BOSTON, Mass. – The Roger Williams University Men's Basketball team began Commonwealth Coast Conference play with a 78-69 win over Wentworth Institute of Technology Wednesday evening.
 
Hawk Highlights
Eli Harris: 26 points, 8 rebounds, 1 steal
Mac Annus: 13 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals
John Ah Kao: 10 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals
Drew Hart: 9 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block
 
For The Opponents
Trey Carrier: 19 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block, 1 steal
Sam Goy: 18 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block
Kyle Henseler: 10 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal
Kevin Fernandez: 8 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal
 
How It Happened
Eli Harris (Falmouth, Mass.) scored six points for Roger Williams as part of a 10-4 run over the first four minutes to begin the game for the Hawks. Roger Williams quickly doubled that lead a minute later with back-to-back threes by Harris and John Ah Kao (Dumont, N.J.) and a layup by Harris to make it 18-6.
 
The Hawks would lead by as many as 19 before going into halftime up 42-25. Harris paced the way for the Hawks with 17 points and six rebounds in the half.
 
In the second half, the Hawks maintained their double-digit advantage throughout most of the early part of play. Wentworth would chip away at the deficit, with Conor Rubenskas laying in a bucket to cut it to single digits (43-51) with 12:53 left.
 
Late in the half, another layup by Trey Carrier brought Wentworth within five (59-64) with 4:23 to play. However, Harris and Nate Mullen (Cape Elizabeth, Maine) would both knock down three to bring the Hawks back up by 11 with 2:18 left. From there, Roger Williams would maintain their advantage to notch the win.
 
What's Next
Roger Williams (4-2, 1-0 CCC): Saturday, December 4 vs. Curry @ 3:00pm
Wentworth (2-3, 0-1 CCC): Saturday, December 4 at Gordon @ 3:00pm