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    • No. 15 Men’s Basketball Withstands Resilient Wentworth Effort, 79-76

    No. 15 Men’s Basketball Withstands Resilient Wentworth Effort, 79-76
    January 28, 2026
    Box Score

    BEVERLY, Mass. — The Endicott men's basketball team defeated Wentworth, 79-76, on Wednesday night in Conference of New England (CNE) action at MacDonald Gymnasium.

    Marcus Montagnino (Gloucester, Mass.) led all scorers with 34 points (14-19 FG, 1-2 3PT, 5-8 FT) alongside a game-high 10 rebounds and three assists. 

    Jeff Hill (Lynn, Mass.) also poured in 10 points to round out Endicott's double-digit scorers.

    The remainder of the Gulls' starting lineup, including Elijah Kinney (Nashville, Tenn.), Caden Sullivan (Franklin, Mass.), and Matt Boen (Mansfield, Mass.), contributed nine, eight, and seven points, respectively. 

    A tight contest throughout, Wentworth held six different leads in the second half, highlighted by a five-point advantage on the scoreboard with 11:14 remaining (62-57).

    Endicott continued to fight back, erasing its final deficit of the stanza with 6:46 to play (68-67) via a 12-8 run to close out the victory.

    Montagnino guided the charge with seven points, while Hill produced five points in the spurt, including a crowd-raising three-pointer from the left corner with 2:20 on the clock to give the Gulls enough separation (77-70) down the stretch.

    Despite leading for 31:23 of action, Endicott's largest lead was only 10 points (22-12, 10:46) as Wentworth shot 52.8 percent from the field — its second-highest output this season.

    The second half saw the pendulum swing the most, considering tonight's matchup featured just two ties and eight lead changes.

    BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

    • Endicott is 41-11 all-time against Wentworth.
    • The Gulls have won six straight in the series.
    • Hill finished a game-best +12 on the stat sheet.
    • Montagnino logged his fourth 30+ point game of the season (10th career at Endicott).
    • Boen dished out a game-high six assists, one shy of tying his career high (7 vs UNE, 11/29/23).

    WHAT'S NEXT

    No. 15 Endicott (17-1, 9-0 CNE) visits Nichols on Saturday, January 31 at 3 PM. Wentworth (1-17, 1-10 CNE) hosts Nichols on Tuesday, February 3 at 5 PM. 

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    (Photo Credit - Karisa Juneau '27)