BOSTON, Mass. – For the first time since the 2005-06 season men's basketball earned the regular season sweep of Eastern Connecticut State University following a 73-65 Little East Conference win over the Warriors Saturday afternoon at the Clark Athletic Center Gymnasium.

THE BASICS

UMass Boston 73, Eastern Connecticut State University 65

UMass Boston (13-7, 7-4 Little East Conference)
Eastern Connecticut State University (8-11, 4-6 Little East Conference)

HOW IT HAPPENED

Not only did Saturday's win mark the Beacons first regular season sweep of the Warriors, but it also marked their first home win since February 21, 2006 when they earned a 60-56 win on their way to winning the program's first-ever Little East Conference Tournament championship.

Mark Munroe (Quincy, Mass.) had his best overall game as the Beacons big-man as he registered his first career double-double of 17 points and 12 rebounds.  Michael Boyd (Malden, Mass.) led all players with 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting from the field. 

UMass Boston came out firing in the first half and quickly took control of the lead as they jumped out to a 10-point lead following a made 3-pointer by Mariano Rodriguez (Burlington, Mass.).  ECSU would eventually erase the Beacons lead to tie the game at 30-30 with just over four minutes to play. 

The Warriors would never lead in the first half as the two teams exchanged field goals over the next two minutes.  UMass Boston would have the final say before the halftime break, as Munroe and Boyd each drained a lay-up to make it a 39-35 advantage. 

In the second half, ECSU took their first lead of the contest thanks to a Cory Muckle three-pointer in the opening minutes.  The largest lead for the Warriors came following a 4-0 run to make it 46-43. 

UMass Boston would quickly regain the momentum and would ride a solid multi-possession lead to the final horn.  Sealing the way for the Beacons was a 3-pointer by Charles Mitchell (Boston, Mass.) with 30 seconds left in regulation. 

BY THE NUMBERS

• Also finishing in double-figures was Dasan Cinelli (Boston, Mass.) with 10 points, while Mitchell capped-off the win with 16 points
• The Beacons handed out 16 assists, with eight going to Boyd
• From the field, UMass Boston shot 47.5%, while the Warriors finished shooting 38.3%
• UMass Boston led on the glass 38-36
• The Beacons outscored the Warriors 38-24 in the paint and finished 18 points off of the 14 ECSU turnovers
• Mitchell now needs 19 points for his 1,000^th, while Boyd sits with 953 career points

WHO'S NEXT

The Beacons will travel to Western Connecticut State University on Wednesday for a 7:30 p.m. conference game.