All-Time Series & Streaks
Today's contest marked the 64th all-time meeting between Nichols and Curry. The Bison have won the last seven meetings but still trail the all-time series, 31-33.
 
Three Stars of the Game
1) Nichols junior Devin Stallings (Waterbury, Conn.) – recorded a double-double with 20 points (7-of-11 FG) and 10 boards in 24 minutes
2) Nichols senior Gustave Koumare (Harlem, N.Y.) – scored 17 first-half points in 12 minutes (6-of-8 FG)
3) Nichols senior Irving Eggleston (East Lyme, Conn.) – filled the stat sheet with 20 points, six rebounds, four steals, and three dimes in 20 minutes
 
Quick Synopsis
The Bison jumped out to an early lead and cruised to a 115-65 win over the Colonels to secure the No. 1 seed in the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Tournament for the third-straight season. The Bison also reached the 20-win plateau for the third-straight season, which has never been done in the history of the program, and extended their win streak to 12 games, which equals the program-record set last season. Eggleston and Stallings each scored 20 and spend the majority of the second half on the bench while juniors Brandon Marshall (Hartford, Conn.) and Nate Tardy (Moodus, Conn.) each snared 11 rebounds. Junior captain Paul Preziosi (Quincy, Mass.) led the Colonels with 17 points.
 
Key Stat of the Game
Nichols canned 61 percent of its field goal attempts in the first half (22-of-36) to build a 40-point halftime lead (66-26).
 
Turning Point
A three-point play by Eggleston at 9:50 of the first-half gave the Bison a 21-point lead (31-10).
 
Quick Hits
-Freshman Marcos Echevarria (Lynn, Mass.) led all scorers with 22 points (7-of-14 FG) and also collected five dimes and three rebounds for Nichols.
-Junior James Pina (Warwick, R.I.) was the only other Curry student-athlete in double figures with 12 points and seven rebounds.
-Junior Jaylen Osbey (Cleveland, Ohio) came off the bench late in the second half and nailed a pair of pull-up three-pointers to finish with six points.
-The Bison held a 52-32 edge on the glass – including a 31-17 edge defensively.
-Curry shot 37 percent from the field (25-of-67). The Bison knocked down 16 of their 41 three-point attempts (39 percent).
-Nichols will host a CCC Quarterfinal contest on Tuesday, February 23.
 
Quotes
"The kids set a goal early in the season to be regular season champions and to have the opportunity to host throughout the playoffs. It's great to check off that goal and also have a number of different players play very well – Devin Stallings, Irving Eggleston, Marcos Echevarria, Gustave Koumare, and Nate Tardy among them." – Nichols head coach Tom Glynn
 
"This is a goal that we set at the start of the season and have worked towards all season. It's pretty exciting to reach it for the third year in a row. The level of focus has been at another level for the upperclassmen all season. We only have one more chance before we graduate. The biggest goal for us is to win a conference championship. This is the first step in achieving that goal." – Nichols senior Gustave Koumare
 
"I just wanted to go out and be aggressive to start the game. I wanted to play hard, help us get a win, and help us solidify one of the goals that this team has worked towards." – Koumare, on his performance against the Colonels
 
Next up
Nichols (20-3, 14-2 CCC) – Tuesday, February 16 @ Gordon, 7:30 p.m.
Curry (0-23, 0-16 CCC) – Tuesday, February 16 @ Roger Williams, 7:30 p.m.