Wentworth Surges Past Men’s Basketball, 81-67

BOSTON, Mass. — The Endicott men's basketball team fell to Wentworth, 81-67, in conference action on Saturday evening at Tansey Gymnasium. 

Jeff Hill (Lynn, Mass.) guided the Gulls offensively with 19 points on 8-of-18 shooting from the field (3-4 FT).

Stephen Fama (Lynnfield, Mass.) filled the stat sheet with eight points, 10 rebounds, and four steals, while Ty Vitko (Dover, N.H.) also added 13 points (4-8 FG, 2-5 3PT, 3-3 FT) in 18 minutes off the bench.

Leading 48-39 at the break, Wentworth took control of the contest in the second half by starting the stanza with an 8-1 run (56-40) and never relinquished its largest lead of the game the rest of the way.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• The matchup featured five ties and six lead changes.
• Wentworth is 6-4 at home this season.
• The Leopards have won five in a row dating back to 1/21/23.
• Wentworth has scored 80 or more points in four of its last five contests.

WHAT'S NEXT

Endicott (12-9, 8-6 CCC) hosts Western New England on Tuesday, February 7 at 5:30 PM. Wentworth (13-8, 8-6 CCC) visits Nichols next Tuesday at 7:30 PM. 

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(Photo Credit - Demetrius Kazanas '22 M'23)