CCC SEMIFINALS: No. 3 Endicott Heads to CCC Championship With Victory Over No. 2 Gordon

WENHAM, Mass. – The Endicott men's basketball team traveled to Gordon for the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Semifinal game and came away with an 86-70 victory.

Both teams came out hungry in the opening minutes of the game, with Gordon going up 6-2 with two early three-pointers.

The Gulls and the Fighting Scotts would go on to see three ties and seven lead changes throughout the first half.

Endicott, however, was able to go on an 11-5 run in the final three minutes of play to head into halftime with a 37-33 lead.

The beginning of the second half was much like the first, with both teams going back and forth taking the lead.

However, the Gulls saw three three-pointers in a row from Matt McDevitt (Cumberland, Maine) to go up 73-56 with just under seven minutes left. 

The Fighting Scotts attempted a rally but Endicott stood tall to secure the 86-70 win.

Keith Brown (Pelham, N.H.) led the Gulls with 25 points (9-20 FG, 3-10 3PT, 4-5 FT) and 12 rebounds, while McDevitt added 19 points (7-9 FG, 5-6 3PT) and five rebounds.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• Joe Shehadi (Dorset, Vt.) contributed 12 points and pulled down eight boards.
• Joel Villa (Bronx, N.Y.) dished out a team-leading five assists.
• The Gulls held a slight 42-39 rebound advantage.
• Endicott is now 24-19 all-time against Gordon.
• The game saw a total of three ties and 10 lead changes.
• The Gulls will now make their fourth consecutive CCC Championship appearance.

FOR THE FOES

• Garrisson Duvivier (Brockton, Mass.) led Gordon with 20 points, 13 rebounds, and three blocks. 
• Eric Demers (Acushnet, Mass.) added 14 points, while Jaren Yang (San Francisco, Calif.) and Jake Haar (Huntington Beach, Calif.) both tallied 11 points. 
• Yang led the team in assists with seven. 

WHAT'S NEXT

No. 3 seed Endicott (19-8, 12-6 CCC) will travel to No. 1 Nichols (24-3, 16-2 CCC) for the CCC Championship game on Saturday, Feb. 24 at 1 p.m. 

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(Photo Credit - Nick Grace)