Box Score

CASTLETON, Vt. – February 25, 2012 - Top-seeded Castleton State College canned 16 three-pointers and shot 49.3% from the field en route to a 102-76 North Atlantic Conference (NAC) Men's Basketball Final win over the second seed Colby-Sawyer Saturday evening at Glenbrook Gymnasium.

Senior guard Greg Hughes (West Rutland, Vt.) led four Spartans in double-figures with 23 points, including a 6-for-10 performance from long range to earn all-tournament honors. Mark Comstock (Rutland, Vt.) turned in his usual all-around performance with 20 points, seven rebounds, three blocks and a pair of steals to earn Tournament Most Valuable Player honors. Mark Pryzbylkowski (New Egypt, N.J.) came off the bench and sweet-stroked his way to 14 points on a 4-for-5 performance from downtown, while Logan White (Hartford, Vt.) added 10.

Freshman Koang Thok (Portland, Maine) led the Chargers with 19 points and eight rebounds, earning a spot on the all-tournament squad. James Tobin (Brookline, N.H.) followed with 17 points, Will Bardaglio (Wayne, Maine) added 13 to earn all-tournament honors and Mike Dias (Carver, Mass.) chipped in 10.

The first half was tightly contested throughout, as the two teams went back-and-forth through six ties and four lead changes over the opening 17 minutes of play, with neither team opening up better than a four-point cushion.

The Spartans were able to open things up over the final 2:36 however, going on a 13-3 run to close out the half leading 53-40. Hughes had five points during the surge, including one of his six triples.

Castleton opened the second half red hot, and extended the lead 65-42 by the 16:45 mark on a Comstock lay-up. Comstock accounted for six points during the 12-2 spurt, while Hughes canned yet another three and Doug Krouse (Reading, Pa.) got in on the act with a three-pointer of his own.

The lead hung between 20 and 24 over the next six minutes until a 6-2 Charger run, including a three-ball from Bardaglio cut the deficit to 79-62. It was as close as they would come however as Chad Pulver (Bennington, Vt.) quickly answered with a three to push the lead back to 20.

The loss snaps a seven game win streak for the Chargers as they finish the season at 20-8.

Castleton improves to 19-9, and will advance to the NCAA National Tournament against an opponent to be determined.

ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

UMF – Ben Johnson
Husson – Eric Modica
Colby-Sawyer – Will Bardaglio
Colby-Sawyer – Koang Thok
Castleton – Greg Hughes
Castleton – Mark Comstock - MVP

---Courtesy of Castleton Sports Info