NEWPORT, R.I. - Senior guard Keenan Burke-Pitts (Auburn, Mass.) broke a 64-64 deadlock with a floating jumper as Wentworth Institute of Technology men's basketball defeated Salve Regina University, 70-67, in The Commonwealth Coast Conference (TCCC) action tonight in Newport.
Burke-Pitts and junior Adam Dombrowski (Dunstable, Mass.) helped the visitors outscore the Seahawks, 9-3, in the final three minutes. Burke-Pitts made it a four-point lead for the Leopards (68-64) with a pair of free throws with 14 seconds left. Seahawk sophomore William Smiley (Saunderstown, R.I.), who finished with his career-best 17 points, put a 3-pointer through the net with one tick left on the clock.
Wentworth (9-8; 4-2 TCCC) inbounded the ball to Dombrowski who was fouled by Smiley, his fifth personal, with one-tenth of a second left. The junior calmly sank both free throws.
Salve Regina (9-8; 3-3 TCCC) led at the half, 35-34, after a layup before the buzzer by Windell Hinkson (Groton, Conn.), who had taken a long pass from fellow senior Ryan Birrell (Hope, R.I.) following a steal from Joshua Fuhrmeister (Bonn, Germany).
Wentworth dominated on the boards (43-29) with its primary weapon, 6-foot-11 senior Sam Herrick (Duxbury, Mass.) tying a school record with 22 rebounds. Herrick also scored 14 points and blocked four shots. Dombrowski finished with a game-high 21 points while Burke-Pitts added 12 points.
Hinkson had 20 points for Salve Regina which also got 10 points and eight assists from Birrell.
Salve Regina travels to Henniker, N.H., on Saturday for its tilt with New England College (3 p.m.) while Wentworth visits Regis College.
Newspaper Box Score
Wentworth vs Salve Regina
01/27/11 8:00 pm at Newport, R.I. - Rodgers Rec. Ctr.
At Newport, R.I. - Rodgers Rec. Ctr.
WENTWORTH 70, SALVE REGINA 67
WENTWORTH (9-8; 4-2 TCCC)
Adam Dombrowski 6-11 5-5 21; Sam Herrick 3-13 8-10 14; Keenan Burke-Pitts
4-6 2-2 12; Corey Therriault 2-7 1-3 7; Matt Harte 3-6 0-0 6; Derek Mayo 2-7
0-0 4; Mike McClure 1-2 0-1 2; Eric Prue 1-3 0-0 2; Davon Daniels 1-1 0-0 2.
Totals 23-56 16-21 70.
SALVE REGINA (9-8; 3-3 TCCC)
Windell Hinkson 7-20 2-2 20; William Smiley 7-10 1-2 17; Ryan Birrell 3-10
4-4 10; Scott St. Lawrence 2-3 3-4 7; Jeff Bielefeld 3-7 0-0 6; Dan Royce
1-5 2-3 4; Joshua Fuhrmeister 1-2 0-0 3; Alex La Rosa 0-1 0-0 0; Patrick
Dinneen 0-0 0-0 0; Joshua Hohlfelder 0-0 0-0 0; Isiah Pringle 0-0 0-0 0;
John Williamson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-58 12-15 67.
Wentworth 34 36 70
Salve Regina 35 32 67
3-point goals--Wentworth 8-18 (Adam Dombrowski 4-7; Keenan Burke-Pitts 2-2;
Corey Therriault 2-5; Derek Mayo 0-2; Eric Prue 0-2), Salve Regina 7-17
(Windell Hinkson 4-11; William Smiley 2-2; Joshua Fuhrmeister 1-2; Alex La
Rosa 0-1; Ryan Birrell 0-1). Fouled out--Wentworth-None, Salve
Regina-William Smiley. Rebounds--Wentworth 43 (Sam Herrick 22), Salve Regina
29 (Windell Hinkson 8). Assists--Wentworth 15 (Eric Prue 4), Salve Regina 18
(Ryan Birrell 8). Total fouls--Wentworth 18, Salve Regina 19. Technical
fouls--Wentworth-None, Salve Regina-None. A-256