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BIDDEFORD, Maine -- Jack Connell tossed in 25 points to lead Wentworth Institute of Technology in an 80-67 result against the University of New England in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) men's basketball action Wednesday night (Feb. 1) on Coach Beaudry's Court inside the Harold Alfond Forum.

Connell hit 5-of-10 from downtown on the way to his scoring total, and added six assists. Tyler Stewart made 7-for-9 from the floor to register 20 points, and grabbed six boards, while Jack Schaake supplied 10 points. The Leopards (12-8, 7-6 CCC) shot 49 percent from the field, which included outscoring UNE by six from long range (21-15). The visitors also had a nine-point cushion at the charity stripe (17-8).

Winston Bryan had his second-highest scoring output of the year for the Nor'easters (2-18, 0-13), going for 19 points and six rebounds. Adrian Torres contributed 13 points with three steals, and Kyle Lombardi tallied nine points. Ryan Lin corralled a game-best seven rebounds for UNE, which connected at a 45.8 percent clip on field goal tries in the contest.

After the hosts netted the opening basket, Wentworth assumed an 11-6 edge and slowly increased the difference to 10 (30-20, 32-22). The Nor'easters got a Lombardi triple with 4:06 remaining before halftime, however back-to-back three-pointers by Connell bumped the margin to its 1st-half peak (38-25).

Bryan from deep and Torres inside sliced the deficit to 40-34 coming out of the break, only to see Connell immediately can another from distance. The spread was soon in double digits for good.

UNE will stay at home to face Salve Regina University on Saturday (3 p.m.).