Men's Basketball Falls to No. 10 Babson, 97-67, in Babson Tournament Championship
BABSON PARK, Mass.—Junior Joey Flannery (Acton, Mass.) poured in 27 points and classmate Isaiah Nelsen (North Andover, Mass.) added career highs of 22 points and eight rebounds as 10th-ranked Babson College cruised past visiting Anna Maria College, 97-67, in the championship game of the Babson Invitational Tournament on Saturday afternoon at Staake Gymnasium.
THE SERIES
With today's victory, Babson improves to 5-1 all-time against the AMCATS. Four of those victories have come in the championship game of the Babson Invitational Tournament.
Flannery, who was selected as the Tournament Most Outstanding Player, finished 9-of-18 from the floor, while Nelsen went 9-of-13 on the day to earn all-tournament honors. Sophomore Bradley Jacks (Fort Washington, Md.) added a career-best 15 points to go along with nine boards, and junior Matthew Droney (Canton, Mass.) chipped in with eight points, a career-high seven assists and three rebounds for the Beavers.
Senior Patrick Bradanese (Billerica, Mass.), who was named to the all-tournament team, finished with 17 points, four rebounds and three assists to lead the AMCATS. Classmate Tyler Delorey (Worcester, Mass.) added 14 points and three boards, while junior David Jean-Louis (Miramar, Fla.) and senior Pedro Trindade (Billerica, Mass.) finished with nine points apiece.
The Green and White shot 52.4 percent (33-of-63) from the floor and outscored the AMCATS 48-18 in the paint. The Beavers also finished with a 42-37 edge on the glass.
Anna Maria shot just 31.4 percent (22-for-70) from the floor, and were held to just 27.8 percent after halftime.
Babson returns to action on Tuesday when it travels to Lasell at 7 p.m., while the AMCATS host Becker in their home opener on Wednesday at 7 p.m.