Ryan Cain, Mike Prestileo and Brian Steele led WPI in scoring with 16, 15 and 15 points respectively. Steve Furber had five points and nine rebounds in the victory.
The Bison were led by junior forward Casey Butler with 12 points and nine rebounds, while freshman forward Justin Lewis added 12 points.
Nichols will battle Becker in the consolation game on Saturday, Nov. 20 at 4 p.m.
WPI 94, Nichols College 63 11/19/04 7:30 pm at Worcester, MA At Worcester, MA WPI (1-0) - - Ryan Cain 7-9 0-2 16; Mike Prestileo 6-11 0-0 15; Brian Steele 5-10 2-2 15; Scott Misiaszek 5-7 0-1 10; James Marois 2-7 2-2 7; Antoine Coleman 3-3 0-0 6; Brett Dickson 2-6 0-2 6; John Costello 1-6 3-4 6; Ryan Bourque 3-4 0-0 6; Steve Furber 2-5 0-0 5; Ryan Flynn 1-4 0-0 2; Travis Weber 0-1 0-0 0; Kevin Reidy 0-1 0-1 0. Totals 37-74 7-14 94. NICHOLS COLLEGE (0-1)--- Justin Lewis 4-12 3-7 12; Casey Butler 4-10 3-5 12; Jermaine Baskerville 3-7 2-2 9; Anthony Smith 3-5 1-3 7; Ron Powers 3-5 0-1 6; Eric Foster 2-6 0-0 6; Chris Vallee 2-5 1-2 6; Maurice Goncalves 1-2 1-1 3; Scott LaTorra 0-2 2-2 2; Terrence Parker 0-2 0-0 0; Matt Fournier 0-2 0-0 0; Dave Berkland 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 22-60 13-23 63. WPI........................... 63 31 - 94 Nichols College............... 36 27 - 63 3-point goals-WPI 13-28 (Mike Prestileo 3-4; Brian Steele 3-5; Brett Dickson 2-4; Ryan Cain 2-3; James Marois 1-3; John Costello 1-3; Steve Furber 1-3; Ryan Flynn 0-1; Scott Misiaszek 0-2), Nichols College 6-13 (Eric Foster 2-4; Jermaine Baskerville 1-4; Casey Butler 1-1; Justin Lewis 1-1; Chris Vallee 1-1; Scott LaTorra 0-1; Maurice Goncalves 0-1). Fouled out--WPI-None, Nichols College-None. Rebounds-WPI 43 (Steve Furber 9), Nichols College 35 (Casey Butler 9). Assists-WPI 19 (Ryan Cain 6), Nichols College 6 (Chris Vallee 2; Casey Butler 2). Total fouls-WPI 17, Nichols College 12.