In a game that saw seven ties and 11 lead changes, and came right down to the wire, the Hawks were led by freshman Anthony Joyner (Worcester, Mass.) who had a team-high 13 points and six rebounds while playing only 15 minutes. Senior Jeff Kotkowski (Melrose, Mass.) had a game-high 23 rebounds, and added four points and three blocked shots.
With Wentworth trailing, 34-33, late in the first half, freshman guard Brad Bryant (Livermore, Maine) capped off a 12-3 run by nailing a three-pointer at the buzzer to give the Leopards a 36-34 lead after 20 minutes of play.
Shawn Fuller led the Hawks in second half with nine points; he hit a key three pointer with less than fiveminutes left to put the Hawks ahead 59-57. Wentworth would have the ball with under 10 seconds remaining in the game and trailed by one, but could not connect on an open jumper and the subsequent put back as time expired, giving Becker the 68-67 win.
Wentworth senior Frankie Hall (Boston, Mass.) and sophomore Sherrad Prezzie-Blue (Norwalk, Conn.) each had a game high 15 points. Junior forward Bryan Gaine (Braintree, Mass.) added 10 rebounds in the loss for the Leopards.
Becker travels to Anna Maria on Thursday evening, while Wentworth hosts Daniel Webster.
(portions of this release taken from a Becker College release)
At Leicester, Mass. BECKER 68, WENTWORTH 67 WENTWORTH (2-2) Sherrad Prezzie-Blue 4-8 5-8 15; Frankie Hall 6-16 3-4 15; Bryan Gaine 4-15 0-0 8; Ed Bolton 3-6 0-0 8; Jason DaCosta 3-5 2-4 8; Todd Doyle 3-10 0-0 6; Brad Bryant 1-1 0-0 3; Jeff Cappa 1-2 0-0 2; Rob Fernandes 1-6 0-0 2; Weonard Bynes 0-0 0-0 0; Morey Frydman 0-3 0-0 0; Gil Ward 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 26-73 10-16 67. BECKER (1-3) Anthony Joyner 6-9 1-2 13; Chris Finnimore 3-5 4-6 11; Shawn Fuller 5-15 0-2 11; Jeff Kotkowski 4-11 1-4 9; Peter Thomas 3-6 0-0 6; Keith Branch 3-10 0-0 6; Emmanuel Masumbuko 2-2 0-0 4; Jeremy Rivers 1-4 1-3 3; Tommy Bowzer 1-2 0-0 3; Ed Sparkman 1-2 0-0 2; Herb Reynolds 0-1 0-0 0; Paul Capodanno 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 29-69 7-17 68. Wentworth..................... 36 31 - 67 Becker........................ 34 34 - 68 3-point goals-Wentworth 5-11 (Ed Bolton 2-2; Sherrad Prezzie-Blue 2-5; Brad Bryant 1-1; Jeff Cappa 0-1; Rob Fernandes 0-1; Frankie Hall 0-1), Becker 3-14 (Chris Finnimore 1-2; Tommy Bowzer 1-1; Shawn Fuller 1-6; Keith Branch 0-2; Herb Reynolds 0-1; Paul Capodanno 0-2). Fouled out--Wentworth-Jason DaCosta, Becker-Anthony Joyner. Rebounds-Wentworth 40 (Bryan Gaine 10), Becker 47 (Jeff Kotkowski 23). Assists-Wentworth 14 (Ed Bolton 7), Becker 13 (Keith Branch 3). Total fouls-Wentworth 20, Becker 20. A-296