Men's Basketball Surges Past Roger Williams, 76-66

BEVERLY, Mass. – The Endicott men's basketball team defeated Roger Williams, 76-66, on Saturday afternoon at MacDonald Gymnasium. 

Up one (29-28) with a little over two minutes remaining in the first half, the Gulls scored eight straight points to give themselves a 37-28 lead at the halftime break. 

Endicott continued that momentum out of the break opening up a 21 point lead (63-42) via a 26-14 run over the first eleven minutes of the second half. 

The Hawks fought back, with a 16-6 run to bring the Gulls lead to single digits (69-61). But Endicott proved to be too much as they held Roger Williams to just five points over the final 4:33 to earn the victory. 

Jalen Echevarria (Lynn, Mass.) paced the Gulls in scoring with 20 points, while Matt McDevitt (Cumberland, Maine) closely followed with 19 points. 

Meanwhile, Keith Brown (Pelham, N.H.) notched a 14 point 10 rebound double-double. 

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE 

• Today was Brown's fourth double-double of the season. 
• Echevarria has scored in double figures in eight straight games. 
• Endicott leads the all-time series over Roger Williams, 31-10. 
• Brown led the Gulls on the run in the second half with nine points, Echevarria also contributed with eight points. 
• With today's victory, Endicott completed the season sweep over Roger Williams.

WHAT'S NEXT 

Endicott (16-6, 10-3 CCC) will host Salve Regina on Tuesday, February 11 at 5:30 PM. Roger Williams (14-8, 6-7 CCC) will travel to Gordon on Tuesday, February 11 for a 7:30 PM tip-off. 

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(Photo Credit - David Le '10)