WESTON, Mass. - The Albertus Magnus College men's basketball team came up short on the road to Regis (Mass.) College, 93-91, in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) divisional showdown on Saturday afternoon.

Graduate student Terry Dawkins (Bronx, N.Y.) led the offensive attack as the forward netted a career-best 29 points with nine rebounds, three steals, one assist, and a block. Freshman Malcolm Duncanson (West Haven, Conn.) was the next player to finish in double-digits with 14, followed by Kevin Crawford (Bridgeport, Conn.), who finished with 12 points. 

THE BASICS
Final: Regis (Mass.) 93 | Albertus Magnus 91  
Records: Albertus Magnus (14-9, 12-4 GNAC) | Regis (Mass.) (13-10, 9-7 GNAC)  
Box Score

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The first seven minutes of play saw Albertus and Regis battle for the lead as the teams battled through four ties and two lead changes.
• Following the 18-18 tie on a three from Albertus' Saikwon Williams (Norwalk, Conn.), the Pride's offense kicked it into high gear, putting together a 10-0 run over two minutes of play, sparked by a three from Russell Rau. 
• A layup from Crawford at 9:32 capped the Pride run and resumed the back-and-forth battle that managed to bring the Falcons to within seven, 35-28, with 6:58 left in the half.
• Five unanswered points by the hosts pushed the advantage back up to 12, 40-28, but a 6-0 spurt by the blue-and-white cut the deficit to six, 40-34. 
• The teams traded shots for the remainder of the half, heading into the halftime break with the Pride holding the 47-41 lead.  
• Out of the break, the Falcons orchestrated a 6-2 run behind three different scorers to cut the deficit to two, 49-47, just 1:20 into the second stanza. 
• The Pride roared right back, exploding for a 12-0 push that expanded their lead to 61-47 and forced a Falcon's timeout with 16:09 remaining in regulation. 
• Albertus continued to chip away at the double-digit deficit and found themselves within seven, 67-60, with 11:49 on the clock after a 13-6 run that included seven points from Dawkins. 
• Albertus' offense remained a threat, with the visitors rallying together an 11-4 run that brought them to within two, 73-71, with 7:49 left on the clock.
• A Pride foul at the 7:12 mark sent Avery Hinnant (Naugatuck, Conn.) to the charity stripe, where the freshman center nailed a pair of free throws to tie the game at 73-all.  
• A layup from Dawkins at 5:23 evened the score once more, 75-75, but Regis maintained a five-point cushion over the next three minutes.
• The final two minutes of play saw the Falcons battle back to within one on four different occasions; however, the visitors fell to the Pride by a final score of 93-91.  

TEAM STATS
Albertus: 43.1% FG | 26.3% 3PT | 75.0% FT
Regis (Mass.): 54.5% FG | 40.7% 3PT | 68.8% FT  

PLAYER HIGHLIGHTS

Albertus:
Terry Dakwins - 29 points (10-17 FG, 9-13 FT) | 9 rebounds | 1 assist | 3 steals | 1 block     
Malcolm Duncanson - 14 points (4-8 FG, 0-1 3PT, 6-6FT) | 7 rebounds | 1 assist | 3 steals   
Kevin Crawford - 12 points (4-6 FG, 1-1 3PT, 3-5 FT) | 5 rebounds | 2 assists | 3 steals | 1 block     

Regis (Mass.):
Russell Rau - 20 points (6-13 FG, 5-9 3PT, 3-3 FT) | 8 rebounds | 1 assist | 1 steal | 1 block     
Jamir Harvey - 18 points (7-10 FG, 1-2 3PT, 3-3 FT) | 8 rebounds | 5 assists    
Devante Thompson - 13 points (4-8 FG, 2-6 3PT, 3-5 FT) | 8 rebounds | 2 assists      
Zakaria Latifi - 12 points (4-7 FG, 2-4 3PT, 2-2 FT) | 1 rebound | 2 assists | 1 block 
Justin Evelyn - 10 points (3-6 FG, 1-3 3PT, 3-7 FT) | 3 rebounds | 5 assists | 2 steals     

NOTEWORTHY

• The Falcons are 8-1 all-time against Regis (Mass.) following today's setback. 
• This game had six ties and four lead changes.
• Albertus dominated in the paint, 50-38. 
• Dawkins set a season and career-high with 29 points. 
• Duncanson set a season-high in points with 14 and steals with three.  
• Hinnant set a season-high with eight points. 

UP NEXT

The Falcons return home on Tuesday, February 14th, for a home tilt against the Blazers of Elms College. Tip-off is set for 7:30 PM inside the Cosgrove Marcus Messer Athletic Center in New Haven, Conn.