The second-seeded Trinity College Men's Basketball team defeated host and top-seeded Wesleyan University, 75-67, in the 2025 NESCAC Men's Basketball Championship game at Silloway Gymnasium on Sunday afternoon.
The Bantams become the sixth school in conference history to win back-to-back NESCAC Championships, and the first since Middlebury in 2016 & 2017. Trinity receives the NESCAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Championship Tournament. The NCAA Selection Show is scheduled for Monday, March 3 at Noon via a livestream on NCAA.com.
Junior Henry Vetter (6'5''-G/F) netted a team-high 16 points, shooting 5-of-10 from the field and 4-of-6 from 3-point, with four rebounds and two assists. Junior Andrew Lazarre (6'2''-G) registered 15 points with a team-high six rebounds and a team-high four assists. Senior Will Dorion (6'2''-G) added nine points, while junior Jarrel Okorougo (6'5''-G/F) and sophomore Tristan Davis (6'6''-F) and Jared Berry (6'1''-G) chipped in eight points apiece.
Shane Regan (6'3''-G) led the Cardinals with a game-high 21 points, connecting on 6-of-8 field goals, with three rebounds and three assists. Senior Nicky Johnson tallied 17 points with six rebounds and a game-high six assists, while Oscar Edelman (6'7''-F) had 10 points and four rebounds off the bench.
Wesleyan opened the contest on a 9-2 run, sparked by five points from Shane Regan, and extended the advantage to 18-7 on a layup from Sam Pohlman (6'2''-G) at the 11:55 mark. The Bantams second unit carried Trinity back into the contest with an 12-0 run as back-to-back three-pointers from senior Sean Macarchuk (6'6''-F/C) and Berry handed the Bantams a 19-18 lead with 8:36 remaining in the first. Five points from Nicky Johson regained a 25-21 lead for Wesleyan, but four points from Davis and 3-pointers from Vetter and Dorion put Trinity ahead 31-29. A jumper from first-year David Ayles and free throws from Vetter gave the Bantams a 35-34 edge until Jackson Cormier hit a buzzer-beating floater to give the Cardinals a 36-35 lead at the break.
Dorion and Regan exchanged 3-pointers early in the second half as only one possession separated the teams. A pair of buckets from Vetter followed by a 3-pointer from Lazarre knotted the score at 53-53 with 12:56 to play. Vetter buried a step-back 3-pointer and McDonald delivered a dominant move in the paint to hand Trinity a 59-54 lead with 6:53 remaining. Lazarre took over for the Bantams down the stretch, scoring 12 points in the final six minutes to guide Trinity to the 75-67 win.
The Cardinals edged the Bantams, 34-30, on the glass and in the paint, 32-20, while the Trinity reserves outscored the Wesleyan bench, 19-12. The Bantams connected on 24-of-50 (48%) from the field, including 13-of-26 (50%) from three-point range, and 14-of-17 (82.4%) from the foul line. The Cardinals shot 23-of-61 (37.7%) from the field, 6-of-27 (22.2%) from beyond the arc, and 15-of-18 (83.3%) from the free throw stripe.

Courtesy of nescac.com

NESCAC Final:
Wesleyan - Trinity 67-75
NESCAC Semifinals:
Wesleyan - Hamilton 82-77
Trinity - Tufts 74-51
NESCAC Quarterfinals:
Wesleyan - Amherst 65-58
Trinity - Colby 77-56
Tufts - Williams 80-70
Hamilton - Conn. College 70-61