LEWISTON, Maine – Six Bates College men's basketball players scored in double figures as the Bobcats defeated Thomas College 114-61, scoring over 100 points for the second time this season, on Thursday night in Alumni Gymnasium.

The Bobcats (3-1) broke the century mark for the second time in four games this year after not reaching triple digits in the previous 10 seasons as the hosts staked a 68-30 halftime lead on the Terriers (0-3). The 68 points came within three points of tying the program's single-game record for points in a half.

In his first start of the year, first-year center Malcolm Delpeche (Wilmington, Del.) led Bates with 21 points on 10-of-12 shooting and eight rebounds in 16 minutes. Sophomore Mike Boornazian (Portland, Conn.) recorded 18 points and six rebounds while junior Graham Safford (Hampden, Maine) notched 13 points and nine assists.

Junior Billy Selmon (Atlanta, Ga.) posted 10 points and six rebounds in 12 first-half minutes. Off the bench, junior Adam Philpott (Gloucester, Mass.) compiled 10 points and seven boards, and first-year Marcus Delpeche (Wilmington, Del.) added 10 points and five rebounds.

For the visitors, sophomore Levi Barnes (Skowhegan, Maine) netted a team-high 21 points on 7-of-13 shooting as the only double-digit scorer for the Terriers. Junior Eric Westbrook (Dublin, Ireland) chipped in with eight points.

Bates held advantages in rebounds (60-22), points in the paint (62-20), points off turnovers (25-5), second-chance points (27-8), and bench points (48-26).

The Bobcats led from wire to wire in the game, jumping out to a 24-5 lead just over five minutes into the contest. The team pushed its lead over 20 points for the first time at 36-15 with 8:55 left in the opening half after a jumper and 3-pointer from Selmon. The hosts closed the first half with a 17-2 run.

Bates hit 100 points with 7:57 remaining on a layup from Marcus Delpeche and took a lead as large as 59 points (111-52) at the 4:10 mark in the second stanza.

The Bobcats continued their high-flying ways in the game as Malcolm Delpeche, Marcus Delpeche, and Mike Boornazian each threw down two dunks.

Next, Bates plays at the University of New England on Saturday at 3 p.m. while Thomas competes at Husson on Dec. 3 at 5:30 p.m.