Trailing 12-10 5:18 into the game, Wentworth used a 10-2 run over the next 4:02 to take a 20-14 lead. During the run, senior forward Carmino DeMercurio (Wappingers Falls, N.Y.) had six points. However, the Hawks answered with a 23-10 spurt and took a 37-30 lead with 1:43 left. Cormier had nine points during that stretch. Roger Williams would lead 37-34 at the half.
The Hawks upped their lead to as much as eight (42-34) early in the second half before Wentworth took the lead (45-44) with an 11-2 run. Junior forward Frankie Hall (Boston, Mass.) had seven points. The lead would be short-lived, though, as Roger Williams used a 21-2 run over a 10:00 stretch to take an 18-point lead. The Hawks would lead by as much as 26 late in the game, before the Leopards cut the final margin to 18.
Junior guard Ryan Keaton (Smithtown, N.Y.) had 13 points and sophomore forward Brandon Parrish (Lincoln, R.I.) chipped in with 12 points, six rebounds, seven assists, and five steals.
For Wentworth, freshman guard Jason DaCosta (Cambridge, Mass.) had 19 points and three assists. DeMercurio (10 points, nine rebounds, and four assists) and freshman guard Sherrad Prezzie-Blue (Norwalk, Conn.) scored 10 points.
At Tansey Gymnasium, Boston, Mass. ROGER WILLIAMS 79, WENTWORTH 61 ROGER WILLIAMS (10-10, 9-3 CCC) Chris Cormier 5-10 6-8 19; Daniel Gumb 6-11 3-3 18; Ryan Keaton 3-6 7-7 13; Brandon Parrish 5-7 2-3 12; Ben Camobreco 2-9 4-4 9; Geoff Baranger 3-6 2-2 8; Brad LaFleur 0-2 0-0 0; Brian Scharrenweber 0-1 0-0 0; Alexander Daluz 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 24-53 24-27 79. WENTWORTH (6-15, 4-9 CCC) Jason DaCosta 8-13 3-4 19; Sherrad Prezzie-Blue 5-12 0-0 10; Carmino DeMercurio 4-16 2-2 10; Frankie Hall 4-8 1-1 9; Matt Zeszotek 3-8 0-0 6; Robert Fernandes 1-1 0-0 3; Morey Frydman 1-1 0-0 2; Bryan Gaine 1-2 0-0 2; Ed Bolton 0-4 0-0 0; Gil Ward 0-1 0-0 0; Troy Ramey 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 27-70 6-7 61. Roger Williams................ 37 42 - 79 Wentworth..................... 34 27 - 61 3-point goals-Roger Williams 7-16 (Daniel Gumb 3-6; Chris Cormier 3-6; Ben Camobreco 1-4), Wentworth 1-5 (Robert Fernandes 1-1; Sherrad Prezzie-Blue 0-2; Ed Bolton 0-1; Troy Ramey 0-1). Fouled out--Roger Williams-None, Wentworth-None. Rebounds-Roger Williams 33 (Geoff Baranger 8), Wentworth 40 (Carmino DeMercurio 9). Assists-Roger Williams 18 (Brandon Parrish 7), Wentworth 22 (Matt Zeszotek 5). Total fouls-Roger Williams 7, Wentworth 19. A-110