters (10-4, 6-1 CCC) outscored the Leopards (3-10, 0-7) 22-6 in the second quarter on their way to a win in Boston.

Juliana Tracey had 19 points for UNE, while Keagan Dunbar added 16 and Nora Barmashi added 14.

Gabby Amoddio had 12 points for Wentworth.

(17) MICHIGAN 80, PURDUE 59: Leigha Brown scored 21 points, Emily Kiser had 17 points and seven rebounds and the Wolverines (14-3, 4-2 Big Ten) beat the Boilermakers (11-5, 2-4) in West Layfette, Indiana.

Brown reached 20-plus points for the third straight game – and Michigan scored 80-plus in each of those Big Ten contests. Brown has scored at least 20 points in five of her last six games.

Leading 39-35 at the break, Michigan started the second half on a 12-2 run, with 3-pointers by Brown and Jordan Hobbs, to go ahead by double figures for good. The Wolverines led 60-44 entering the fourth as Purdue only made three field goals in a nine-point third quarter.

Laila Phelia also scored 17 points for Michigan, which plays Michigan State on Saturday. Kiser scored all of her points after the first quarter.

WOMEN’S HOCKEY

SOUTHERN MAINE 2, WORCESTER STATE 1: Caroline Thompson and Olivia Stewart scored in the second period and the Huskies (7-8) beat the Lancers (8-6) in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Ally Stymiest, Georgie Snow and Jordan Colbert each had an assist for Southern Maine. Haley Kim made 41 saves.

Sydney Vautor scored for Worcester State.

MEN’S BASKETBALL

WENTWORTH 87, UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND 66: Jake Schaake had 13 points and eight rebounds as the Leopards (7-6, 3-4 CCC) beat the Nor’easters (2-12, 0-7) in Boston.

Adrian Torres had 20 points for UNE, while Sam McElliott added 12 and Connor Curcio 10.

(11) KANSAS STATE 65, OKLAHOMA STATE 57: Markquis Nowell scored 20 points and found Keyontae Johnson for an alley-oop dunk with 38 seconds left as the Wildcats (15-1, 4-0 Big 12) held off the Cowboys (9-7, 1-3) in Manhattan, Kansas.

Johnson added 12 points and Desi Sills had 11 for the Wildcats, who won their ninth straight and matched their victory total from last season. Predicted to finish last in the Big 12, Kansas State went from unranked last week to just outside the top 10 in the AP poll.

Kalib Boone scored 23 points and Caleb Asberry had 15 for the Cowboys, who have lost three of four, all by 10 points or fewer.

MICHIGAN STATE 69, (18) WISCONSIN 65: A.J. Hoggard made a tiebreaking layup with 41 seconds left and the Spartans (12-4, 4-1 Big Ten) rallied past the Badgers (11-4, 3-2) in Madison, Wisconsin for their seventh consecutive victory.

Wisconsin was playing its second straight game without leading scorer and three-year starter Tyler Wahl, who averages 13.2 points per game.

Joey Hauser had 20 points for Michigan State, which won its first road game since Dec. 7, when the Spartans beat Penn State 67-58. Tyson Walker added 13 points, Jaden Akins 12 and Hoggard 10.