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Eric Thompson had 16 points and 11 rebounds, and John Quintana also scored 16 to lead St. Francis, N.Y., to a 75-66 win over Mount St. Mary's on Tuesday night in the Northeast Conference opener for both teams.
Mike Wilson, who was 5-for-10 from behind the 3-point line, and Tori Cavalieri each had 15 points for the Terriers (2-6), who snapped a four-game losing streak.
Landy Thompson
led the Mountaineers (1-8) with 19 points and six assists. Charles Cook added
17 points for Mount St. Mary's, which has lost 10 straight road games over the
past two seasons.
Dylan Page scored 25 points and Ed McCants added 21 Tuesday night as Wisconsin-Milwaukee defeated Illinois-Chicago 78-62 in the Horizon League opener for both teams.
Chris Hill added 10 points for the Panthers (5-3), who bounced back from an 89-71 loss to Wisconsin in their last game on Dec. 13.
The Flames (9-3), who upset Northwestern 90-71 last Saturday, were led by Cedrick Banks with 19 points.
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It was the first meeting between the teams since the Panthers beat the Flames
75-73 on March 8 in the Horizon League Tournament.
McCants capped an 11-0 run with a 3-pointer with 8:27 remaining in the first half to put the Panthers ahead 26-18.
The Panthers led 44-37 at the half, but the Flames opened the second half with a 9-2 run, capped by a Martell Bailey basket that tied the score at 46.
Hill then hit a 3-pointer with 16:42 left to put the Panthers back on top again for good.
When the Flames pulled within a point at 51-50 on a basket by Justin Bowen with 14:21 left, the Panthers ran off 10 straight points -- seven from Page -- to lead 61-50 and put the game away.