MMA bows out in quarterfinal

LEICSETER, Mass. – Becker College outscored Maine Maritime Academy 46-32 in the second half to earn a 74-61 victory in a NAC men’s basketball quarterfinal Tuesday night.

Becker travels to Elms on Friday for the semifinals.

Travis Suber led Becker with 26 points and Kevin Miranda added 23 points.

Derek DiFrederico scored 16 points for the Mariners. Bryant Ciomei had 14 points and Neil Stewart chipped in 13 points.

Maine Maritime (10-14) 61

DiFrederico 5-3-16, Ciomei 5-0-14, Stewart 6-0-13, Paddock 3-1-7, Haskell 2-0-4, Wharff 1-0-3, Manner 1-0-2, Oldham 1-0-2, Sternbergh

Becker (13-13) 74

Suber 7-10-26, Miranda 7-3-23, Jacobs 7-2-16, Exum 2-0-5, Callahan 1-0-2, Schroll 0-2-2, Rivers, Clark, Masumbuko

3-pt. goals: Ciomei 4, DiFrederico 3, Wharff, Stewart; Miranda 6, Suber 2, Exum

Halftime: MMA 29-28

St. Joe’s 71, Johnson & Wales 68

At Providence, R.I., Elbie Murphy scored 19 points and Raymond Eatmon added 11 to lead Saint Joseph’s College of Standish past Johnson & Wales in a Great Northeastern Athletic Conference quarterfinal.

Scott Vachon chipped in with six assists and three steals for the winners.

Japhet Kerr paced Johnson & Wales with 22 points.

Saint Joseph’s (14-12) 71

Vachon 0-4-4, Murphy 7-4-19, Eatmon 5-1-11, Friend 3-0-7, Ouellet 2-1-5, Tandberg, Rue 3-1-8, Kelley 3-0-8, Jones, C. Davis, A. Davis 4-1-9

Johnson & Wales (15-11) 68

Faust 6-2-16, McCray 2-2-6, Kerr 6-7-22, Rogers 1-0-2, Samuels 7-2-19, Lewis, DiLascio 1-0-3, Ware

3-pt. goals: Murphy, Friend, Rue, Kelley 2; Faust 2, Kerr 3, Samuels 3, DiLascio

Halftime: Johnson & Wales 41-40