WILLIMANTIC, Conn. – With three different players finishing in double-figures along with a game-high 14 rebounds from Hugh Lindo, the Little East Conference leading Warriors of Eastern Connecticut State University defeated men's basketball by the final of 75-57 Saturday afternoon at Geissler Gymnasium.

THE BASICS

UMass Boston 57, Eastern Connecticut State University 75

UMass Boston (5-9, 1-3 Little East Conference)
Eastern Conn. State University (10-5, 4-0 Little East Conference)

HOW IT HAPPENED

Lindo carried the Warriors to their fourth straight conference win, as the forward finished with a game-high 16 points and 14 rebounds.  Trachone Preston also finished in double figures with his 14 points, while Kevin Leumene dropped in 12.

UMass Boston looking to pull out the upset, would once again get off to a slow start as the Warriors jumped out to a 22 point (24-2) by the 12:44 mark of the first half.  The Beacons would manage to close the deficit to eight with just under five minutes to play thanks to a 12-2 run.

Unfortunately, the Beacons would be held to just one more field goal over the final 2:50 as, the Warriors regained their lead and went into the halftime break leading 39-22.

After the intermission, UMass once again tried to spark a second half comeback, but the Warriors lead was just too much too overcome.  Eastern Connecticut kept their distance on the scoreboard and never looked back as they continue to hold a firm grasp on first place in the conference standings.

For the Beacons three players each finished with a team-high eight points.  Kevin Louis-Jean (Hyde Park, Mass.) grabbed six boards, and Quadry Allen (White Castle, La.) finished with six assists in the conference loss.

BY THE NUMBERS

• On the day, UMass shot 35.7% from the field, while the Warriors shot 39.4% overall. 
• The Beacons did shoot a season 83.3% from the line as they went 15-for-18
• Eastern Connecticut is now 48-20 all-time against UMass Boston, and have won 13 straight over the Beacons

WHO'S NEXT

The Beacons will host the University of Southern Maine on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.