All-Time Series & Streaks
This evening's contest marked the 39th all-time meeting between Nichols and Gordon. The Bison have won four-straight overall and six-straight regular season meetings against the Fighting Scots to grab a 20-19 lead in the series.
 
Three Stars of the Game
1) Gordon freshman Garrisson Duvivier (Brockton, Mass.) – poured in a game-high 34 points and also snared 11 rebounds
2) Nichols senior Irving Eggleston (East Lyme, Conn.) – led the Bison with 26 points (9-of-14 FG) to go with four rebounds and two assists
3) Nichols junior Devin Stallings (Waterbury, Conn.) – registered 20 points and nine rebounds in 31 minutes; shot 50 percent from the field (8-of-16) and had two blocks
 
Quick Synopsis
Eggleston – the reigning Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Player of the Week – scored 17 first-half points and both Stallings and freshman Marcos Echevarria (Lynn, Mass.) each scored 10 in the second half to help the Bison extend their win streak to a program-record 13 games with a 95-91 win over the Fighting Scots. Nichols shot 88 percent from the free throw line in the second half to secure the win.
 
Key Stats of the Game
-Nichols held a 12-point lead at the half (53-41) before being outscored 33-12 over the next 12 minutes to fall behind by nine at 74-65.
-The Fighting Scots shot 57 percent from the field (35-of-62) – including 62 percent in the second half (18-of-29).
 
Turning Point
Gordon led by nine with 8:45 remaining. Back-to-back triples from junior Nate Tardy (Moodus, Conn.) helped the Bison tie the game before a three Echevarria gave them an 86-83 lead at the 3:37 mark. A pair of layup by Duvivier gave the Fighting Scots the lead with under one minute remaining in regulation. Eggleston then knocked down a pair of free throws with 19 seconds remaining to give the Bison the lead for good at 89-88.
 
Quick Hits
-The Bison's 21 wins is the second-highest total in program history and two shy of the team-record 23, which was set two years ago.
-Echevarria was 4-of-4 from the charity stripe in the final 30 seconds to secure the win. He finished with 17 points.
-Gordon held a 43-36 edge on the glass, led by Duvivier's 11 and nine from junior Sam Johnson (Chatham, Mass.). Nichols was led by Stallings with nine and both senior Christian Horton (Rutland, Mass.) and junior Brandon Marshall (Hartford, Conn.), each of whom had six.
-Horton compiled six points, eight assists, and six rebounds.
-Johnson was the only other Fighting Scot in double-figures and he finished with 11. Senior Udoka Obiora (Boston, Mass.) and sophomore Jake Hart (Allendale, N.J.) each chipped in with nine.
-Nichols attempted 29 three-pointers (making 11) compared to just nine for Gordon.
-Senior Gustave Koumare (Harlem, N.Y.) netted 13 points before fouling out and now has 927 for his career.
 
Next up
Nichols (21-3, 15-2 CCC) – Saturday, February 20 vs Eastern Nazarene, 2:00 p.m.
Gordon (11-13, 8-9 CCC) – Saturday, February 20 @ Curry, 3:00 p.m.