ALBANY, N.Y. – Junior guard Ryan Richmond (Toronto, Ont./Windward School) scored 21 points, junior forward Zach Gilpin (Hampden, Maine/Hampden Academy) followed with 19 and senior guard Brandon Wheeler (Stamford, Conn./Trinity Catholic HS) accounted for the 11th and final lead change with 2:14 to play as Bentley University secured a 68-65 win over The College of Saint Rose in the Northeast-10 Conference Men's Basketball Quarterfinals Sunday afternoon at the Daniel P. Nolan Gymnasium.

Bentley, riding a season-best four-game winning streak, will advance to Wednesday's NE10 semifinals where the Falcons will face Saint Anselm College at the Hawks' Stoutenburgh Gymnasium (7 pm).

The Falcons, who are the number three seed out of the Northeast Division, overtook the Southwest's number two seed by limiting the Golden Knights (20-9) to just two points and one basket in seven attempts during the final five minutes.

After a three from Saint Rose senior Mical-Ryan Boyd (Hempstead, N.Y.) gave the home team a 63-58 lead with 5:19 to play, Bentley began its comeback on a jumper in the paint from sophomore forward Chris Hudson (Hodgdon, Maine/Northampton Williston School)  with 4:53 left. Two jumpers by Richmond, the first with 4:04 left and the second with 3:17 to play, made it a 6-0 run and a 64-63 Falcon lead.

Saint Rose senior Julian Lipinski (Melbourne, Australia) hit a jumper to temporarily return the lead to his team, but Wheeler countered for the Falcons about 30 seconds left. It stayed 65-64 until two free throws by Hudson with nine seconds left made it a three-point game. Saint Rose misfired on a late three, Gilpin collected the rebound and the Falcons had the road win.

The two teams were never separated by more than six points during a first half that ended with Saint Rose in front 35-29. Gilpin powered the Falcon offense during the opening 20 minutes with 12 points while Richmond and Hudson were quiet, combining for only 10 points.

Saint Rose shot much better in the half, 54-42 percent, but the Knights turned it over 11 times, resulting in a 15-8 Falcon advantage in points off turns.

Bentley tied the game up once relatively early in the second half (41-41 with 16:12 to play) but didn't take the lead until Richmond's basket with 3:17 remaining.

Richmond, who scored 14 of his 21 in the second half, shot 9 of 14 from the floor and also had four rebounds and two assists. Gilpin complemented his 19 points with five rebounds, and Hudson finished with 11 points, six rebounds and two steals. Wheeler's line included six points, five rebounds, three assists and a pair of steals.

Boyd led Saint Rose (20-9) with 19 points, five rebounds and three assists. The Knights also received a strong effort from Lipinski with 17 points.

Bentley's 57 percent shooting in the second half lifted the Falcons to .500 overall, slightly better than the Knights' .483. Saint Rose had the rebounding edge, 31-28, while free throws (8-2), turnovers (11-15) and points off (21-10) favored the Falcons.

Bentley and Saint Anselm met twice during the regular season with the Hawks sweeping en route to the Northeast Division title, 88-86 and 86-66.