Burton put home a game-high 17 points (6-of-10 from the floor) while dishing out three assists and netting two steals. Marinkovic, who was 5-of-7 shooting, added 15 points, three boards and two assists to help the Gulls snap a two-game slide and raise their record to 12-7 overall and 9-1 in the CCC.
Freshman guard Bobby Montrond (Brockton, MA) paced NEC (9-9, 4-5 CCC), scoring 15 points with seven rebounds, two assists and a game-high eight steals. Junior forward Antoine Sylvia (Brockton, MA) blocked three shots and scored 11 points while sophomore forward Andrew Tremble (Westwood, MA) dropped in 10 points and pulled down six rebounds.
Endicott shot 59 percent from the floor in the first half and grabbed 40-21 lead at the break thanks to Burton, who had 11 points, and Marinkovic added nine points in the first and senior guard Zach Ellis (Westford, MA/Westford Academy) chipped in six points.
Freshman forward Francis Mayi (Lawrence, MA/Lawrence) bolstered the Gulls off the bench in the second half. Mayi was 3-of-4 shooting and 2-of-2 from the charity stripe for eight points in 12 minutes of play. Freshman forward JM Ramsey (Penn Yan, NY/Penn Yan Academy) sank both of his three-point attempts to pick up six points and a block in nine minutes of duty.
Endicott travels to Nichols College Saturday afternoon (1) while NEC visits Curry (3).
Newspaper Box Score New England Col. vs Endicott College 2/02/05 6:00 PM at Beverly, MA (MacDonald Gymnasium) At Beverly, MA (MacDonald Gymnasium) ENDICOTT COLLEGE 66, NEW ENGLAND COL. 58 NEW ENGLAND COL. (9-9 (4-5 CCC)) Bobby Montrond 4-11 7-7 15; Antoine Sylvia 5-8 1-1 11; Andrew Tremble 5-11 0-0 10; Patrick Quinn 3-7 0-0 8; Ryan Jaziri 2-9 2-2 7; Branimir Vanjak 1-2 2-4 4; Zach LaPan 1-2 0-1 2; Dwayne Miller 0-1 1-2 1. Totals 21-51 13-17 58. ENDICOTT COLLEGE (12-7 (9-1 CCC)) Todd Burton 6-10 5-5 17; Nemanja Marinkovic 5-7 4-5 15; Francis Mayi 3-4 2-2 8; Zach Ellis 2-9 0-0 6; JM Ramsey 2-2 0-0 6; Mike Sullivan 1-3 2-2 4; Matt George 1-3 0-0 2; Joey Burgos 1-4 0-1 2; Mike Lambert 1-1 0-0 2; Gary Corbett 0-2 2-3 2. Totals 22-45 17-20 66. New England Col. 21 37 58 Endicott College 40 26 66 3-point goals-New England Col. 3-9 (Patrick Quinn 2-5; Ryan Jaziri 1-2; Andrew Tremble 0-1; Branimir Vanjak 0-1), Endicott College 5-12 (JM Ramsey 2-2; Zach Ellis 2-5; Nemanja Marinkovic 1-1; Matt George 0-2; Gary Corbett 0-2). Fouled out--New England Col.-None, Endicott College-None. Rebounds-New England Col. 27 (Bobby Montrond 7), Endicott College 31 (Gary Corbett 7). Assists-New England Col. 7 (Bobby Montrond 2; Patrick Quinn 2), Endicott College 8 (Todd Burton 3). Total fouls-New England Col. 14, Endicott College 15. A-450