Tonight's North Atlantic Conference men's basketball semi-final between #4 Green Mountain College and  #1 Thomas College will feature LIVE stats via the NAC website.  The stats page can be accessed at http://nacathletics.com/landing/index.  Tip-off is set for 6 pm.

The Eagles lost both regular season contests against the Thomas.  The visiting Terriers held off a late Green Mountain College charge in the first meeting between the teams to notch a (79-73) victory.

The Eagles were forced to play catch-up for most of the game after falling behind by as many as 10 in the first half.  The Terriers shot 46.4% in the opening stanza while limiting the home side to 41.9%. 

Thomas stretched their advantage to 14 2 minutes into the second half before the Eagles systematically chipped away at the lead and, with 2:44 left, pulled to within 2.  The Terriers, however, forced 2 turnovers in the final 1:30 and made 5 of 7 free throws to put GMC away. 

Thomas had 4 players reach double figure points on the night.  Andrew Duncanson (Portland, ME) led the way with 18 on 7 for 15 shooting from the field followed by Shawn Rodgers (Philadelphia, PA) and Isaiah Brathwaite (Farmington, ME) with 16 each.  James Liebowitz (Winslow, ME) rounded out the scoring with 15 points.

The Eagles were led by sophomore Gerard Johnson (Bingamton, NY) who recorded a season-high 27 points on 10 for 23 shooting from the field.  Johnson also grabbed 14 boards, had 2 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks.  Senior Fabian Ferriera (Queens, NY) added 23 points and was 3 for 5 from beyond the arc.

In the second match of the season, Terriers defeated GMC by a score of (59-52).  Three Terriers would score double-digits, while the Eagles would have two in double figures.  Offense would be hard to come by on the night with both teams shooting under 40% on the night.  Thomas would finish at 36.8%, while Green Mountain would finish at 32.7%.

The Terriers were able to take control early in the game, jumping out to an 18-5 advantage in the first 7:21 of the period.  Over the final eight minutes of the first half, Green Mountain would rebound from the deficit outscoring Thomas 15-7.  While Fabian Ferreira would rack up 10 points in the first frame, Thomas would have three different players score five points in the first half to take the slim 30-27 lead into the final period.

While the Terriers would score the first basket of the second half, the Eagles would end up going on an 8-0 run in the middle of the period to take a one-point advantage.  Responding with a 6-0 run of their own, the Terriers would regain the lead quickly after and hold on down the stretch for the 59-52 victory.

Isaiah Brathwaite (So., Farmington, ME) would lead the way for the Terriers with 15 points on the evening.  Andrew Duncanson (So., Portland, ME) would add in 11 on the night on 5-8 shooting from the field, while Darrell Alexander (Jr., Fairfield, TX) would contribute 10 points for the win.  Narrowly missing out on a double double was Shawn Rodgers (Fr., Philadelphia, PA) who grabbed a game-high nine rebounds and also tossed in nine points.

Leading the way for the Eagles was Fabian Ferreira (Sr., Queens, NY), who put up 12 points for the visitors.  Rui Carmo (Jr., Fort Meyers, FL) added 11 on the night, while also leading the team with eight rebounds.

The winner of tonight's game will face either Me.-Farmington or Husson who play in the other semi-final at 8 pm.  Tomorrow's title game is set for 2 pm.