Second Half Surge Propels Men’s Basketball Past Curry, 82-68

BEVERLY, Mass. – The Endicott men's basketball team defeated Curry, 82-68, on Tuesday evening in conference action at MacDonald Gymnasium.

Jalen Echevarria (Lynn, Mass.) led all scorers with a game-high 27 points (12-20 FG, 3-8 3PT) to go along with five assists and four steals.

Meanwhile, Cameron Ray (Lowell, Mass.) tied his career-high of 19 points behind a career-best five three-point baskets.

Billy Arseneault (Lynnfield, Mass.) and Parker McLaren (Newburyport, Mass.) also chipped in with 12 and nine points, respectively.  

Tied at 50-50 with 13:46 remaining, Endicott produced an 18-4 scoring run to take a commanding 68-54 lead with 8:19 to play and the Gulls never relinquished their advantage the rest of the way

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• Endicott is 31-13 all-time against Curry.
• McLaren and Ray fueled the 18-4 run with six points apiece.
• The Gulls have won 18 in a row versus the Colonels.
• Endicott led the game for 33:48 and its largest lead came with 1:02 remaining in the second half (16 points, 80-64).
• The Gulls scored 32 points off 21 miscues from Curry.

WHAT'S NEXT

Endicott (11-7, 8-5 CCC) plays Nichols on Thursday, February 10 at 5:30 PM. Curry (2-19, 1-13 CCC) hosts Roger Williams on Thursday, February 10 at 5:30 PM.

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(Photo Credit - Chris Lyons '22)