The Bison improve to 3-4 in the Commonwealth Coast Conference and 5-10 overall. Anna Maria College drops to 0-9 in the conference and 2-14 overall. Nichols will travel to Elms College on Thursday, Jan. 27 for a 7 p.m. game.
Butler had four points in the final minute of play to seal the victory. Senior Terrance Parker came off the bench and added a much needed 13 points, five rebounds and three steals, while freshman Justin Lewis (Hopedale, Ma) added 12 points and freshman Chris Vallee had 12 points and four assists.
Parker gave the Bison a 45-30 halftime lead on a 3-pointer at the buzzer. Parker hit three 3-pointers in the first half.
Anna Maria was led by Quincy Nunnally had 19 points and 13 rebounds, while Matt O’Malley, Matt McCarthy and Billy Hazelwood each had 12 points apiece. McCarthy also had 14 rebounds.
At Dudley, MA Roger Williams 66, NICHOLS 62 RWU (8-10, 7-4) Chris Cormier 3-7 8-8 15; Daniel Gumb 6-11 0-2 13; Geoff Baranger 4-6 2-2 10; Ben Camobreco 3-6 2-2 10; Andrew Viana 2-7 4-5 8; Brian Scharrenweber 2-5 0-0 4; Brad LaFleur 0-1 0-0 0; Brandon Parrish 0-1 0-1 0. Totals 20-44 22-26 66. NICHOLS (6-13, 4-6) Anthony Smith 8-19 4-6 20; Casey Butler 5-12 2-2 14; Terrence Parker 3-8 0-0 8; Jermaine Baskerville 3-9 0-1 7; Justin Lewis 1-7 3-5 5; Chris Vallee 0-5 3-6 3; Ron Powers 1-5 1-3 3; Scott LaTorra 1-1 0-0 2; Dave Berkland 0-1 0-0 0; Eric Foster 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 22-68 13-23 62. RWU........................... 35 31 - 66 Nichols Men's Basketball.....18 44 - 62 3-point goals-RWU 4-15 (Ben Camobreco 2-4; Daniel Gumb 1-5; Chris Cormier 1-3; Brian Scharrenweber 0-2; Brandon Parrish 0-1), Nichols Men's Basketball 5-25 (Casey Butler 2-5; Terrence Parker 2-6; Jermaine Baskerville 1-4; Ron Powers 0-1; Chris Vallee 0-2; Justin Lewis 0-2; Anthony Smith 0-5). Fouled out--RWU-None, Nichols Men's Basketball-None. Rebounds-RWU 31 (Geoff Baranger 6; Ben Camobreco 6; Daniel Gumb 6), Nichols Men's Basketball 42 (Justin Lewis 6; Anthony Smith 6; Chris Vallee 6). Assists-RWU 17 (Ben Camobreco 6), Nichols Men's Basketball 13 (Anthony Smith 6). Total fouls-RWU 16, Nichols Men's Basketball 19. A-100