BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- The Bridgewater State College and Salve Regina men's basketball teams both advanced to the championship game of the 2006 BSC Subway Tip-Off Classic. Salve Regina University defeated the University of Maine at Machias in the opening game of the tournament, 81-61, while Bridgewater rolled to a 66-49 victory over Saint Joseph's College in the other semifinal match-up.

In BSC's win over Saint Joseph's, senior guard Adam Rose (Harwich, MA) led all scorers with 15 points. He also added ten rebounds and four steals, finishing with a double-double. Teammate Roland Millien (Stoughton, MA) also posted a double-double as he tallied 13 points and 16 boards to go along with two steals. Eleven of his tournament record-setting 16 rebounds came in the second half alone.

The game turned late in the first half with Bridgewater leading 30-28, when Millien slammed home a two-handed dunk with 37 seconds left. He then converted a lay-up with 13 seconds remaining to give BSC a 34-28 lead heading into the locker room. The Bears maintained that momentum in the second half as they outscored the Monks 12-4 over the first 6 ½ minutes. Bridgewater would hold a double digit lead for the remainder of the game.

In the earlier semifinal, Salve Regina led wire-to-wire as they picked up the 20-point victory. Senior forward Matt Grendal (Foxboro, MA) paced the Seahawks with 26 points. He was 11 for 16 from the floor, tying the tournament single game record for most field goals. Sophomore guard Justin Woodworth (Ipswich, MA) added 18 points connecting on 6 of 7 three point attempts. Woodworth also tied a tournament single game mark for most made three-pointers.

University of Maine-Machias freshman center David Butler (Teaneck, NJ) led all scorers, as he posted a double-double with 33 points and 10 rebounds to go along with 4 blocks. Butler broke tournament single-game records for points, blocks, free throws (11), free throw attempts (14), as well as tying the mark of 11 field goals made.

The tournament concludes tomorrow with Bridgewater and Salve meeting in the championship game at 3 o'clock. The consolation game will tip-off at 1 p.m. featuring St. Joseph's College and UMaine-Machias.