Dec. 4, 2010

Box Score

Senior G Thomas Baudinet scored 40 points to lead Saint Anselm College over UMass Lowell, 89-67, Saturday afternoon in a Northeast-10 Conference men’s basketball clash at the Stoutenburgh Gymnasium.

 

The loss was the second straight for UMass Lowell, which slipped to 4-2 overall and 2-2 in the NE-10 entering Wednesday’s clash at Franklin Pierce (7:30). Saint Anselm improved to 6-1 overall and 4-1 in the Conference.

Freshman G Akeem Williams (Brockton, Mass.) led the River Hawks with 23 points while junior G Robbie Walton (South Boston, Mass.) added 10 points and three assists.

Baudinet converted 15 of 18 field goal attempts, including 6 of 7 from 3-point range, and all four free throws. He also dished out five assists and grabbed eight rebounds.

“What can you say? Baudinet had one of the best offensive performances I’ve seen at any level,” said UML Head Coach Greg Herenda. “Offensively, other than Akeem, we struggled, just plain and simple, to put the ball in the basket.

“Our effort was great, but we need to continue to work on our execution,” he added.

Senior G Patrick Luptowski chipped in 12 points for Saint Anselm on 4 of 6 shooting from 3-point range.

The Hawks collectively shot .508 for the game (32-63) and .545 from 3-point range (12-22), including .613 from the field in the second half (19-31 overall, 6-10 from 3-point range).

For the game, UMass Lowell shot .386 (27-70) overall and .294 (5-17) from long range. The Hawks also had a 45-37 rebounding advantage, but the River Hawks had a 15-12 edge on the offensive glass, leading to a 17-6 clip on second chance points.

UMass Lowell trailed 51-42 four minutes into the second half, but Saint Anselm used a 20-9 run to post a 71-51 lead with 9:50 left to play. Baudinet led the run with 12 points.

The Hawks never let UMass Lowell within 16 points the rest of the way.

In the first half, Saint Anselm pulled away from a 17-13 lead with a 15-6 run, led by five points from freshman G John Nielsen, to post a 32-19 cushion with 5:42 left until the break.

UMass Lowell used a 10-3 spurt to pull within six, 35-29, with 3:17 left in the half, fueled by five points apiece from freshman F Antonio Bivins (Miami, Fla.) and Williams.

Saint Anselm led at the half, 40-31.