WENHAM, Mass.—Kyle Romich (Groton, Mass.) hit a fadeaway from the elbow with 4.9 seconds left to send Wentworth to a 69-67 win over the Fighting Scots on Wednesday evening. Wentworth fought off a two-possession deficit in the closing minutes and forced the Scots into a few costly mistakes to take their fifth consecutive win over Gordon.
 
The Leopards blitzed the Scots out of the gate, running to a 30-17 lead after 13 minutes and change. Wentworth seemed nearly unstoppable on offense with the combination of Jason Ganley (Northbridge, Mass.) and Romich forcing the Scots to guard outside the paint.
 
Wentworth held a comfortable 34-23 lead with 3:12 on the clock in the first when a dunk by Garrisson Duvivier (Brockton, Mass.) brought the Gordon offense back to life. The Fighting Scots scored 11 consecutive points to end the period, capped by back-to-back strong lay-ins by the freshman Duvivier.
 
The second half yielded a more back-and-forth game with seven lead changes in the first seven minutes of the period. However, a run of threes by Sam Knollmeyer (Hampton, N.H.) quickly opened a nine-point hole for the Fighting Scots.
 
Not to be outdone, Gordon scored nine straight to tie the game at 55 and eventually took the lead on a Sam Johnson (Chatham, Mass.) layup with 6:03 to go.
 
Gordon held a four-point lead with two minutes remaining on the clock when a flurry of mistakes altered the game in Wentworth's favor. The Leopards scored off a turnover and then a made three by Dan DeVaux (Wethersfield, Conn.) following a poor offensive set by the Scots. Wentworth's four-point deficit was turned into a one-point lead in less time than that of a shot clock.
 
Richie Armand (Hempstead, N.Y.) made the front end of two free throws to tie the game at 67, but Romich answered on the other end to put the Leopards ahead for good. Eric Demers' (W. Wareham, Mass.) attempt from just inside half court rimmed out as time expired.
 
For the Foes

• Romich and Ganley both finished with game with 17 points. Romich played a major role on the glass with 10 rebounds.
• Knollmeyer came into the contest struggling from behind the arch, but knocked down three of five for nine points on the night.
• Cesar Fulcar (Watertown, Mass.) came off the bench to score eight points and dish out a team-high five assists.

 
For the Scots

• Duvivier had a monster first half with 20 points and six rebounds, but had limited looks in the second. He finished with 24 points and 14 rebounds. The freshman forward also led Gordon in assists with three.
• Jaren Yang (San Francisco, Calif.) had 12 points at the point, including two triples.
• Johnson had a workmanlike 10 points and 11 rebounds to go with two blocks and two steals in the second half.

 
Quick Stats

• Wentworth survived a season-worst 34.6 percent from the free-throw line.
• The Leopards have won all five meetings since the start of the 2014-15 season. Gordon last beat Wentworth in the 2013-14 CCC semifinals.
• Duvivier has a double-double in six of his last seven games.