BRISTOL, R.I. – The Roger Williams University Men's Basketball team keeps its Commonwealth Coast Conference playoff hopes alive with an 80-66 win over Curry College Wednesday evening.

The Hawks were led by Tucker Bashaw (Williston, Vt.), who scored 19 points in only 17 minutes of action off the bench. RWU also got contributions from Travis O'Dell (Brunswick, Maine), who went for 13 points and six rebounds, and Corey Fava (Aliso Viejo, Calif.), adding eight points and six assists.

Both teams kept pace with each other in the first half, with five ties and four lead changes in the period. The Hawks took their largest lead of the half on a pair of free throws by Bashaw, putting RWU up 28-19 with 6:18 to play in the period.

The Colonels began to storm back with an 8-0 run highlighted by a layup by Quashed Simmons (Paterson, N.J.) to knot the game at 28 apiece. RWU ended the half with a 6-2 run over the final 3:49 to take a four-point lead into the break.

In the opening minutes of the second half, the Hawks quickly separated themselves from Curry, with a 16-2 run over the first six minutes of the period. RWU held the Colonels to only 1-of-6 shooting while forcing five turnovers over that same stretch.

The 18-point deficit proved to be too much for Curry to overcome, as the Colonels were unable to come closer than nine over the remainder of the game.

Gerald Cohen (Roxbury, Mass.) led the way for Curry with 21 points, while Daniel Singh (Lawrence, Mass.) added 12 points and eight rebounds.

Roger Williams (11-13, 7-6 TCCC) will host Eastern Nazarene College Saturday at 3:00 p.m., while Curry (8-16, 5-7 TCCC) takes on Endicott Saturday at 3:00 p.m.