2010 SMCAA TOURNAMENT – NORTHEAST REGION – SECOND ROUND

         #7 Rhode Island 72, #26 Montana State 63

    Rhode Island rallied from a five point second half deficit and went on to defeat Montana State 72-63 in a SMCAA Northeast 2nd round contest.  Rhode Island led by one at halftime, but fell behind 34-29 early in the second half before turning things around.  The Rams got a great game from Lamonte Ulmer, who had 21 points and 12 rebounds on the night.  Ulmer was 7 of 13 from the floor and a perfect 6 of 6 from the line.  Keith Cothran added 11 points in the victory.
    Montana State was led by Marquis Navarre and his 14 points.  Bobby Howard added 11 points and 6 rebounds for the Bobcats, who had a rough night from behind the arc, making just 7 of 26 three point attempts.

        #10 Saint Louis 57, #23 Valparaiso 44

    Saint Louis held Valparaiso to only 16 points in the first half, built a nine point halftime lead, and went on to a 57-44 win in a 2nd round Northeast game.  The Billikens great defense made up for a rough night shooting, as they hit just 42% of their shots and only made 4 of 18 three pointers.  Willie Reed led SLU 14 points on 6 of 8 shooting.  He also had 8 rebounds in the contest.  Kyle Cassity chipped in 10 points and 4 assists.
    The Crusaders just could not get shots to fall as they made only 16 of 54 shots (30% on the night and hitting just 5 of 22 (23%) from three point range.  Brandon Wood led Valpo with 12 points, while Cory Johnson was the only other player in double figures with 11 points and added 8 rebounds in the loss.

        NORTHEAST REGION 3RD ROUND: #10 Saint Louis vs. #7 Rhode Island

        #18 Hofstra 79, #15 Wisconsin-Green Bay 64

    Hofstra broke open a close game in the second half and defeated Wisconsin-Green Bay 79-64 in a Northeast 2nd round game.  The Pride led only by one, 39-38, at the break, but opened things up in the second half behind a strong game from Charles Jenkins, who finished with 25 points and 5 assists.  Jenkins had a good night shooting, hitting 9 of his 14 attempts.  Halil Kanacevic added 15 points and 11 rebounds while Chaz Williams chipped in 14 point in the victory.  The Pride had a hot night beyond the arc, hitting 11 of their 17 shots from three point range.
    The Phoenix had only one player in double figures, Bryquis Perine and his 12 points.  Green Bay was the complete opposite of Hofstra from 3 point range, making only 5 of their 15 attempts on the night.

        #2 Michigan State 82, #34 Tennessee State 72

    Michigan State used a 51 point second half to break open a tight game at halftime and went on to beat a pesky Tennessee State team, 82-72, in a 2nd round Northeast contest.  With the Spartans trailing 32-31 at the half, and by as many as nine in the second half, they used a 13-2 run to take control of the game and close out the 10 point victory.  Chris Allen led MSU with 20 points including 3 three pointers.  Draymond Green added 15 points and 10 rebounds while Kalin Lucas chipped in 11 points and 5 assists in the win.
    The Tigers got good games from Wil Peters and Robert Covington, who had 17 points apiece.  Covington also had 7 rebounds.  Josh Sain and Jacquan Nobles were also in double figures for TSU with 10 points apiece.

        NORTHEAST REGION 3RD ROUND: #18 Hofstra vs. #2 Michigan State