Bridgewater, Mass. – The Fitchburg State men's basketball team posted an 87-75 victory over the Bears of Bridgewater State University in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action this afternoon at the Tinsley Center.

The Basics

Score: Fitchburg State 87, Bridgewater 75
Records: Fitchburg State (3-11, 1-2 MASCAC) | Bridgewater State (3-12, 1-3 MASCAC)

How It Happened

Knotted at 14-14 the Falcons guard Bryan Tyrie (Hanson, Mass.) popped a three-pointer for the early lead (17-14). The Bears counted with six points from Stanley Pierre-Louis to forge ahead 30-25.

Fitchburg State finished the first half with a 5-0 run, capped by a three-point play from junior Tayjahn Joyner (Hadley, Mass.) to cut the deficit to 39-32 going into the break.

Sophomore Nathaniel Semedo (Bridgewater, Mass.) knocked down six points early in the second half to pace the Falcons on the comeback trail (43-42). Newcomer Frederick Siayor (Worcester, Mass.) drained a three-pointer at the 16:41 mark to give the Green and Gold a lead (45-43) that they would never relinquish.

Fitchburg State upped its margin (51-44) on a trey from junior Mikal Garcia (Fresno, Tex.) with 14:27 to play. The Falcons put the game out of reach with a 12-5 run over a three-minute span, including five points from Semedo to secure the first conference win of the season.

Inside the Numbers,

• Fitchburg State was led by Semedo's 27 points off the bench to go with 7 rebounds, 2 assists, and 5 steals
• Siayor finished the night with a double-double (19 points, 10 rebounds).
• For Bridgewater, Jordan Wetterlind finished with a team-best 14 points
• Fitchburg State shot 31-for-51 (60.8%) from the field and (7-of-13) 53.8% from beyond the arc.
• The Bears went 29-for-65 (44.6%) overall and (7-of-17) 41.2% from three-point range.
• Bridgewater held the advantage in rebounds (35-31).

Up Next

The Falcons travel to MCLA on Monday evening for a MACAC match-up, tip-off slated for 7:30 PM.