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2021-22 SAINT ROSE MEN'S BASKETBALL
Saint Rose (14-11) at #20/#13 Bentley (19-4)
Monday, February 28 | 7:30 pm | NE10 Championship Quarterfinal
Dana Athletic Center | Waltham, Mass.

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Series: Bentley leads 26-10 | First Meeting: 11/24/90 | Last Meeting (1/19/22 in Albany, N.Y.): Bentley 83-68

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Tickets: Tickets are available at the door. General admission is $5 and free to all NE10 students with an ID.

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To The Winner: The winner of tonight's game will face the victor of this evening's Saint Anselm at New Haven contest in Thursday's semifinal. Tip-off time is TBA at the higher seed.
 
Saint Rose in the NE10 Championship: The College of Saint Rose has advanced to the Northeast-10 Conference Championship in 18 of their 22 years of league membership although the tournament was canceled last year. The Golden Knights have made seven semifinal appearances (2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2013, and 2017) and advanced to the 2007 championship game that Bentley won 71-61. Their most recent appearance came in 2017-18 when they fell 68-65 in a quarterfinal encounter at none other than Bentley. Saint Rose garnered an NCAA berth that season as well, advancing to the East Regional semifinal.
 
Last Time Out: Saint Rose held off visiting Southern New Hampshire 80-76 in Saturday's first-round of the NE10 Championship inside the Daniel P. Nolan Gymnasium. The contest was in doubt until the final buzzer with 10 lead changes, 13 ties, and neither team generating more than a six-point advantage throughout the entire 40 minutes. The Golden Knights shot 49.2 percent (29-for-59) from the floor and 37.9 percent (11-for-29) from the arc, while the Penmen converted only 28.6 percent (8-for-28) of their attempts from long distance. Saint Rose also put five players in double-figures scoring for the second time in their last three outings to run its win streak to four games. Freshman forward Shane O'Dell led the way with a game-high 24 points to go along with four assists and five blocks. Sophomore forward Eric Fleming finished with a season-high 17 points and six rebounds. Sophomore swing Cartier Bowman recorded a "double-double" behind 11 points and a season-best 13 boards, while fifth year guard Adam Anderson and freshman guard Tray Alexander added 12 and 11 points respectively.
 
Head Coach Mike Perno on Saturday's first round win versus Southern New Hampshire: "What a great NE10 playoff game. I thought our guys really battled defensively and on the glass. We made some huge plays offensively down the stretch. All seven of our guys got into the scoring column, which gave us a lot of balance. We look forward to going to Bentley for Monday's contest."
 
Last Meeting (1/19/22 in Albany, N.Y. - Box Score): Saint Rose threw a scare at nationally ranked Bentley for 20 minutes before the Falcons asserted themselves throughout the second stanza to take home an 83-68 victory. The visitors outscored the Golden Knights 47-31 in the second half to chalk up their sixth straight win. Bentley outscored Saint Rose in the paint while shooting 55.6 percent (35-for-63) from the floor on the evening. Alexander and O'Dell paced the Golden Knights with 14 points apiece. Graduate guard Jordan Mello-Klein recorded a "double-double" of 18 points and 12 rebounds to lead five Falcons in twin-figures scoring. Bentley opened the second stanza with a 16-5 spurt that afforded it a 10 point, 52-42 cushion with 14:20 remaining. The Golden Knights got back to within four, 52-48, six minutes later after Bowman finished inside. The Falcons countered by rattling off 15 of the game's ensuing 18 points to put themselves in the catbird seat, 67-51, with 8:00 to go.
 
Scouting Saint Rose (14-11): Saint Rose has won four straight for the third time this season…O'Dell is fourth among the NE10 leaders with a 19.8 scoring average and stands ninth with 7.0 rebounds per game…Alexander and Anderson are averaging 12.8 ppg and 11.2 ppg respectively…Alexander has been in double-figures scoring throughout 14 of the past 15 contests…He is 12th in the country and tops the NE10 with a 5.9 assists average…He is also tied for the league lead with 2.3 steals per outing…Anderson sits 16th on the program's all-time scoring list with 1,355 career points…He needs 11 more to move ahead of Andre Pope (2009-13) into 15th place, and 31 more to catapult Ralfs Jansons (1992-96) into 14th place…Saint Rose has averaged 82.3 points on 49.8 percent (118-for-237) shooting from the floor throughout its four-game win streak.
 
Scouting Bentley (19-4): The Falcons earned a first-round bye as the top-seed in the Northeast Division…Bentley has produced its best regular season in 14 years…The Falcons have won 13 of their last 15 games, and are 12-1 at home this year…Mello-Klein fills up the box score with 14.3 points, 8.5 rebounds, 5.7 assists, and 2.1 steals per game…Three other backcourt players also average double-figures in scoring…Graduate student guard Colton Lawrence tosses in a team-leading 17.3 ppg, while sophomore guard Zach Laput and senior guard Mason Webb average 15.0 and 14.8 ppg respectively…Bentley paces the NE10 in scoring (82.0), assists (16.2), field goal percentage (.471), 3-point shooting accuracy (.385), and free throw shooting (.746).

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