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2009-10 Season Game Summaries

Week #9

North Carolina 38 – Kentucky 32
North Carolina played their best game of the season and upset Kentucky 38-32.  The Tar Heels trailed 28-22 after three quarters and closed the gap to two points with 3:30 to play.  In the final segment NC outscored the Wildcats 8-2 to earn their 3rd win of the season. All Star Zack Gareri scored 12 of his game high 16 points in the final quarter to lead his club to the comeback win.  Tim Zachert scored 7 points including a 3 pointer.  Chris Craig scored 5 points and Patrick O’Keefe added 4 points. Solo baskets went to Phillip Danek, Michael Wang and Michael O’Keefe.  Austin Ginett and Bailey Morton also played well for North Carolina.  Brendan Flaherty led Kentucky with 12 points while All Star Luke Bellone scored 7 and Jack Scaplen had 6 points.

Boston College 41 – California 40
BC led California 26-13 at halftime and appeared they wre going to have an easy win.  The lead however dipped to 6 points with 3:30 to go and thanks to Michael Koechlin’s basket with 1:00 the Eagles held on to a 41-40 victory.  Tyler Perry continued his outstanding offensive play as he scored 14 points of which 8 came in the second quarter.  All Star Michael Hohrath scored 9 points and Matt Loiselle and Matt Majeau both had solid games with 6 points. All Star Dan Martel led California with 11 points while Matty Clauson scored all of his 10 points in the second half.    

Duke 22 – Michigan State 19
It may not have been the prettiest game of all time but Duke will take it as got by Michigan State 22-19.  Duke led 12-5 at the break and 20-12 after 3 only to see Michigan State get back in the game.  The Spartans however could not get over the hump and Duke improved to 5-4 while Michigan State dropped to 4-5.  Alex Hill led the victors with 6 points while Dylan McClure scored 4 points.  Travis Ricardo scored 8 points to lead Michigan State.

UConn 42- Kansas 34
UConn continued its winning ways by defeating Kansas 42-34.  The undefeated Huskies led 28-15 at halftime and while Kansas hung in, the game was never in doubt.  All Star Matt Brown led his team with 10 points followed by 9 from sharp shooting Alex Palermo and 8 from Ryan Loftus.   Jacob White had another strong game for Kansas with 9 points while Mike Russo scored 8, Evan Smith had 7 and Sujal Pandit added 6 points. 

Villanova 50 - Texas 27
Texas had no answer for Noah Psilopoulos or Quinn DiPasquale as the center/guard combo led Villanova to a 50-27 victory.  DiPasquale scored 16 points of which 12 came in the second half.  Psilopoulos did his damage in the first half as the All Star center scored 14 of his 16 points before the break.  All Star Mark Keller also had a strong game with 9 points while Devon Sittler scored 5 and Connor Merrill added 4 points.  Texas All Star guard Michael Merna was sensational in defeat as he scored 20 points.  

Purdue 41 – Syracuse 30
Michael DeDonato scored 14 points to lead Purdue past Syracuse 41-30.  Colin Wang aided the win with 8 points while Romi Elfakh and William Cassells each scored 6 points.  Quinn Jackson led Syracuse with 9 points while center Joe Dowd scored 5 points and Omkar Bhat and Jeff D’Auria had 4 points.

Week #8

UConn 42 – California 31
UConn improved to 8-0 with a 42-31 win over a gutsy California club as the Golden Bears gave the victors all they could handle.  The Huskies were rolling along as they led 24-10 at halftime.  California turned in around in the third by outscoring UConn 15-4.  All Star center Dan Martel keyed the surge as he scored 8 of his 14 points in the third quarter.  Despite the great comeback UConn kept its poise and had a strong 4’Th quarter to stay undefeated.  All Star Matt Brown led all scorers with 17 points of which 7 came in the last 3:30 of the game.  Alex Palermo had a great game with 12 points while Sean Doherty was solid with 8 points.  Matt Clauson scored 10 points for California while Tim LeMasuier contributed 7 points.

Kentucky 40 – Purdue 30
Kentucky stayed red hot (5-3 on the season) with a 40-30 win over undermanned Purdue. (Missing two key players) Kentucky trailed 15-12 at the break but then outscored the Boilermakers 16-6 in the third quarter.  Joshua Plunkett scored six of his 9 points in the second half to lead the Wildcats.  Center Brendan Flaherty and Jack Scaplen each scored 8 points while Steve Ferreira scored 5 points.  Colin Wang was the top man for Purdue with 9 points while Alex Anoli scored 7 points.

Texas 21 – Duke 20
After a slow start Texas won it’s third in a row to improve to 4-4 in a hard fought 21-20 victory over Duke.  Matt Daly scored the winning basket on a driving layup with one minute to go.  Drew Harmer had an outstanding game for the streaking Longhorns as he scored 12 points.  Alex Hill led Duke with 7 points.

Villanova 32 – Michigan State 29
In a close battle all day long Villanova prevailed over Michigan State 32-29.  Michigan State had no answer for Noah Psilopoulos as the All Star center scored 16 points.  Devon Sittler added 6 points, Quinn DiPasquale scored 5 points and Sean McCartin scored 4 points.  Ian McGinty had another strong outing and scored 6 points for Michigan State while Tim Keene also scored 6 and Travis Ricardo added 5 points.

North Carolina 22 – Syracuse 16
North Carolina picked up its second win of the year by downing Syracuse 22-16.  The Tar Heels held a slim 14-13 lead after three quarters before outscoring Syracuse 7-1 in the first 3:30 of the final section.  All Star Zack Gareri had 13 of his 15 points in the second half with some strong inside moves.  Bailey Morton scored 3 points while Tim Zackert and Philip Danek had 2 points each.  Omkar Bhat led Syracuse with 6 points. 

Boston College 42 – Kansas 30
High scoring Boston College was too much for Kansas as they took a 42-30 victory and BC is now 4-4 on the season.  Tyler Perry was the hot man for the Eagles with 18 points.  Center Jason Arnau ripped off 12 points while All Star Michael Hohrath scored 8 points.  Jacob White led Kansas with 13 points and Evan Smith scored 6 points.

Week #7

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Ryan Loftus scored as the buzzer sounded and UConn stayed unbeaten by defeating Purdue 34-32

UConn 34 – Purdue 32
UConn remained undefeated at 7-0 as Ryan Loftus scored with no time left as the Huskies took a thrilling 34-32 victory over 5-2 Purdue.  UConn led 26-24 with 3:30 to go but Will Cassels scored with 45 seconds left to give Purdue a 2 point lead.  David Crocker scored his third basket of the final session with 30 seconds to go to tie the contest at 32 all.  UConn applied great defensive pressure and with only a couple of seconds to go Loftus drove to the hoop to score the game winner.  All Star David Crocker had a great all around game and led his club with 10 points.  Sean Doherty and Shawn Lefebvre each had 6 points.  Ryan Loftus and Nick Scriavani had 4 points and All Star Matt Brown added 3 points.  UConn also received great contributions from David Salomaa, John Loftus, Ben Ferris and Alex Palermo.  Will Cassels was outstanding in defeat as he scored 15 points.  Romi Elfakh netted 6 points and Michael Deangelis scored 5 while Tim O’Neil had 4 points.

Kansas 38 – Syracuse 26
Kansas picked up their first win of the season and did so in impressive fashion as they downed Syracuse 38-26.  The victors led by 6 after 3 quarters and put the game away early in the 4’Th as they outscored Syracuse 8-2 going into the final segment.  AJ MacGillivary , Jacob White and All Star Mark Albee led their club with 8 points each.  Evan Smith had a solid game with 6 points and Tim Miragliuolo scored 4 points. Solo buckets went to Denis Delaflor, Sujal Pandit.  Mike Russo.   Matt Delaflor and Taylor O’Brien also played well to help Kansas to their first win.  Syracuse All Star Steve O’Meara led all scorers with 14 points while Justin Plausky scored 8 points.

Villanova 29 – California 22
After struggling last week Villanova was very impressive in downing a strong California team 29-22.  The Wildcats got out of the gates early as they led 11-2 after one quarter. All Star center Noah Psilopoulos keyed the fast start with 7 of his 11 points in the first frame.  Sean McCartin was impressive with 8 points and Quinn DiPasquale added 4 points.  California All Star Daniel Martel led his club with 8 points followed by 5 from Tim LeMasurier scored 5 and Cam Clancy picked up 4 points. 

Texas 25 – Michigan State 24
Texas won their second in a row with a thrilling 25-24 win over Michigan State. Joshua Marcotte sank the winning foul shot with 8 seconds to go to improve the Longhorns to 3-4. Marcotte finished with 9 points followed by 6 from All Star Mike Merna and 4 from Drew Harmer.  Travis Ricardo led Michigan State with 8 points and Aman Sheikh had all 7 of his points in the first half. 

Boston College 28 – North Carolina 22
After trailing 20-16 after 3 quarters BC outscored the Tar Heels 8-0 early in the 4’th quarter as the Eagles took a hard earned 28-22 victory.  All Star Michael Hohrath keyed the surge and had a great last quarter scoring 8 points and 12 overall.  Matt Majeau had another strong game with 10 points and Jason Arnau scored 4 points.  North Carolina All Star Zack Gareri was outstanding in a loosing cause with 13 points.

Kentucky 27 – Duke 17
Coming off a close win last week the Wildcat’s took it up to another level against Duke.  With great press play from the Kentucky guards and key blocks down low they held Duke to only 17 points.  It was an overall great team effort from Kentucky led by All Star guard Luke Bellone (9 points) and Jack Scaplen (8 points). Kentucky also received great contributions from Eric Mullane (4 points, 5 rebounds), Brendan Flaherty (8 rebounds), and Josh Plunkett (4 points, 6 rebounds).  Steve Ferreira and Patrick Burrill played outstanding defense.  Alex Hill led Duke with 7 points.

Week #6

UConn 33 – Boston College 30
UConn remained undefeated but it took a great 4th quarter comeback in their 33-30 victory over Boston College. BC led 21-13 at the break and 30-22 with 3:30 lef to go in the game. The Huskies played relentless defense in the final segment as they forced a number of turnovers and outscored the Eagles 11-0. Westford All Star Matt Brown scored 7 of his game high 17 points in the last segment while Nick Scriavani and Ryan Loftus also scored. Loftus had 5 points for the game while David Crocker scored 6 points and John Loftus had 2 points. Tyler Perry led BC with 11 points followed by 6 from Michael Koechlin and 5 from Matt Hohrath.

Kentucky 29 – Michigan State 25
Kentucky made it to the 500 mark for the season with an impressive 29-25 win over 4-2 Michigan State. Kentucky got off to a fast start as they led 11-3 after one quarter and 17-5 at halftime. Michigan State got their game going in the second half and actually took the lead in the final quarter. Kentucky center Brendan Flaherty dashed any hopes of a Spartan comeback as he hit two big baskets down the stretch to preserve the victory. Flaherty scored 16 points while Joshua Plunkett had 3 points. Solo baskets went to Steve Ferreira, Eric Mullane, Patrick Burrill, Jack Scaplen and Luke Bellone. Austin Mitchell and Jared Kent also played well for Kentucky. Tim Keene led Michigan State with 8 points followed by 5 for Mike McKenna and 4 each for Ryan Taylor and Nick DeSilvio.

Texas 29 – Kansas 25
After a few close defeats Texas was on the plus side this week as they nipped Kansas 29-25. This contest was close throughout and the Longhorns received a number of solid contributions. Joshua Marcotte led his team with 9 points while Matt Daly also came up big with 8 points. Point guard Mike Merna scored 6 points and Alex Marcotte and Andrew Harmer had solo buckets. Kenny Toussaint, Nick Manauto and Kevin Reidy also played well. Evan Smith was outstanding in a loosing cause as he scored 10 points while Sujal Pandit scored 4 points.

Purdue 25 – Villanova 16
Purdue took a 10-2 first quarter lead over Villanova and went on to an easy 25-16 win. William Cassels paced the Boilermaker attack with 8 points. Alex Anoli scored 6 points and Romi Elfakh and Kyle Bond scored 4 points with Colin Wang getting one basket. Tim O’Neill and Richard Watson played strong defense for t5-1 Purdue. Noah Psilopoulos had 5 points for Villanova with Mark Keller and Fabio Tracana scoring 4 points each.

Duke 26 – Syracuse 23
Duke played an impressive second half and downed Syracuse 26-23. The victors trailed 15-10 at intermission before outscoring the Orangemen 7-2 in the third. Duke eventually took the lead in the final quarter thanks to 3 baskets by Matt Brown. Brown finished with 8 points while Ben Morrison and Alex Hill each scored 6 points. Quinn Jackson had another strong game with some great outside shooting and scored 8 points. Justin Plausky had 7 and Steve O’Meara scored 6 points.

California 26 – North Carolina 14
Austin Polce scored 8 points to lead California past North Carolina 26-14. Edward Dam aided the victory with 6 points while Evan Lucey and Matt Clauson scored 4 points each. Zack Gareri led North Carolina with 10 points.

Week #5

Boston College 40 – Duke 35
After loosing a tight game last week, Boston College was on the plus side this week in a thrilling 40-35 victory over Duke. Both teams played outstanding in this back and forth contest. It was all tied at 34 going into the last 3:30 before Brendan Carey scored 4 points in the last segment and Michael Hohrath also scored for the Eagles. Carey had a stellar game for BC with 12 points. Tyler Perry and Jason Arnaud each had 10 points while Matt Marjeau contributed 4 points and Joey Penn scored 2 points. Owen Carpenter and Mitch Ferullo also played well to give BC their second win of the year. Alex Hill led Duke with 11 points while Jeff You had a solid game with 8 points and Matt Brown added 6 points.

UConn 41 – Syracuse 19
UConn stayed undefeated as they had their way with undermanned Syracuse 41-19. David Crocker paced the Husky attack with 10 points and he got plenty of support. Sean Doherty and Ryan Loftus both scored 8 points. Alex Palermo hit his weekly 3 pointer and scored 7 points while Matt Brown added 6 points. UConn also received contributions from David Salomaa, John Loftus, Shawn Lefebvre, Ben Ferris and Nick Scrivani. Quinn Jackson led Syracuse with 8 points and Steve O’Meara scored 4 points.

Purdue 62 – Texas 31
After suffering its first loss of the season last week Purdue took their frustrations out on Texas as they ran over the Longhorns 62-31. Michael DeDonato led the onslaught with 18 points of which 10 came in the second quarter. William Cassel had a strong game with 16 points and Colin Wang scored 12 points. Spencer Sutton added to the offensive explosion with 6 points while Romi Elfakh added 4 points. Matt Daly led Texas with 13 point and Kevin Reidy scored 8 points.

Michigan State 25 – North Carolina 18
North Carolina hung tough with Michigan State but in the end the Spartans were too tough as they prevailed 25-18. Travis Ricardo led his club with 8 points. Mike McKenna and Nick DeSilvio each scored 4 points. Zack Gareri led NC with 6 points and Tim Zachert scored 4 points.

California 31 – Kansas 20
In a game in which California was always in the lead the Golden Bears were good enough to defeat a hustling and improving Kansas club 31-20. Center Dan Martel led the victors with 10 points. Matty Clausen played a solid game and scored 8 points while Tim LeMasuier added 5 points. Evan Smith and Jacob White each had 6 points for Kansas.

Villanova 29 – Kentucky 25
In a tight defensive battle Villanova got by Kentucky 29-25. Noah Psilopoulos and Quinn DiPasquale each scored 6 points while Fabio Tracana and Sean McCartin scored 4 points. Luke Bellone led Kentucky with 6 points and Austin Kent and Jack Scaplen scored 4 points.

Week #4

Duke 22 - Purdue 20
Duke gave Purdue it’s first lost of the season with a 22-20 victory as both teams are now 3-1. Duke took control of the game in the second quarter when they outscored the Boilermakers 10-0. Purdue closed to within 3 points going into the final 3:30 but Alex Hill hit a 3 pointer for Duke to preserve the victory. Ben Morrison led Duke with 6 points followed by 5 points from Hill and 4 each from Dylan McClure and Matt Brown. Colin Wang and William Cassels each had 6 for Purdue.

Villanova 34 - Boston College 32 (OT)
In the tale of two halves Villanova had the comeback of the season in downing Boston College in overtime 34-32. Boston College played a great first half as they led 18-2 at the break. BC actually upped the lead to 18 points going into the final quarter but Villanova scored 20 points in the final quarter and held BC to only 2 points to send the game into overtime and went on to win by 2 points in overtime. Center Noah Psilopoulos led the charge with 14 points. Sean McCartin and Mark Keller each had 6 points while Will Hulett and Fabio Tracana had 4 points apiece. Matt Marjeau had a strong game for BC with 10 points. Tyler Perry came through with 6 points and Michael Kochlin, Michael Hohrath and Brendan Carey each had 4 points.

California 34 - Kentucky 33
The cardiac kids from California had their second big comeback of the season as they nipped Kentucky 34-33 after trailing by 12 points in the second half. Tim Le Maserier keyed the comeback with 6 third quarter points. Matt Clauson and Cam Clancy also had 6 points while Dan Martel, Evan Lucey and Austin Polce scored 4 points. Jack Scaplen had his best game of the season with 13 points and Luke Bellone scored 9 points.

North Carolina 30 - Kansas 18
North Carolina earned their first victory of the season with a 30-18 win over Kansas. North Carolina never trailed as they led 10-4 at halftime and 22-16 with 3:30 to go. Zack Garreri led the charge for the Tar Heels with 12 points. Michael Wang scored 7 points while Chris Craig had 5 points, Patrick O’Keefe had two baskets and Tim Zachert scored 2 points. Michael O’Keefe, Phillip Danek and Bailey Morton all played great defense to help NC to its first victory. Evan Smith led Kansas with 6 points while AJ MacGillvary, Mark Albee and Mike Russo each scored 4 points.

UConn 30 - Texas 13
UConn remained undefeated as they breezed past Texas. The Huskies played tight D as they held Texas to only 3 points at halftime. On the offensive side Matt Brown led all scorers with 13 points and Alex Palermo had 6 points including a 3 pointer. Alex Marcotte led Texas with 4 points.

Michigan State 21 - Syracuse 14
Michigan State broke open a tight contest at halftime to down Syracuse 21-14. It was 8 all at the break before the Orangemen outscored the Spartans 11-4 in the third quarter. Tim Keene scored 6 points to lead the victors while Traivs Ricardo scored 5 points and Nick DeSilvio scored 4 points. Quinn Jackson, Jeff D’Auria and Steven O’Meara each scored 4 points for Syracuse.

Week #3

Boston College 29 - Syracuse 27
Boston College picked up their first win of the season with a thrilling 29-27 victory over Syracuse. The Eagles, who had trouble scoring points in the first couple of weeks got out to a quick start as they led 9-5 after one quarter. Syracuse hung tough with BC and tied the game at 21 going into the final quarter. The score was still tied going into the last 3:30 but Jason Arnau calmly sank two foul shots to propel BC to the win. Arnau led his club with 8 points while Tyler Perry had 7 points. Michael Hohrath had a strong game with 6 points while Matt Majeau also had a solid game with 6 points. Brendan Carey had 2 points and the Eagles got solid defensive contributions from Mitch Ferullo, Owen Carpenter, Matt Loiselle and Michael Koechlin. Jeff D’Auria led Syracuse with 6 points followed by 5 from Pat Lyons and Omkar Bhat.

Duke 33 - Villanova 23
Duke earned their second win in a row and they knocked off previously undefeated Villanova 33-23. The Blue Devils led 14-12 at the break and then outscored the Wildcats 10-4 in the third quarter to take control of the game. Alex Hill had another solid game with 9 points. Dylan McClure and Matt Brown each scored 8 points and Ben Morrison chipped in with 6 points. Also playing well for Duke were Ethan Fleweling, Jeff You, Sarthak Patel, Taylor Cartaglia and Kevin McLaughlin. Sean McCartin led Villanova with 7 points while center Noah Psilopoulos had 6 points and a number of rebounds.

Purdue 38 - California 28
In a battle of two undefeated clubs Purdue got off to a rip roaring start to down California 38-28. The Boilermakers scored the games first 23 points as California did not score until the second quarter. Guard David DeDonato had 8 of his game high 12 points in the first half. William Cassels scored 6 points and Alex Anoli had 5 points including a 3 pointer. Dan Martel had 5 of his 7 points in the last quarter for California while Tim LeMasuier scored 5 points.

Kentucky 42 - Texas 37
Texas almost made a great comeback but fell short against Kentucky 42-37. Kentucky led by 12 with 3:30 to go and got to within 3 points but that was as close as they would come. Luke Bellone had a number of driving layups to lead Kentucky with 13 points. Brendan Flaherty was tough inside before fouling out and scored 10 points. Josh Plunkett had a strong game with 7 points and Eric Mullane had 6 points. Joshua Marcotte led Kentucky with 10 points while his brother Alex scored 6 points.

UConn 32 - North Carolina 19
The athletic Huskies remained undefeated by defeating North Carolina 32-19. It was all about the big D for UConn as they frustrated North Carolina all afternoon. Matt Brown had a big game on offense scoring a game high 14 points. Alex Palermo racked up 7 pints and David Crocker picked up 5 points. Zack Gareri led his club with 8 points followed by 7 from Chris Craig.

Michigan State 34 - Kansas 21
Kansas stayed with Michigan State in the first half as they trailed 15-11. In the third quarter the Spartans outscored the Jayhakws 10-2 and ended up with a 34-21 victory. Guard Travis Ricardo led all scorers with 11 points while Tim Keene and Nick DeSilvio scored 8 points apiece. Tim Miagliuolo led his club with 6 points.

Week #2

California 39 - Michigan State 37
For the second week in a row California won in the last minute as Matty Clauson scored with 25 seconds to go to give the Golden Bears a thrilling 39-37 victory over Michigan State. Mike McKenna connected on his second three point shot with 45 seconds to go to give Michigan State a one point lead but Clausson scored his third bucket in the final quarter and Tim LeMasuier (7 points) nailed a foul shot to improve California to 2-0. Bruising center Daniel Martel scored 15 points while Austin Polce added 8 points. Mike McKenna led Michigan State with 12 points followed by 6 each from Travis Ricardo, Tim Keene and Owen Jordan.

Duke 29 - North Carolina 21
Duke picked up their first win of the season as they applied the tough D on ACC foe Duke in a 29-21 victory. Alex Hill led the offensive attack with 12 points followed by 6 from center Matt Brown, 5 points for Ben Morrison and two hoops for Dylan McClure. Jeff You, Sarthak Patel, Kevin McLaughlin, Taylor Cartaglia and Layne Barlow all played great defense for Blue Devils. Zack Gareri led North Carolina with 8 points, Dean Trahan had 3 baskets and Mike Wang made good on a 3 pointer.

Texas 38 - Syracuse 31
After loosing a heart breaker last week as the buzzer the Texas rebounded with a 38-31 win over Syracuse. Center Drew Harmer keyed the victory with 16 points while Alex Marcotte had a strong game with 8 points. Matt Daly connected for 6 points while Matt Delpozzo scored 4 points and Mike Merna and Kevin Reidy added one basket each. Joshua Marcotte and Nick Manauto also played well in helping Texas to its first win. Ste O'Meara led Syracuse with 10 points while Mike McNamara collected 8 points and Jeff D'Auria scored 6.

Purdue 40 - Boston College 26
Purdue improved a 16-9 halftime lead to 30-13 after three quarters and waltzed to a 40-26 win over Boston College. Point guard Michael DeDonato had 6 points after one quarter and wound up with a game high 16 points. Alex Anoli finished strong scoring all 8 of his points in the second half. Colin Wang added 6 points while Tim O'Neil and William Cassels scored 4 points each. Jason Arnaud led BC with 10 points followed by 8 from Michael Hohrath and 6 for Brendan Carey.

Villanova 36 - Kansas 17
After one quarter Kansas was tied with Villanova at 4. The Wildcats got it going in the second quarter by taking an 8 point lead and never looked back in downing the Jayhawks 36-17. Center Noah Psilopoulos had an outstanding game with a game high 14 points. Sean McCartin and Connor Merrill each had 6 points to improve Villanova to 2-0. Taylor O'Brien and Evan Smith each had 4 points for Kansas.

UConn 43 - Kentucky 20
UConn was very impressive in downing 1-1 Kentucky 43-20. David Brown led all scorers with 14 points. Alex Palermo had the outside shot going with 12 points including two three pointers while David Crocket scored 9 points. Brendan Flaherty was the only offense for Kentucky as he scored 18 points.

Week #1

Week one in the Junior Boys Division included a buzzer beater win for California and an overtime victory for Villanova.

California 39 - Texas 38
California staged a wild 4th quarter comeback to defeat Texas 39-38. The Longhorns led 35-29 with 3:30 to but that was before Daniel Martel time. The bruising center scored 8 of his game high 20 points including the winning shot with no time left. Tim LeMasuirer also had a big bucket in the final segment and scored 5 points. Austin Polce contributed 6 points while solo buckets went to Cam Clancy, Jacob Fisher, Evan Lucey and Matt Clauson. Texas center Drew Harmer led his club with 9 points. Josh Marcotte had a strong game with 8 points while Mike Merna and Matt Daly each scored 6 points.

Villanova 33 - Syracuse 31 (OT)
Villanova played tenacious defense down the stretch and got a key foul shot by Quinn DiPasquale to send the game into overtime against Syracuse. In the extra session it was DiPasquale (9 points total) who scored the game winner as Villanova took a thrilling 33-31 victory. This was a total team win for Villanova as Mark Keller, Devon Sittler, Fabio Tracana and Noah Psilopoulos each tailed 4 points while Connor Merrill added one basket. Justin Plansky led all scorers with 12 points for Syracuse while Quinn Jackson had 11 points including a 3 pointer and Mike McNamara scored 8 points.

UCONN 33 - Duke 27
After being down 18-10 at halftime and 25-20 after 3 quarters UConn staged a 4th quarter comeback to win their opener over Duke 33-27. David Crocker keyed the surge with two hoops in the final 3:30 and also came up with a huge block with 50 seconds to go. Matt Brown led the Huskies with 10 points while Alex Palermo had all of his 6 points in the second half. Sean Doherty had two baskets and Ryan Loftus had 3 points with his brother John scoring two points. Duke was led by center Matt Brown as he scored 9 points while Dylan McClure had a solid came with 6 points.

Purdue 47 - North Carolina 36
It was a difference of two halves in Purdue’s 47-36 victory over North Carolina. Purdue trailed North Carolina 22-18 at the break but outscored the Tar Heels 12-2 in the third quarter and by another 5 points in the final quarter to take the 11 point victory. William Cassels scored 8 of his team high 14 points in the second half. Point guard Michael DeDonato chipped in with 11 points while Michael Deangelis contributed 9 points. Colin Wang added 5 point and Alex Anoli had two baskets in the final quarter. North Carolina center Zack Gareri was unstoppable as he poured in 19 points. Chris Craig tossed in 7 points and Tim Zachert scored 4 points.

Kentucky 26 - Kansas 20
A game Kansas club almost pulled off a big comeback but Kentucky would not relent and took a 26-20 victory. Kentucky led 17-9 at the break but a buzzer beating 3 point bomb by Mark Albee in the third quarter brought some life back into Kansas. The Jay Hawks closed to within 2 points going into the final 3:30 but Joshua Plunkett scored the only baskets in the final segment to preserve the win. Luke Bellone led the Wildcats with 9 points followed by 7 from Jack Scaplen and 6 from Plunkett. Center Brendan Flaherty had 3 points and did a nice job on the boards. Mark Albee and Tim Miragliuolo each had 5 points for Kansas while AJ MacGillivray scored 4 points.

Michigan State 29 - Boston College 12
Michigan State’s athleticism was too much for Boston College as the Spartans rolled to an easy 29-12 victory. Guard Travis Ricardo led all scorers with 10 points. Nick DiSilvio scored 6 and did a great job on the boards. Tim Keense helepd out with 3 points while Mike McKenna, Ryan Taylor, Owen Jordan, Joe Marcotte, and Ian McGinty each scored 2 points for the victors. Jason Arnaud led Boston College with 4 points.

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