Roanoke, Va. – November 16, 2024 – The Springfield College men's basketball team fended off William Peace University, 55-52, in the consolation game of the Frankie Allen Tip-Off Tournament on the campus of Roanoke College on Saturday afternoon.

Springfield, which picked up its first win of the campaign improved to 1-3, while William Peace fell to 0-2 after its loss to Saint Vincent (Pa.) yesterday.

Jarron Flynn (Roslindale, Mass.) led the way for the Pride with 14 points, six rebounds, three steals and two assists, while Xoren Livingston (Wayland, Mass.) registered 11 points and a trio of boards in the win. John Paulino (New Bedford, Mass.) chipped in with nine points and two steals, while Josiah Evely (Toronto, Ontario) posted four points, six rebounds, two blocks and one steal.

William Peace was guided by Ryan Lominack and Parker Hodgson who tallied 12 points apiece as well as six and five boards, respectively.

Springfield raced out to an early edge over the first five minutes of the contest as an emphatic dunk by Flynn gave the Pride a 7-0 lead. Just three minutes later, Springfield took its largest lead of the game of ten points at 14-4 following a layup and one free throw by Flynn.

Over the next six minutes, William Peace went on a 12-3 run to pull within a point at 17-16 with 6:05 remaining in the first half following a layup by Michael Dulin. William Peace took its first lead of the game at 23-22 with under two to play on a jumper by Dylan McBride, but a trey by RJ Hutt (Mamaroneck, N.Y.) gave Springfield the lead back at 25-24 heading into the break.

The second half was back and forth with neither team making it more than a two possession game. Trailing 42-40, an and-one play by Paulino made it a one point contest at 42-41 before a tip-in by Evely gave Springfield the lead back with 6:55 to play. Even at 48-48, a costly foul by William Peace gave Hunter Matteson (Dartmouth, Mass.) two free throws, which in result gave Springfield the lead it needed to hold off the Pacers, 55-52.

As a team, Springfield scored 20 points in the paint and 37 points off the bench. The Pride shot 37.5-percent from the floor and 51.6-percent from the charity stripe.

Springfield will travel to Amherst College for a non-conference tilt on Tuesday, November 19 at 7:00 pm.

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