WALTHAM, Mass. – A closing 13-5 run, fueled by turnovers, helped Southern New Hampshire University snap Bentley University's seven-game win streak in Northeast-10 Conference men's basketball Tuesday night on the Dana Center's Barbara Stevens Court. The outcome, coupled with Assumption's win over Pace, forged a four-way tie for second place as the regular season drew to a close.
 
Bentley will be seeded third in the upcoming Northeast-10 championships and will host the winner of Friday's Southern Connecticut-Franklin Pierce first-round game in quarterfinal action Sunday afternoon.
 
The Falcons, up 64-59 with six minutes to play following an inside basket by junior forward Chase Clarke (Bloomfield, N.J./Newark Academy) and a 12-foot jumper from junior guard Cash McClure (Readfield, Maine/Maranacook HS).
 
It would be close to five minutes before Bentley scored again with SNHU running off six straight to go up one, 65-64. Senior guard Jhamyl Fricas (Lawrence) hit a jumper in the paint, senior forward Jordan Brathwaite (Silver Springs, Md.) scored a second-chance bucket, and junior guard Royce Williams (Manchester, N.H.) made a pair of free throws.
 
Bentley regained the lead with 1:19 left on a left elbow jumper by McClure. Twenty seconds later, Fricas answered with a turn-around jumper from the foul line, returning the lead to the Penmen.
 
Two free throws by Williams and a fast-break lay-up by Fricas closed out the win for the visitors.
 
Five of Bentley's 14 turnovers came in the final six minutes and helped SNHU finish with a 17-5 advantage in points off turns.
 
McClure led Bentley with 16 points and graduate guard Aaron Latham (Glastonbury, Conn./Glastonbury HS) followed with 15. Graduate forward Ivan Misic (Toronto, Ont.) provided 12 points and seven rebounds, and sophomore forward Cooper Farrall (Valparaiso, Ind./Culver Academies) had an 11-point, eight-rebound game.
 
Fricas led Southern New Hampshire (18-8, 14-6 NE10) with 19 points and four steals.
 
Superior shooting (.509-.413) wasn't enough for Bentley to overcome the 14-5 differential in turnovers.