Montilus layup with 22-seconds remaining lifts Setters to road win

Moreton scored 12 of his team-high 18 points in the first half tonight (PHOTO BY Lewis Glass/SportsPix)

EASTON, Mass. (January 22, 2020) – Senior Ray Montilus scored a driving layup with 22-seconds to play and Pace University held off Stonehill College, ranked No. 10 in the D2SIDA East Region poll, the rest of the way to claim a 61-60 victory in Northeast-10 Conference men's basketball action on Paula Sullivan Court at Merkert Gymnasium tonight.

Leaders

Stonehill

Will Moreton Senior, Guard: 18 points (5-for-11, 2-for-5 threes, 6-for-7 FTs), including 12 in the first half, and four rebounds.

Brandon Twitty Senior, Guard: 17 points (3-for-9 threes, 6-for-8 FTs), including 12 in the second half.

Michael Boen Senior, Guard: nine rebounds, two steals.

Owen Chose Junior, Guard: Seven points, three rebounds, three assists.

Pace

Peyton Wejnert Senior, Forward: Double-double of 23 points (6-for-14, 11-for-16 FTs), ten rebounds and two blocked shots, with 14 fouls drawn.

Brandon Jacobs Junior, Guard: 18 points (4-for-9, 10-for-10 FTs), three rebounds, four assists and two steals.

How it Happened

• Twitty scored 12 of his 17 points in the second half for the Skyhawks (PHOTO BY Lewis Glass/SportsPix)

  Pace shot 47.6-percent from the field (10-for-21) in the second half to erase a six-point halftime deficit following a first half in which Stonehill led by as much as ten.
• Pace scored the final four points of the contest after Chose connected on his lone three-pointer of the night (1-for-3) with 1:23 remaining to clinch its second-straight win after Montilus drove for a layup with 22-seconds left.
• Stonehill had two shots in the final minute to regain the lead after Wejnert scored on a layup with a minute to go and following Montilus' bucket. Wejnert blocked an attempt by Stonehill junior Monty Urmilevicius with 44-seconds left to set up the deciding basket, while Twitty missed an off-balance three from the left side at the buzzer to win it.
• Stonehill led by ten (25-15) after Twitty drained three free-throws with 4:45 left in the first half. The Skyhawks settled for a six-point cushion (30-24) at the break, but Pace quickly draw within a point (35-34) four minutes into the second half after four-straight points from Jacobs and a Wejnert layup.
• Moreton put Stonehill up three (37-34) a minute later, when Pace used a 10-2 run to grab a five point lead (44-39) with 12:14 to play in the second after a Wejnert three-point play and Christian Adams three-pointer.
• Three-pointers from Moreton and Twitty pushed Stonehill back in front (49-47) with 8:38 remaining, but Pace snared the lead again (52-51) with two Wejnert free throws two minutes later.
• Twitty connected from beyond the arc to nose Stonehill back on top (55-52) with less than five to play, but Pace drew level once again (57-57) with two Jacobs free-throws leading up to Chose's three-pointer for the final Skyhawks lead with 103 seconds to play.

Noteworthy

• Twitty moved into 31^st place on Stonehill's career scoring list with 1,089 points in 94 career games, moving ahead of recent Stonehill Hall of Fame inductee Jamal Gomes, '95 (1,082) and closing to within a point of Henry Jackson, '73 (1,090) for 30^th all-time.
• Stonehill was held to a season-low 34-percent shooting (17-for-50) from the field and season-low 60 points.

Up Next

Stonehill (10-8, 6-4 NE10) hits the road on Saturday, when it visits Southern Connecticut State University for an NE10 matchup at 3:30 p.m. The Skyhawks return home next Tuesday, January 28, to host American International College at Merkert Gym at 7:30 p.m. Pace (13-6, 5-5 NE10) visits Saint Michael's College on Saturday at 3:30 p.m.

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