The Rams fell behind the Bears just before halftime and trailed all of the second half until senior Chris Feeney hit a 3-pointer with 3:17 remaining to give the Rams a 44-42 lead. Junior Ralph Sully pushed the lead to four with 2:38 remaining on a jumper in the lane. With 21 seconds remaining senior Matt Badiali hit a jumper and was fouled to cut the Rams lead to 48-46. After a timeout Badiali hit the free throw to make it a one point game, 48-47. The Bears pressured the Rams in the backcourt and forced a turnover, giving the Bears the ball and a chance to win with 19 seconds left. Bridgewater was unable to find a clean look in the final seconds to seal the Rams win.
Badiali finished with a game high 13 points and teammate Peter Santos finished with 11. The Rams were lead by Feeney who finished with 12 points and 5 rebounds and senior Jared Clark, who was one point away from a double double, finished with 9 points and a game high 15 rebounds.
Newspaper Box Score Bridgewater State vs Framingham State 2/23/05 7:00 at Framingham, MA FRAMINGHAM STATE 48, BRIDGEWATER STATE 47 BRIDGEWATER STATE (14-12) Matt Badiali 4-14 2-3 13; Peter Santos 5-10 0-0 11; David Rukstalis 2-13 2-2 6; Tom Cuddihy 2-7 0-0 5; Brian Adamczyk 1-1 2-2 4; Mike Rondeau 1-6 2-4 4; Chris Hayes 1-1 0-0 2; Tim Ryan 1-1 0-0 2; Cliff Furtado 0-4 0-0 0; Matt Schnider 0-2 0-2 0; Derek Thompson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 17-59 8-13 47. FRAMINGHAM STATE (15-9) Chris Feeney 5-13 0-1 12; Jared Clark 4-11 1-3 9; Joseph Faradie 3-6 1-4 7; Ralph Sully 3-12 0-0 6; Ryan Dacey 2-4 0-0 5; Paul Tanglis 1-6 1-3 4; Derek Wigman 1-5 1-2 3; Anthony Washington 0-2 2-4 2; Michael Costa 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 19-60 6-17 48. Bridgewater State............. 23 24 - 47 Framingham State.............. 21 27 - 48 3-point goals-Bridgewater State 5-19 (Matt Badiali 3-9; Peter Santos 1-2;Tom Cuddihy 1-3; Cliff Furtado 0-4; David Rukstalis 0-1), Framingham State 4-20 (Chris Feeney 2-8; Ryan Dacey 1-2; Paul Tanglis 1-5; Ralph Sully 0-3; Derek Wigman 0-2). Fouled out--Bridgewater State-None, Framingham State-None. Rebounds-Bridgewater State 44 (Mike Rondeau 8), Framingham State 47 (Jared Clark 15). Assists-Bridgewater State 10 (Brian Adamczyk 5), Framingham State 7 (Ralph Sully 2; Michael Costa 2). Total fouls-Bridgewater State 16, Framingham State 16. A-600 MASCAC Semifinals: Framingham State advances to the MASCAC finals on Saturday February 26th to face the winner of the Salem State/Worcester State Semifinal.