BRISTOL, R.I. – The Roger Williams University Men's Basketball team captured its first Courtyard By Marriott Tip-Off Championship since 2009 with a 69-52 win over Suffolk University Saturday afternoon. Lesley University took third place with a 65-55 win over UMaine-Fort Kent in the consolation game.

Ryan Palumbo (Warwick, R.I.) led the Hawks with 17 points, ten rebounds, and four assists, while Mike Igoe (Lexington, Mass.) added 14 points. Tournament MVP James LeCardi (Fair Haven, N.J.) finished with nine points and four boards, while all-tournament team selection Adam Cook (Manasquan, N.J.) finished with six points and eight rebounds.

Chris Torres (Brockton, Mass.) ended the day with a team-high 17 points with five rebounds. Colin Halpin (Melrose, Mass.) finished with nine points and was selected to All-Tournament team. Matt Pepdjonovic (Quincy, Mass.) went for eight points and 13 rebounds in the game.

Roger Williams scored first on a layup by Cook, and staking an early 9-2 lead. Suffolk answered with nine straight points, capped off by a three-pointer by Halpin to take an 11-9 lead. Suffolk maintained the lead for the remainder of the period, going up by as many as nine (31-22) with under two minutes to play. The Rams would ultimately go into halftime with a 31-24 lead.

The Hawks clawed their way back into the lead halfway through the second period. Palumbo scored the go-ahead bucket at the 13:49 mark, intercepting a Ram pass and driving down the length of the floor for a layup as part of an 11-3 run to give RWU a 35-34 lead.

RWU pulled away from Suffolk towards the seven-minute mark, turning a 39-37 lead into a commanding 16-point advantage with a 14-0 run that essentially put the game away for the Hawks.

In the consolation game, Lesley and UMaine-Fort Kent battled back and forth throughout the first half. The period saw six lead changes and four ties, culminating in UMaine-Fort Kent holding on to a slim 32-31 lead at halftime.

In the second half, the contest remained back and forth, with four lead changes and one tie in the opening five minutes. Justin Rosa (East Brunswick N.J.) put in a layup to give Lesley a 41-40 lead with 15:13 to play. Rosa's bucket helped spark a 13-3 run for the Lynx to give Lesley a bit of breathing room.

UMaine-Fort Kent's Andre Poux (Miramar, Fla.) hit a free throw with 2:13 to play to bring the Bengals within four (50-54), but six straight Ram points push the lead back to ten with just over a minute left, leaving the Bengal rally just short.

Rosa, who was also selected to the all-tournament team, finished with a game-high 27 points with four assists for Lesley. Brian Glodowski (Roseville, Calif.) finished with eight points and six rebounds, while Mike Kaufman (Quincy, Mass.) added eight points and five boards. 

All-Tournament team selection Jorge Matesanz (Sevilla, Spain) led UMaine-Fort Kent with 19 points and four assists. Sean Doman (Queens, N.Y.) added ten points and three steals, with Jeremy Bishop (Montreal, Quebec) chipping in with nine points and five boards.