NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Justice Washington (Hamden, Conn.) notched his 17th double-double with 10 rebounds and 22 points as the No. 2 Albertus Magnus College men's basketball zoomed past No. 7 Regis College, 79-67, on Tuesday night in the quarterfinal game of the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Men's Basketball Tournament in The Nest. The Falcons extended their conference postseason run with a 13-1 record, while the Pride's season concluded with an 8-6 GNAC record.

Washington was joined by Tazhon Daniels (New Haven, Conn.) and Antonio Bonilla (Tenafly, N.J.) in double figures with 18 and 19, respectively. Coming into this postseason game, Albertus moved up one spot to fifth in the NCAA Men's Basketball Region I Rankings and has won 13 of its last 14 games.

THE BASICS

FINAL: Albertus Magnus 79 | Regis 67

RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (22-4, 13-1 GNAC) | Regis (14-13, 8-6 GNAC)

BOX

HOW IT HAPPENED

• • Malcolm Duncanson (West Haven, Conn.) converted a jump shot in the paint off the quick pass from Daniels and drew first blood for the Falcons 58 seconds into the first half.
  • Staying neck and neck in points, Bonilla connected for a driving layup to even the playing field at 16 apiece before a three-minute scoring drought for either team. Bonilla snapped the scoreless run with another layup off an offensive board to put the hosts up, 18-16.
  • The teams battled throughout the first half as the momentum went back and forth on several occasions. Down 20-16 midway through the half, Regis pulled ahead off consecutive three-pointers from Russell Rau, but Albertus Magnus answered with 10 straight points over the next three minutes, capped by a layup from Deivone Tanksley (Hartford, Conn.). Bonilla ignited the run with a three-pointer from deep for the final lead change of the contest as Albertus led, 24-22, with 7:08 remaining in the first half.
  • Rau hit another three-pointer to stop the Falcon run, and then Justin Evelyn converted a layup to bring the Pride within three points at 30-27. Albertus Magnus put together a 7-2 scoring run to increase its lead back to eight points before Cameron Wilkins hit a layup on Regis' final possession of the half to close the Pride deficit to six points at halftime, 37-31.
  • After Washington opened the scoring in the second half with a dunk, Evelyn made two free throws and then fed Jamir Harvey for a layup to bring the Pride within four points. The two teams traded points for the next eight minutes before the Falcons started to pull away with six straight points, starting with a traditional three-point play from Washington.
  • As the game moved into the final five minutes, Albertus Magnus put together a 7-2 scoring run, beginning with a three-pointer from Bonilla and capped by a steal and layup from Tanksley. Rau made two free throws and a three-pointer to bring the Pride back within seven points at 67-60, but the Falcons scored 10 unanswered points, starting with another three-point play from Washington, to put the game away.

TEAM STATS

Albertus 40.3 FG% | 28.6 3PT% | 72.4 FT%

Regis 47.2 FG% | 33.3 3PT% | 68.8 FT%

INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES

Albertus

Justice Washington 22 Points | 10 Rebounds | 1 Steal

Antonio Bonilla 19 Points | 7 Rebounds | 2 Assists | 1 Steal

Tazhon Daniels 18 Points | 1 Rebound | 4 Assists | 1 Steal | 11-12 FTM-A

Regis

Russell Rau 24 Points | 9 Rebounds | 1 Steal | 1 Block | 5-7 3PM-A

Justin Evelyn 17 Points | 5 Rebounds | 7 Assists

NOTEWORTHY

• • The Falcons have recorded five games with at least five steals as Tanksley posted a career-high and game-high of five.
  • Albertus has an all-time record of 10-1 against Regis, after defeating them once in the regular season.
  • The home team never trailed or tied in the second half.

UP NEXT

The Falcons remain home to face No. 3 Saint Joseph's College (Maine) on Thursday, with a 7 p.m. tip-off in The Nest.