PORTLAND — Abdul Gaddy’s perfect shooting from beyond the arc led the short-handed Maine Red Claws (19-25) to a 100-95 win over the Springfield Armor (20-26) on Sunday afternoon at the Portland Expo Building. The win gave Maine a 5-4 edge over Springfield in the season series between the division rivals.

Tyshawn Taylor started off hot for Maine in the first quarter, finishing the frame with eight points and four rebounds. The Red Claws and Armor traded baskets throughout the early minutes of the period, but Maine finished on a 9-0 run that included two of Gaddy’s three-point baskets, which gave his team a commanding 30-12 lead heading into the second. Springfield’s 12 first quarter points serves as a Red Claws franchise record-low for points scored by an opponent in the first quarter.

Springfield’s Lorenzo Brown led all scorers with 23 points to go along with six assists. Willie Reed finished with a double-double, scoring 20 points while securing 18 rebounds and blocking four shots. Other Springfield leaders were L.D. Williams (17 points) and Bruce Massey (14 points).

Gaddy led the scoring attack for Maine, finishing with 19 points on 64% (7-11) shooting from the field and dishing out seven assists. Other top contributors for Maine were Taylor (18 points, six rebounds, five assists), Frank Gaines (16 points, five steals) and Daniel Orton (16 points, seven rebounds).