BRUNSWICK — Bowdoin College junior guard Andrew Madlinger knocked down six 3-pointers en route to a career-high 28 points to lead the Polar Bears’ men’s basketball team to an 82-45 win over the University of Southern Maine at Morrell Gymnasium on Tuesday.

With the win, Bowdoin is 2- 2, while the Huskies dropped their second straight to fall to 3-2.

Madlinger was 11-for-21 from the field and 6-of-13 from 3-point range to lead three Polar Bear players in double figures. Sophomore guard Keegan Pieri added 16 points, a game-high nine rebounds and four assists, while freshman guard Lucas Hausman tossed in 11 points off of the bench with a perfect 5-for-5 showing from the field.

“We struggled the other day against St. Joe’s, and they had a lot to do with that, but these guys had three solid days of practice and had time to reenergize,” said Bowdoin coach Tim Gilbride. “I thought we worked really hard on the defensive end. The guys really stepped up tonight.”

Madlinger scored 18 of his game-high 28 points in the opening half to lead the Polar Bears to a modest 34-26 lead at the half. Bowdoin shot 41.2 percent (14-for-34) in the opening stanza and held USM to a 10-for-29 effort.

Bowdoin rolled in the second half, outscoring the Huskies 48-19 and shooting 51.4 percent (18-of-35) from the floor. Defensively, Bowdoin held USM to just five secondhalf field goals on 5-for-24 shooting.

“It was very important to come out strong in the second half and stay energized, and we were able to do that,” said Gilbride, whose squad hosts Maine Maritime on Saturday at 4 p.m. in a non-conference game.

Brandon Tomah led the Huskies with 14 points on a 5- for-12 mark from the floor, including four 3-pointers. Former Morse High School standout Alex Kee of USM pulled down five rebounds and dished out a like number of assists.