WENHAM, Mass. – Senior Yansel Reyes (Manchester, N.H.) scored 27 points, recording a new career high for the second straight night, but Bates College pulled away late to defeat Plymouth State University 95–87 to conclude the Gordon Classic at the Bennett Center on Saturday afternoon.
 
After a back and forth start which saw the teams tied at 20-20, the Panthers moved ahead with some strong shooting to take a four-point lead into the locker room. Bates used red-hot shooting in the second half to jump ahead of the Panthers and hand them their first loss of the season.
 
Senior Torran Bosworth (Springfield, Mass.) put up a season high of 19 points, while sophomore Brady Hulland (Amston, Conn.) poured in a career-high 16 points to go with a career-best five steals.
 
Plymouth State falls to 3-1, while Bates improves to 2-0.
 
 
The Basics:

• Plymouth State 87, Bates 95
  • Plymouth State (3-1)
  • Bates (2-0)

Top Performers:

• Plymouth State
  • Yansel Reyes (27 pts, 10-20 fg, 8 ast)
  • Torran Bosworth (19 pts, 3-6 3pt, 8-9 ft)
  • Brady Hulland (16 pts, 6-8 fg, 2-2 3pt, 2-2 ft, 5 stl)

How it Happened:

• Five different Panthers knocked down three-pointers to give the Panthers an early seven point lead.
• Reyes made a pair of layups and a triple to help spark an 11-0 run that pushed the Panther lead to 10.
• Bates got hot late, hitting a trio of three-pointers to close the half on a 13-3 run.
• Plymouth State maintained a four-point edge at the halftime break, 45-41.
• The second half started with the teams trading buckets until the Panthers went on an 8-3 run, bookended by Hulland and Reyes triples, to get the lead back to six.
• The Bobcats hit back-to-back threes to cut the Panther lead to two.
• After Bosworth hit a pair of free throws, Bates hit three straight field goals to open up a five-point lead.  
• Reyes connected from the charity stripe to tie the game at 87-87, but the Bobcats hit their last two field goals and four free throws down the stretch to close out the Panthers.

By the Numbers:

• The Panthers shot 46.3% (31-of-67) from the field and 35.5% (11-of-31) from behind the arc.
• Plymouth State sank 14-of-20 (70.0%) from the free throw line.
• The Bobcats outrebounded the Panthers, 47-33.
• The Panthers scored 18 points off turnovers, including 12 in the second half.
• Each team scored 28 points in the paint.
• Plymouth State had 12 fast break points, limiting Bates to just four.
• Bates holds a 2-1 edge in the all-time series. The teams last met in the 2005-06 season.

 
Up Next:

• Plymouth State visits Regis College on Tuesday (Nov. 18) for a 7 p.m. matchup with the Pride.

 
 
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