COLCHESTER, Vt. – Graduate forward Ivan Misic (Toronto, Ont.) poured in a career-best 30 points, matching the most by a Falcon this season, as Bentley University earned its sixth straight win, 84-64 over St. Michael's College in Northeast-10 Conference men's basketball.
 
With the win, coach Jay Lawson's team moved into a tie for second place in the conference, along with Pace University, and improved to 16-8 overall, including 13-5 NE10. The Falcons, who have won nine of their last ten away from home, also secured a first-round bye in the upcoming conference championships.
 
Misic's career game bettered the 23 points he scored against Missouri-St. Louis back in November 2023. He made 12 of 18 shots overall, buried six of 11 from three-point land, and also provided seven rebounds, three assists, two steals and a block while finishing at a +22.
 
After a slow start, Bentley ran off ten in a row to open a 15-11 lead with 12:40 left in the first half. Junior forward Joe Carroll (Cedar Grove, N.J./Don Bosco Prep) and graduate guard Aaron Latham (Glastonbury, Conn./Glastonbury HS) bookended the surge with three-pointers, and Misic had his first bucket of the game, a baseline jumper.
 
A 17-2 Falcon run, from the 9:35 in the first half to the five minute mark, put Bentley in front to stay, 36-23. Sophomore forward Cooper Farrall (Valparaiso, Ind./Culver Academies) played a key role over that stretch, scoring eight points, and Misic added five.
 
Bentley finished the first half with a 46-35 lead on the strength of 58 percent shooting, seven three-pointers in 13 attempts and 14 assists on 19 field goals.
 
Seven straight points near the midpoint of the second half resulted on Bentley's first 20-point lead of the game, 69-47. Carroll hit his third three, Misic scored on a second-chance basket and Farrall made two from the line.
 
Misic was joined in doubles by three teammates. Farrall finished with 15 points and a game-high eight rebounds, Latham had 14 points and seven assists, and junior guard Cash McClure (Readfield, Maine/Maranacook HS) scored ten.
 
St. Michael's (7-20, 3-16 NE10) received 18 points apiece from senior forward Jacob Duniver (Fredericksburg, Va.) and senior guard CJ Crews (Tampa, Fla.).
 
The Falcons shot over .500 for the 11^th time this season, finishing at .525, and were 14 of 30 from three-point land.
 
Bentley had an outstanding assist-turnover ratio, with 23 dimes and only five turns, and also had more steals (7) than giveaways.
 
St. Michael's was limited to a .418 field goal percentage and was just 12 of 33 (.364) from inside the arc. The Purple Knights made 11 of 22 three-pointers, but had 12 turnovers, resulting in 16 Bentley points.
 
Bentley's final road game of the regular season is Saturday at American International.