NORTON, Mass. – The Roger Williams University Men's Basketball team could not win its third straight game as Wheaton College cruised to a 75-55 victory Thursday evening.

The Hawks suffered from poor ball control, committing 24 turnovers in the game leading to 20 Lyon points. The turnovers proved very costly when compared to the 20 total field goals scored by RWU.

The game began competitively, with Wheaton jumping out to an early 8-3 lead in the opening five minutes. Over the course of the next five minutes, RWU would creep back into the contest, knotting the game at 11 on a Billy Barrett (Fairfield, Conn.) layup, then gaining its first lead of the game on a Ryan McGinn (Plattsburgh, N.Y.) jumper.

The Hawks took its largest lead of the game with 6:13 to play in the half, when Michael Woolley (Seattle, Wash.) knocked down a three-pointer to give RWU a 25-17 advantage. The Lyons quickly came back with seven straight points, and turned an eight-point deficit into a three-point lead, closing out the half on an 18-8 run.

In the second half, RWU took a brief 38-37 lead on a layup by Travis O'Dell (Brunswick, Maine) before Wheaton took off on a 14-4 run, marked by eight Hawk turnovers. RWU would go on to commit 15 total giveaways in the half en route to being outscored 23-40 in the period.

Four Lyons scored in double figures, including Anthony Coppola, who scored a game-high 20 in the game. Jaxon Leo finished with 13 points, while Ben Stehle scored 12.

Barrett scored 17 points for the Hawks, with Taylor Petruccelli (Stratford, Conn.) added five points and seven rebounds (five offensive). Tucker Bashaw (Williston, Vt.) had four points and three assists off the bench.

Roger Williams (3-4) will host Wesleyan University Saturday at 1:00 p.m., while Wheaton (6-1) hosts Bridgewater State College Saturday at 3:00 p.m.