Recap
Junior DeAnte Bruton poured in a season-high 34 points as the Nichols College men's basketball team rallied for an 89-84 win at Roger Williams University Wednesday night in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) action at the Camps Recreation Center.
 
Bruton knocked down 12 of his 20 field goal attempts and also collected five steals and four rebounds in 30 minutes of action as the Bison (15-2, 7-1 CCC) ran their win streak to four. Senior Marcos Echevarria added 22 points while junior Kash Jackson and sophomore Matt Morrow each netted eight points.
 
Austin Coene led the Hawks (8-9, 5-3 CCC) with 33 points (13-of-22 FG) to go with eight assists, four rebounds, and three blocks. Drew Hart scored 14 points for RWU, which shot 55 percent from the field and scored 38 points in the paint.
 
The Hawks shot 60 percent in the opening stanza and led by nine at the half behind 13 points from Coece and 12 from Hart. Bruton paced the Bison with nine points while Jackson chipped in with eight.
 
Roger Williams opened up an 11-point lead early in the second half before the Bison ripped off a 41-20 to open up a 10-point advantage (79-69) with less than seven minutes remaining. A pair of free throws by J.J. Pfohl with 1:09 remaining brought the Hawks to within one (83-82), but free throws from Bruton, classmate Jerome Cunningham, and freshman Jaekwon Spencer held off the Hawks final push.
 
Three things you need to know…

-Tonight's contest marked the 52nd all-time meeting between Nichols College and Roger Williams University. The Bison have won the last 12 meetings and lead the series, 31-21.

-Nichols established a new program-record for most free throws made in a game without a miss, rattling home all 14 of its attempts. The previous recorded was 13-of-13 at Babson on February 19, 1991.

-The Bison shot 45 percent for the game and held a 37-32 edge on the glass, led by Morrow with seven boards.
 
Quote
"I'm happy with the way we responded after being down at halftime. We picked up our pressure and were able to generate offense through out defense. DeAnte really sparked us with a special second-half performance." -Nichols head coach Scott Faucher

Next game
Saturday, January 19 vs Curry, 3:00 p.m.