Fiore, Powers power Seahawks past Pride, 82-65

MILTON, Mass. -- Salve Regina University men's basketball built a 16-point first-half lead over Regis College on Friday evening and finished with an 82-65 win on the first day of the Autism Acceptance Classic hosted by Curry College at the Katz Gymnasium. The Seahawks (2-1) face the Colonels (3-0) on Saturday at 3 p.m.

Miles Fiore and Jojo Powers combined for 46 points to lead the Seahawks over the Pride. Salve Regina shot 57.6 percent (34-for-59) from the field and 80 percent (12-for-15) from the free throw line. Declan Walmsley added a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Salve Regina 82, Regis (Mass.) 65
Records: Salve Regina (2-1), Regis (Mass.) (0-3)
All-Time Series: The Seahawks improve to 4-2 all-time versus the Pride after meeting for the first time since 2011 in first-round conference postseason action during Salve Regina's title run.

SUMMARY

• 1H - Russell Rau opened the scoring with a three-pointer, but Salve Regina scored the next five points and then put together an 11-2 scoring run to open a 16-7 advantage midway through the first half. An 8-2 scoring stretch by the Seahawks later in the half extended their lead to 17 points at 34-17, and Jojo Powers hit a three-pointer in the final seconds to give Salve Regina a 37-21 halftime lead. | Salve Regina 37, Regis (Mass.) 21
• 2H - The Pride scored the first eight points of the second half, featuring three-pointers from Zakaria Latifi and Justin Evelyn, but the Seahawks quickly responded with a 12-3 scoring run to increase their lead back to 17 points at 49-32. The two teams basically traded points the rest of the way as Regis could not cut into its deficit until it was too late. | Salve Regina 82, Regis (Mass.) 65

NOTEWORTHY

•  Miles Fiore led the Seahawks with 24 points on 11-for-15 field goal shooting, with Jojo Powers collecting 21 points on 7-for-8 shooting from the field.
• James Jolly had four first-half assists.
• Vinny Ferrari, Jojo Powers, and Declan Walmsley each had three assists in the second half.
• Declan Walmsley added a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds.

ON THE HORIZON
Salve Regina continues to play in the Autism Acceptance Classic on Saturday and faces the hosts Curry College (3 p.m.).