December 4, 2007
TOP-RANKED BENTLEY STAYS PERFECT WITH 68-45 WIN AT BRYANT
TUESDAY NIGHT
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BOX SCORE
SMITHFIELD, RI - Bentley guard Jason Westrol (Brielle, NJ)
scored 17 points on 7 of 10 shooting from the floor while Lew
Finnegan (Lexington, MA) and Nate Fritsch (Durham, NC) each added
14 as the top-ranked Falcons cruised to a 68-45 win over host
Bryant University in Northeast-10 Conference action before 1,452 at
the Chace Center Tuesday night.
Bentley (7-0, 5-0 NE-10) took control of this one right from the
start, racing out to a quick 11-4 lead right out of the gate.
Three free throws from Pete Lambert (Cumberland, RI) pulled the
Bulldogs to within a point, 12-13. But that would be as close
as the Bulldogs would come as the Falcons would blitz the Bulldogs
with a 19-0 run over the next nine minutes and Bryant was never
able to recover.
A Finnegan three pointer followed by two straight drives in the
lane by Westrol helped key the run as Bryant's defense allowed the
visitors to shoot 70 percent from the floor for much of the first
half.
Bentley would cool off slightly, shooting 61 percent from the
field at the break in taking a 34-16 lead into the locker room at
the break.
Bryant (3-4, 2-3 NE-10) on the other hand, made just six field
goals in the first half, going 6 for 21 (29 percent) from the floor
as Bryant's starting five was held to just four points.
In the second half, Bryant's attempt to get back into the game
was thwarted midway through the second half as a Westrol scored on
a nice drive in the lane and drew a foul and later the sophomore
guard closed the door with a deep three to make it 57-37 with 7:50
left and the Falcons cruised from there.
Bryant finished the game shooting 27.3 percent from the floor
and were led by Jon Ezeokoli's (South Orange, NJ) 12 points while
Lambert added 11 points off the bench.
Bryant will travel to Southern New Hampshire Saturday for a 3:30
pm game.
POST GAME NOTES ..
* The 45 total team points equals the lowest
total since Bryant lost to Springfield, 49-45 in 1990.
* Bentley has now won five-straight against Bryant.
* Max Good is now 4-10 all-time against Bentley
* The loss was Bryant's first at home this year (2-1). Bryant
was 13-1 at home last with the last loss coming
against Bentley.
* Bentley outscored Bryant 26 to 12 in the paint.
* Bentley had 21 points off turnovers and 20 bench points.
* Bryant did manage to out-rebound Bentley 36 to 30, but
the Falcons didn't miss much, making 26 of 48 shots for the game
(54.2 percent).
* Both teams made 9 free throws. Bentley was 9 for 13 and
Bryant was 9 for 12.
12/4/07 7:30 pm at Smithfield, RI
At Smithfield, RI
BENTLEY 68, BRYANT 45
BENTLEY (7-0, 5-0 NE-10)
Jason Westrol 7-10 2-3 17; Nate Fritsch 5-8 2-2 14; Lew Finnegan
5-7 2-2 14; Mike Quinn 3-7 0-0 7; Michael Sikonski 3-4 0-0 6; Tom
Dowling 1-2 2-4 5; Yusuf Abdul-Ali 2-8 0-0 4; John Brandt 0-1 1-2
1; Joe Fremeau 0-1 0-0 0; James Oberg 0-0 0-0 0; Brian Tracey 0-0
0-0 0. Totals 26-48 9-13 68.
BRYANT (3-4, 2-3 NE-10)
Jon Ezeokoli 4-11 2-4 12; Peter Lambert 3-7 3-3 11; Cecil Gresham
2-11 4-4 9; Chris Birrell 1-5 0-0 3; John Fogarty 1-2 0-0 2; Ray
Witkos 1-3 0-0 2; Jerrann Wright 1-6 0-1 2; Ryan McLean 1-5 0-0 2;
Barry Latham 1-2 0-0 2; Adam Parzych 0-3 0-0 0; Andrew Lyell 0-0
0-0 0; Jordan Papandinis 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 15-55 9-12 45.
Halftime - Bentley 34-16
3-point goals--Bentley 7-20 (Lew Finnegan 2-4; Nate Fritsch 2-3;
Mike Quinn 1-5; Tom Dowling 1-2; Jason Westrol 1-2; John Brandt
0-1; Yusuf Abdul-Ali 0-3), Bryant 6-18 (Peter Lambert 2-6; Jon
Ezeokoli 2-3; Chris Birrell 1-4; Cecil Gresham 1-4; Adam Parzych
0-1). Fouled out--Bentley-None, Bryant-None. Rebounds--Bentley 30
(Jason Westrol 6; Tom Dowling 6), Bryant 36 (Jon Ezeokoli 9).
Assists--Bentley 13 (Yusuf Abdul-Ali 3; Lew Finnegan 3; Jason
Westrol 3), Bryant 5 (Jon Ezeokoli 2). Total fouls--Bentley 12,
Bryant 15.
Technical fouls--Bentley-None, Bryant-None. A-1452
