NEWPORT, R.I. - Salve Regina University men's basketball battled 50 minutes with Bridgewater State University before succumbing in double-overtime, 90-89, in a non-league matchup at the Rodgers Recreation Center on Monday afternoon.

Seahawk junior Sean Seymour led all players with 27 points on 10-of-17 from the floor, including two treys, and 5-of-7 from the line. There were 14 ties and nine lead changes. Three of the four periods were decided by one point with the first overtime period featuring an 11-11 draw.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Bridgewater State 90, Salve Regina 89 [2OT]
Records: Salve Regina (3-7), Bridgewater State (5-5)
History: These programs met for the 11th time in men's basketball and first time since the Bears' Classic in 2018. Salve Regina won the contest with Bridgewater State on Friday, November 16, 2018, by a score of 91-81. Kevin Kelly (19), Mikey Spencer (18), Jonathan Friberg (17), and Kevin Mannix (11) led the Seahawks in scoring that game. The following day, Spencer scored 38 points in 37 minutes to lead Salve Regina past Colby-Sawyer. Bridgewater State leads the series, 7-4 (started in 1982).

SUMMARY

• 1H | Sean Seymour led all players with 18 points on 6-of-9 from the floor, including two 3-pointers, and 4-of-6 with his free throws. Seymour's trey with 59 seconds remaining tied the score at 38-all. TJ Williams responded with his only first-half field goal, a 3-pointer, to put the Bears back up by three. Seymour had a driving layup to finish the scoring in the period. | Bears 41, Seahawks 40
• 2H | James Jolly's bucket at 16:24 gave Salve Regina its first lead of the second half (48-46). Jojo Powers had a pull up jumper for a four-point lead (69-65) and 3:21 remaining. Seymour's layup with an assist from Pat Spenard maintained the four-point advantage with 1:46 left on the clock. Dante Kikuba had a layup and Louis Jennings tied the game in the final minute after a Seahawk shot-clock violation. Powers played the entire 20 minutes and scored a dozen points. | Seahawks 71, Bears 71
• 1OT | Both teams scored 11 points in the five-minute extra session. Trailing by two (82-80) and inbounding the ball with 6.5 seconds left, Jojo Powers drove down the right side of the lane to tie the score and force a second overtime. | Seahawks 82, Bears 82
• 2OT | Bridgewater State never trailed in the second overtime. Aidan Rock opened the scoring with a pair of free throws before Pat Spenard's layup had the game tied at 84-all. Dante Kikuba drained a 3-pointer for the Bears but the Seahawks drew even on an old-fashioned three-point play from Sean Seymour. Samuel Omisore had Bridgewater back on top with two from the line before Jojo Powers matched him at 1:06. Both teams exchanged turnovers in the final minute and the Bears worked the ball underneath to Rock who drew contact to go to the line with 0:00.7 on the clock. Rock made the second of two for the difference. | Bears 90, Seahawks 89

NOTEWORTHY

• Sean Seymour led all players with 27 points on 10-of-17 from the floor, including two treys, and 5-of-7 from the line.
• There were 14 ties and nine lead changes.
• Three of the four periods were decided by one point with the first overtime period featuring an 11-11 draw.
• Jojo Powers made 7-of-14 field goals and 6-of-10 free throws for 20 points.
• Powers and Pat Spenard led the Seahawks with five assists apiece.
• Two Bears' starters - Nicolas Bontemps and Louis Jennings - fouled out while the Bridgewater State bench outscored Salve Regina, 13-to-2, in the extra 10 minutes.

ON THE HORIZON
Salve Regina plays at former conference rival Roger Williams University on Thursday, January 2, 2025, at 2:30 p.m.