The No. 6 seeded-Gordon College Men's Basketball traveled to Dudley, Massachusetts tonight to face the No. 2 seeded-Nichols College Bison in the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Semifinals where the Bison defeated the Fighting Scots by a score of 88-76.

Eric Demers led the Fighting Scots with 26 points, Parker Omslaer netted 18 points and grabbed seven rebounds, Aljernod Terry brought down 13 rebounds while scoring nine points, while Josh Crutchfield and Garrett Sattazahn scored nine and eight points, respectively.

The Bisons' DeAnte Bruton (Sr./New London, Conn.) booked a game-high 40 points, Matt Morrow (Jr./Leicester, Mass.) had 16 points and 12 rebounds, Nate Tenaglia (Jr./Tewksbury, Mass.) added 12 points and six assists, while Jaekwon Spencer (So./Bristol, Conn.) had 11 rebounds and 10 points in the win.

How It Happened

• The Bison looked to have the edge early as Nichols went out on a 9-2 run in the opening two minutes of the half. Three minutes later, however, a steal by Crutchfield which was converted into a fast break jumper by the junior put Gordon on top 14-13 for their first lead of the game.
• Gordon continued to maintain the lead which was highlighted by a Demers' three-pointer to extend the Scots' lead to seven.
• The momentum quickly swung back in Nichols' favor as Joseph Sekator (Sr./Coventry, R.I.) drained back to back three's to open up Nichols' 10-0 run to to lead 38-30 with just under six minutes to go in the frame.
• Bruton couldn't seem to miss in the closing minutes of the half, as the senior hit a trio of three-pointers to pace the Bison to a 54-37 advantage at the half.
• The Scots continued to push, cutting a 20-point second half deficit to nine thanks to a step back three-pointer from Demers with just under 13 minutes left in regulation. 
• Nichols extended their lead to 13 before Terry brought down a defensive rebound and raced down the court to hit a three in transition to make it an eight-point game.
• However, the Bison were able to keep the Scots at a distance en route to a 88-76 win.

Beyond The Box Score

• Gordon College Men's Basketball's All-Time Leading Scorer will finish his career with 2,553 points.
• The Scots graduate seniors, Aljernod Terry and Eric Demers.