Junior forward Luis Martinez (Passaic, NJ/Clifton) scored 12 points to lead the Pioneers, who will play Mitchell, an 82-73 loser to Eastern Connecticut in the tournament's other game, in the consolation game Saturday at 1 p.m.
Bates raced out to a 7-0 lead before William Paterson called timeout 1:39 into the action. The Pioneers never got closer than three points in the first half, before Bates extended its advantage into double digits after intermission.
Senior guard Kelvin DeLosAngeles (Perth Amboy, NJ/Perth Amboy) and sophomore guard Joey Spiegel (Teaneck, NJ/Teaneck) each scored 10 points for William Paterson, which was outrebounded 35-23 and shot just 38.8 percent (19 of 49). Bates hit 46.2 percent of its attempts (22 of 46).