Men’s Basketball Edges Bridgewater State, 84-76

BRIDGEWATER, Mass. – Behind a game-high 28 points from sophomore guard Keith Brown (Pelham, N.H.), the Endicott men's basketball team defeated Bridgewater State University (BSU), 84-76, on Saturday afternoon at the Tinsley Center. 

Brown scored his 28 points on 8-of-24 shooting, including a 4-for-13 showing from three-point range and an 8-for-9 performance at the line. Brown also added nine rebounds and two assists to his stat line in the win. 

The Gulls also received double-digit scoring efforts from Vinny Clifford (Danvers, Mass.), Matt McDevitt (Cumberland, Maine), and Joel Villa (Bronx, N.Y.). Clifford led the trio with 13 points, while McDevitt compiled 11 and Villa had 10. 

Tied 50-50 with 11:13 to play, Endicott went on a 13-6 run to jump out to a seven point lead, and never looked back as the Gulls maintained their lead the rest of the way. Villa highlighted the run with an and-one conversion at 8:43 (EC 60-56) and McDevitt capped the spurt with a trey at 8:07. Joe Shehadi (Dorset, Vt.) also buried a three-pointer, while Brown and Jordan Pettway (Bridgeport, Conn.) scored one basket each during the run. 

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• Today's game featured seven ties and nine lead changes. The last tie occurred at the 11:13 mark of the second half (50-50).
• Endicott extended its lead to as many as nine points (84-75) on a pair of free throws by Villa with 14-seconds remaining.
• BSU brought the game within one possession on two separate occasions (65-62, 5:48 | 71-68, 2:51) late in the second half, but Brown answered with a three-point dagger each time to fend off a comeback from the Bears.
• With today's win, Endicott evened up the all-time series against BSU at 2-2. 

FOR THE FOES

• Rocky DeAndrade (Mansfield, Mass.) poured in a team-high 20 points (7-10 FG, 4-7 3PT, 2-3 FT).
• Joseph Carty (Natick, Mass.) notched his fourth double-double of the season with 19 points and 12 boards.
• Ryan Carney (Easton, Mass.) had 12 points, three rebounds, three assists, and two steals.
• BSU outscored Endicott 30-16 in the paint.

WHAT'S NEXT

Endicott (5-2) travels to Salem State University on Tuesday, December 12 at 7 PM. BSU (4-6) hosts Becker this coming Tuesday at 7 PM. 

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(Photo Credit - David Le '10)