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February 24, 2007

RIC men earn berth in finals

Senior guard Kinsey Durgin scored a game-high 24 points, on 8 of 11 shooting, to lead the Rhode Island College basketball team to a 76-68 win over UMass-Dartmouth in the semifinals of the Little East Conference playoffs last night at Providence.

The top-seeded Anchormen, who improved to 23-3, will be playing in their first conference championship game and are one win away from tying a school record for victories in a season. RIC will face second-seeded Keene State in the title game at 3 p.m. today at RIC’s Murray Center. The Owls beat UMass-Boston last night, 79-67.

Sophomore guard Tirrell Hill had 14 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists and teammate Kaseem Johnson had a double-double with 10 points and 13 rebounds for the Anchormen.

RIC lost both meetings with Keene State during the regular season — 82-78 at home and 92-81 on the road. The Owls will be playing in the title game for the third time in the past four seasons. The winner of today’s game gets an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament. The Anchormen haven’t been in the NCAA Tournament since 1979.

Posted by Chris Venditto  at 12:03 AM to College Sports , College Sports | Permalink

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