The 2016 North Atlantic Conference (NAC) Player of the Year Trevon Butler (6'3''-F) scored a team-high 27 points to help propel Husson to its fifth NAC Men's Basketball Championship in the last eight years with a 94-77 win over Colby-Sawyer. Husson (21-6) wins its 24th conference championship in program history and the 11th under head coach Warren Caruso , while Colby-Sawyer falls to 19-7. Colby-Sawyer scored the first four points of the game before a Zach Curran (6'5''-F) jump shot sparked a 13-4 run as Husson took a 13-8 lead at the 13:00 mark of the first half. The Chargers countered with their own run and retook the lead, 20-19, when Peter Donato (6'5''-C) made a layup from a nice assist from Jourdain Bell (6'1''-G) with 8:00 remaining. Mitch Worcester (6'3''-G) capped off a 19-9 run by the Eagles with a three at the buzzer and a 38-29 advantage at the half. Milani Hicks (6'2''-G) led all scorers with 11 points in the half while Donato added nine points and six boards for the Chargers. Worcester and Darryl Wood (6'5''-F) each scored eight points to lead the Eagles. The Chargers went on an 8-2 run to open up the second half to cut the Husson lead to 40-37 with 16:35 remaining. A two by Raheem Anderson (6'1''-G) at 16:19 sparked a 12-2 run by the Eagles to extend their lead to ten with 13:02 left in the game, but Butler took over the game which included seven made threes as Husson pulled away in the closing minutes of the game for the victory. Butler added ten rebounds and two steals to go along with his 27 points. Anderson finished with 22 points, four rebounds, eight assists, and one block. Wood contributed 12 points and five rebounds off the bench and Eli Itkin (6'4''-F) added 10 to the Husson offense. Donato scored a game-high 31 points and added 10 rebounds for the Chargers. Wol Majong (6'2''-G) and Hicks chipped in with 13 points apiece. Husson will now wait for selection Monday at 12:30 p.m. to see who they will play in the 2016 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Tournament.
NAC Tournament Final: Husson - Colby-Sawyer 94-77 NAC Tournament Semifinals: Husson - Thomas (ME) 91-76 Colby-Sawyer - Johnson St. 99-95
Courtesy of NAC Athletics
All-NAC Awards 2016 - Feb 28, 2016
All-NAC 1st Team 2016
Anderson
Barnes
Butler
Donato
Wilson
All-Tournament MVP: Trevon Butler (6'3''-F) of Husson Player of the Year: Trevon Butler (6'3''-F) of Husson Defensive Player of the Year: Peter Donato (6'5''-C) of Colby-Sawyer Rookie of the Year: Kevin Love (6'5''-C) of Lyndon St. Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Greg Davis (5'3''-PG) of Johnson St. Coach of the Year: Miles Smith of Johnson St.
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