Nichols 89, Westfield State 85
Westfield, Mass. – Woodward Center
Tuesday, November 24, 2015

All-Time Series & Streaks
Nichols has won three-straight and four of the last five against the Owls. They trail the all-time series, 17-8.

Three Stars of the Game
1 – Nichols senior Irving Eggleston (East Lyme, Conn.) – scored a game-high 29 points and added six rebounds, two assists, and one steal
2 – Westfield State junior Shane Pasquantonio (Ashland, Mass.) – recorded a double-double with 19 points and 13 rebounds; went 11-of-14 from the free throw line and also blocked two shots
3 – Nichols freshman Marcos Echevarria (Lynn, Mass.) – filled the stat sheet with 19 points, three boards, and three rebounds; was a perfect 8-of-8 from the FT line

Key Stat of the Game
The schools combined for 86 free throw attempts; Nichols was 23-of-31 (74.2 pct.) while Westfield State was 39-of-55 (70.9 pct.).

Turning Point
Junior Phillip Diphilliop (Orange, Mass.) cut the Owls deficit to two (83-81) with a fast break layup with 41 seconds left in the second half. Echevarria answered at the other end with a layup with 15 seconds on the clock to put Nichols back up four. He made four free throws in the final nine seconds to seal the win.

Quick Hits
-Nichols committed just eight turnovers while forcing 16; it also shot 50 percent in the opening stanza.
-Junior Devin Stallings (Waterbury, Conn.) registered 13 points and nine rebounds for Nichols. He now has three 10+ point efforts this season.
-Junior Jesus Sanchez (Springfield, Mass.) went for 16 points and seven rebounds for the Owls while Diphilliop finished with 16 points.
-The Bison shot just 20 percent from behind the arc (4-of-20) and were outrebounded 46-34. Stallings' nine rebounds led the team while Eggleston was second with six.
-Nichols senior Gustave Koumare (Harlem, N.H.) tallied 11 points in 13 minutes.