The two-time defending CCC champion Gulls (17-9) will host (No. 3) Wentworth (10-15) of the South Division Thursday night at 7:00 PM thanks to George's performance.
George was 7-of-17 from the field, 6-of-13 from beyond the arc and a perfect 10-of-10 from the charity stripe in 28 minutes played to earn his season-high 30 points. Junior guard Gary Corbett (Danbury, CT/Danbury) scored seven points off the bench and junior forward Mike Sullivan (Marshfield, MA/Marshfield) dropped in six points and pulled down seven rebounds.
The Colonels finished their season 13-13 despite getting 16 points from junior guard James Bartelle (Dorchester, MA/East Boston).
Junior guard Gary Corbett (Danbury, CT/Danbury) scored seven points off the bench for Endicott and junior forward Mike Sullivan (Marshfield, MA/Marshfield) dropped in six points and pulled down seven rebounds.
Endicott, which led 34-21 at intermission, shot 43 percent from the field and owned a 37-28 advantage on the boards. Curry forward Raheim Lamb (Roxbury, MA/Boston English) was the only other player in double digits for the visitors, scoring 10 points and adding two steals. He played with four fouls for most of the second half while Stephen Prescod (Milton, MA/Lexington Christian) added eight points in the loss.
Gordon will host Colby-Sawyer Thursday night in the other semifinal game.
Newspaper Box Score Curry College vs Endicott College 2/21/06 8:00po at Beverly, MA (MacDonald Gymnasium) At Beverly, MA (MacDonald Gymnasium) ENDICOTT COLLEGE 67, CURRY COLLEGE 49 CURRY COLLEGE (13-13 (3 South)) James Bartelle 6-13 2-3 16; Raheim Lamb 5-16 0-1 10; Stephen Prescod 3-6 2-2 8; Michael Mohrin 1-7 2-2 5; Marvin Lamarre 2-2 0-2 4; Deryk Largesse 1-4 0-0 2; Marcus Jones 0-3 2-2 2; Robel Ghebremichael 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 19-53 8-12 49. ENDICOTT COLLEGE (17-9 (2nd North)) Matt George 7-17 10-10 30; Zach Ellis 3-10 0-0 8; Nemanja Marinkovic 3-6 2-2 8; Gary Corbett 3-7 0-0 7; Mike Sullivan 3-5 0-0 6; Todd Burton 2-3 1-2 5. Totals 21-48 16-19 67. Curry College 21 28 49 Endicott College 34 33 67 3-point goals-Curry College 3-12 (James Bartelle 2-5; Michael Mohrin 1-3; Deryk Largesse 0-3; Marcus Jones 0-1), Endicott College 9-23 (Matt George 6-13; Zach Ellis 2-7; Gary Corbett 1-3). Fouled out--Curry College-None, Endicott College-None. Rebounds-Curry College 28 (Marvin Lamarre 5; Michael Mohrin 5), Endicott College 37 (Nemanja Marinkovic 9). Assists-Curry College 7 (Stephen Prescod 3), Endicott College 15 (Zach Ellis 6). Total fouls-Curry College 16, Endicott College 14. A-725 Winner of this game plays the winner of the Roger Williams vs. Wentworth game on Thursday February 23 2006 at the higher seed