No. 1 Falcons Too Much For Skyhawks
Waltham, Mass. - Bentley senior Yusuf Abdul-Ali scored 17 points in the in the first half and the Falcon defense limited Stonehill to 14 points in the first 20 minutes, as Bentley rolled to a 79-45 win in Northeast-10 Conference men's basketball Saturday afternoon at the Dana Center.
Bentley, which stayed perfect on the season, extended its winning streak in the series to 13 games. The Falcons have now won 21 consecutive home contests and their last 35 regular season games overall.
It was a dominating first-half performance by Bentley hit nine of their first 12 shots, including four treys in as many attempts, to open a 26-10 lead a little more than eight minutes into the game.
After a lay-up with 11:27 left in the first, the Skyhawks went cold, missing their final 11 shots as they mad only 5-of-31 attempts.
An early 8-0 run in the second half, featuring three-pointers by junior Lew Finnegan and sophomore Jason Westrol, enabled the Falcons to triple the Skyhawks at 48-16. The differential ranged from 24 to 39 the rest of the way, peaking at 75-36 with about three minutes left.
Westrol posted his first career double-double with 12 points and a career-best 12 rebounds, along with four assists and two steals.
Sophomore forward A.J. Rudowitz (Monroe Township, N.J.), with 10 points, paced the attack for Stonehill, which was held to 33 points below its season average.
The Skyhawks (5-6, 3-3 Northeast-10) will attempt to snap their two game slide with Wednesday's meeting at Bryant.