Ifesinachi Anosike was a force inside for SSC with 16 points and 14 rebounds and Shawn Bloom scored 20 points as Salem (16-3, 7-0 MASCAC) won for the 13th time in 14 tries. The Vikings were ranked 21st nationally in the latest D3hoops.com poll.
Rashad Cope paced Fitchburg State (6-12, 3-5) with 23 points and 10 rebounds and point guard Ja’Quaine Coe contributed 18 points. The Falcons also received strong efforts from Matthew Costello and Jay Pratt, who scored 14 and 13 points respectively.
Newspaper Box Score Fitchburg State College Men vs Salem State College 2/7/04 1:00pm at Salem, MA SALEM STATE COLLEGE 101, FITCHBURG STATE COLLEGE MEN 88 FITCHBURG STATE COLLEGE MEN (6-12, 3-5) Rashad Cope 8-15 7-9 23; Ja'Quaine Coe 6-12 2-3 18; Matthew Costello 6-10 2-7 14; Jay Pratt 4-6 2-2 13; Jim Prignano 3-10 2-2 8; Dan Largesse 2-4 0-0 6; Patrick McCarthy 3-7 0-0 6. Totals 32-64 15-23 88. SALEM STATE COLLEGE (16-3, 7-0) Allen Reid 7-11 8-8 26; Shawn Bloom 8-16 3-3 20; Ifesinachi Anosike 5-11 6-13 16; Dewayne Cox 3-8 9-14 15; Wilkins Victor 3-7 0-0 9; John Goya 3-5 0-0 6; Meguel Lora 2-3 1-1 5; Juan Vesquez 1-1 0-0 2; Ramon Cruz 1-2 0-0 2; Paul Demosthene 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 33-65 27-39 101. Fitchburg State College Men... 45 43 - 88 Salem State College........... 55 46 - 101 3-point goals- Fitchburg State College Men 9-19 (Ja'Quaine Coe 4-7; Jay Pratt 3-5; Dan Largesse 2-4; Jim Prignano 0-3), Salem State College 8-20 (Allen Reid 4-7; Wilkins Victor 3-6; Shawn Bloom 1-4; Ramon Cruz 0-1; Dewayne Cox 0-2). Fouled out-- Fitchburg State College Men-Jim Prignano, Salem State College-None. Rebounds- Fitchburg State College Men 34 (Rashad Cope 10), Salem State College 40 (Ifesinachi Anosike 14). Assists- Fitchburg State College Men 15 (Ja'Quaine Coe 5), Salem State College 25 (Dewayne Cox 8; Wilkins Victor 8). Total fouls- Fitchburg State College Men 27, Salem State College 22. A-200