1. WALTHAM, Mass. – Sophomore guard Zach Laput (Beacon Falls, Conn./Notre Dame HS) and senior guard Mason Webb (Oklahoma City, Okla./Bishop McGuinness HS) combined for 48 points, including 23 during a dominating second half, as Bentley University rallied from a 12-point deficit to defeat Pace University, 85-73, in Northeast-10 Conference men's basketball Saturday afternoon at the Dana Center.

Laput finished with a career-high 25 points and Webb followed with 23 as the Falcons, ranked 25^th in this week's NABC Division II coaches poll, improved to a conference-best 11-2 overall and 6-2 in NE10 action. Pace, the NE10 Southwest Division leader entering the game, dropped to 9-5, including 5-2 conference.

During a 50-point second half, Bentley shot 56.5 percent overall, made eight of 11 three-pointers and sank all 16 of its free throws, finishing the day at a school-record 19 of 19 at the stripe. Meanwhile, Pace shot only 36 percent and was just one of 13 from deep after intermission. That contrasts to 52 percent overall and 7 of 13 from three in an opening half that ended with the Setters up 43-35.

Down six with 13 minutes to play, Bentley ran off 10 in a row to take its first lead since the 12:17 mark of the first half. Three-pointers from Webb and senior guard Brian Wright-Kinsey (Brooklyn, N.Y./Brooks School), coupled with two Laput free throws and a lay-up from graduate guard Colton Lawrence (Myerstown, Pa./ELCO HS), made it 60-56 Falcons with 11:05 left.

With the contest deadlocked at 65 with 6:47 left, Bentley seized control with a 16-4 run making it an 81-69 game with 2:58 remaining. Lawrence led the charge with a pair of three-pointers, and graduate guard Jordan Mello-Klein (Sharon/Thayer Academy) added five points. The differential peaked at 14, 85-71, on two Webb free throws with 32.2 seconds.

Bentley started fast, hitting five of its first six shots to open an 11-4 lead less than three minutes into the first. The rest of the opening stanza belonged to the visitors with the Falcons shooting only 9 of 28. Webb (13 points) and Laput (12) combined for 25 of Bentley's 35 first-half points.

Laput, whose previous best of 22 came at Post Dec. 18, shot 7 of 12 overall, made three of five triples and was perfect on eight free throw attempts. He also matched Mello-Klein with a team-best eight rebounds.

Webb, coming off a game-winning three Tuesday against New Haven, finished seven of ten overall, four of six from deep and five of five at the line.

Bentley's five double-figure scorers also included Mello-Klein (11, with 7 assists), Wright-Kinsey (10) and Lawrence (10).

Pace was led by junior guard Brandon Powell (Middletown, N.Y.) and graduate guard Brandon Jacobs (Cambria Heights, N.Y.), with 22 and 16 points, respectively.

Bentley outshot the Setters 47-44 percent overall and outscored Pace from the free throw line, 19-5.

Next up for the Falcons is a Wednesday night game at Saint Rose.