Owls Roll Through Castleton, 76-52 at Sig Makofski Tournament
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Westfield St.
2-2
|
48 | 28 | 76 |
|
Castleton
2-1
|
30 | 22 | 52 |
Team Stats
Castleton
| Game Statistics | Westfield St. | Castleton |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (29-68) | (19-54) |
| Field Goal % | 42.6% | 35.2% |
| Rebounds | 40 | 33 |
| Assists | 20 | 17 |
| Turnovers | 9 | 19 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 23 | 10 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 14 | 3 |
| Pts in the Paint | 32 | 18 |
| Fastbreak Pts | 24 | 18 |
| Bench Pts | 16 | 26 |
WESTFIELD, Mass. -- Senior forward Marcus Collins (Ringe and Latin/Cambridge, Mass.) scored 22 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead Westfield State to a 76-52 win over Castleton University in the opening round of the Sig Makofski Tournament at Union College in Schenectady, N.Y. on Saturday afternoon.
The Owls got out to a 48-30 lead at the half and were never seriously challened in the second half.
The Owls improve to 3-2 on the season with the win. The Owls advance to tomorrow's championship game, meeting the winner of Union and NVU-Lyndon at 4:00 p.m.
Christopher Prophet (Central/Springfield, Mass.) added 12 points and seven assists for Westfield, with Peter Mafo (Lynn English/Lynn, Mass.) throwing in 15 points on 4-4 shooting from three-point range and grabbed five rebounds.
Castleton (2-2) was led by 11 points off the bench from Eric Shaw. Ben Mrowka and Cameron Edwards each added 8.