The Falcons, who trailed by 21-13 midway through the first half, went on a 28-4 run to open up a lead that eventually extended to 18 points at halftime. Prignano registered 18 points by the break, including connecting on 3 of 5 three-point attempts. He ended the night with 24 points.
Becker (3-17) would not go away easily as they steadily cut into the Falcon lead in the second half. The Hawks got as close as 71-68 with just over a minute and a half remaining before Ja’Qauine Coe and Rashad Cope combined to can four free throws in the waning moments. Cope ended with 14 points and Matthew Costello chipped in with 8 points and a game-high 11 rebounds for Fitchburg (7-12), who snapped a two game losing streak.
The Hawks had four scorers in double digits and were paced by David Bostick who scored 19 points to go along with 8 assists and 7 steals. Jeff Kotkowski and Sam Fernandez also distinguished themselves by pouring in 16 and 15 points respectively.
Newspaper Box Score Fitchburg State College Men vs Becker College 2/9/04 7:00pm at Leister, MA at Leicester, MA FITCHBURG STATE COLLEGE MEN 75, BECKER COLLEGE 68 FITCHBURG STATE COLLEGE MEN (7-12) Jim Prignano 8-16 5-5 24; Rashad Cope 6-11 2-5 14; Ja'Quaine Coe 2-6 4-7 9; Dan Largesse 3-12 0-0 9; Matthew Costello 4-10 0-3 8; Patrick McCarthy 3-4 2-2 8; Jay Pratt 1-4 0-0 3; Vladimir Benoit 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-64 13-24 75. BECKER COLLEGE (3-17) David Bostick 8-12 0-0 19; Jeff Kotkowski 6-10 0-1 16; Sam Fernandez 5-12 0-0 15; Richard Fazzi 4-9 3-4 11; Rich Logan 2-5 0-0 4; Matt Friello 1-4 0-0 3; Brandon Davock 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 26-54 3-5 68. Fitchburg State College Men... 49 26 - 75 Becker College................ 31 37 - 68 3-point goals- Fitchburg State College Men 8-22 (Dan Largesse 3-9; Jim Prignano 3-8; Jay Pratt 1-1; Ja'Quaine Coe 1-4), Becker College 13-30 (Sam Fernandez 5-11; Jeff Kotkowski 4-6; David Bostick 3-6; Matt Friello 1-4; Rich Logan 0-1; Richard Fazzi 0-2). Fouled out- Fitchburg State College Men-None, Becker College-Rich Logan. Rebounds-Fitchburg State College Men 39 (Matthew Costello 11), Becker College 35 (Sam Fernandez 8). Assists- Fitchburg State College Men 17 (Matthew Costello 4; Ja'Quaine Coe 4), Becker College 17 (David Bostick 8). Total fouls- Fitchburg State College Men 8, Becker College 22. A-200