new england men’s roundup

Providence can’t handle Marquette, or bat, in loss

Marquette students looked for the bat that disrupted the second half of the game against Providence on Jan. 26. (AP)

From staff and wire reports / January 26, 2013

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Sacred Heart 82, Monmouth 68 — Shane Gibson scored 33 points as the host Pioneers (8-11, 6-2 Northeast) erased a 5-point halftime deficit to beat the Hawks (8-13, 3-5).

Williams 64, Middlebury 63 — Daniel Wohl’s layup with 31 seconds remaining gave the ninth-ranked Ephs the upset over the No. 3 Panthers in Williamstown.

Michael Mayer led Williams (17-2, 6-0 NESCAC) with 24 points and seven rebounds while Wohl and Nate Robertson each added 11 points.

Peter Lynch led Middlebury (16-1, 5-1) with 16 points and Joey Kizel added 15, but the Panthers hit only 38.3 percent of their shots.

UMass-Lowell 86, Assumption 77 — Akeem Williams scored 24 points and the River Hawks (12-5, 8-5 Northeast-10) upset the visiting Greyhounds (13-4, 10-3), who came in ranked No. 16 in Division 2. Kevin Donahue scored 19 points for Assumption.

Amherst 83, Trinity 55 — Peter Kaasila finished with 23 points and eight rebounds, and the Lord Jeffs (17-2, 6-0 NESCAC), ranked No. 14 in Division 3, pulled away in the second half to rout the visiting Bantams (8-11, 2-4).

Albertus Magnus 90, Norwich 59 — Darius Watson led six players in double figures with 16 points, and the host Falcons (17-2 12-1 Great Northeast), ranked 18th in Division 3, blew out the Cadets (5-13, 2-9).

Emory 69, Brandeis 55 — Gabriel Moton scored 14 points for the 19th-ranked Judges (14-3, 5-1 University Athletic Association), but the host Eagles (12-4, 4-2) pulled away in the second half and ended Brandeis’s seven-game winning streak in Division 3.

R.I. College 60, Eastern Conn. 50 — Michael Palumbo scored 11 of his 13 points in the second half, and the Anchormen (16-2, 8-1), ranked No. 21 in Division 3, knocked off the Warriors (13-6, 7-2) in Willimantic, Conn., to move into first place in the Little East Conference.