Falcons Defeated By Bears, 88-66

Bridgewater, Mass. – The Fitchburg State Men's Basketball team dropped an 88-66 decision to the Bears of Bridgewater State this afternoon in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action from the Tinsley Center.

 The Basics

Score: Fitchburg State 66, Bridgewater State 88

Fitchburg State (8-15, 2-8 MASCAC) I Bridgewater State (19-13, 6-4 MASCAC)

How It Happened

1st half

Bridgewater State took a 7-0 lead to start the game as senior Dimitri St. Louis (Brockton, Mass.), sophomore Alan Pettway (Worcester, Mass.) and senior Ryan Carney (Easton, Mass.) netted buckets before Fitchburg State cut the deficit to 14-8 on an Anthony Diaz (Harrisburg, Penn.) basket.

The Bears upped their margin to 28-16 on a pair of free-throw from sophomore David Laine (Bourne, Mass.), but the Falcons answered back with a Charles Doss (Fitchburg, Mass.) layup to make the score 30-24.

Fitchburg State chipped the lead to 41-35 when freshman Toskany Abreu (Beverly, Mass.) sank a pair from the charity stripe before Pettway answered back for Bridgewater State with a jumper for the 43-35 advantage going into the break.

Following the intermission, Bridgewater State extended its lead (50-37) on a Jonathan Mercado (Lynn, Mass.) three ball before Fitchburg State responded with Doss layup. The Bears answered back as senior Rayshon Ward (Fayetteville, N.C.) registered a bucket, but senior Jordan Jones (Worcester, Mass.) connected on back-to-back baskets for the Falcons to cut the lead to 61-45.

Trailing 75-50, the Green and Gold would get a layup from Doss to make the score 75-52, but the Bears answered as Carney converted a free throw (78-52).Fitchburg State battled back with Doss registering seven straight points, while newcomer Xavier Betancourt (Tampa, Fla.) adding a layup before Bridgewater State would secure the victory as St Louis hit a jumper, resulting in the 88-66 final.

Inside the Numbers

• Falcons were paced by Jones with a team-best 16 points and seven rebounds
• Doss added 15 points, nine boards and one assist for Fitchburg State
• For the Bears, Carney posted a game-leading 23 points, eight rebounds, four assists and one steal
• Ward chipped in with 20 points, eight caroms, one assist, one steal and four blocks for Bridgewater State
• 138th meeting between Fitchburg State and Westfield State on the court with the Falcons 44-94 all-time vs. the Bears
• Fitchburg State shot 24-for-68 (35.3%) from the field and (1-of-12) 8.3% from three point range
• Bridgewater State finished 30-of-53 (56.6%) overall and (9-for-17) 52.9% for beyond the arc
• Falcons held a 40-32 margin on the boards

Up Next

Falcons will travel to Worcester State on Wednesday to take on the Lancers for a MASCAC bout, starting at 8:00 PM. Bears will visit Framingham State on the same date for a conference tilt at 8:00 PM.