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St. Joseph's (ME) SJC 20-9,12-0 Great Northeast

Babson BAB 22-6,13-3 NEWMAC

St. Joseph's (ME) SJC

20-9,12-0 Great Northeast

Final

Mar. 06, 2026

Babson BAB

22-6,13-3 NEWMAC

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
St. Joseph's (ME) SJC	30	37	67
Babson BAB	32	39	71

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 3/6/2026 7:09:00 PM

Babson Edges Saint Joseph’s in NCAA First Round, 71-67

HARTFORD, Conn. – The Saint Joseph's College men's basketball team saw its 2025-26 season come to a close on Friday afternoon, as Babson College edged the Monks, 71-67, in the opening round of the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Championship at Ray Oosting Gymnasium on the campus of Trinity College.

Saint Joseph's finishes the year with a 20-9 record after capturing the GNAC Championship and returning to the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year, while Babson improves to 22-6 and advances to the second round.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

The teams played through a tightly-contested first half that featured 10 lead changes and six ties. Saint Joseph's fell behind by as many as six points midway through the opening stanza but answered with a 6-0 run and later grabbed its largest lead of the day, 23-20, when John Paul Frazier converted a three-point play with 6:32 left in the half. Babson responded late and carried a slim 32-30 edge into the break after a Ryan Frauenheim three-pointer in the final seconds.

Babson opened the second half with a push and built its largest lead of the afternoon, 57-48, with 9:19 to play. The Monks refused to go away. Powered by Wani Donato (Portland, Maine) inside, Saint Joseph's chipped away and eventually moved in front, 67-66, when Davis Mann (Falmouth, Mass.) drove for a layup with 1:46 remaining.

The Beavers answered on the ensuing possession, as Timmy Mulvey buried a go-ahead three-pointer with 1:18 left to put Babson back on top, 69-67. Saint Joseph's had chances in the closing seconds, but Babson forced a late turnover and sealed the result with two Mulvey free throws with two seconds left.

STATS OF THE GAME:

Saint Joseph's shot 48.3% (28-58) from the floor and owned advantages in points in the paint (40-34), second-chance points (13-8), and fast-break points (10-8), but Babson made the difference at the foul line and on the bench. The Beavers went 10-for-13 at the stripe, compared to 5-of-6 for the Monks, and held a 10-0 lead in bench points.

Babson committed just four turnovers while Saint Joseph's turned the ball over 16 times in the loss.

Turnovers also proved costly. Saint Joseph's committed 16 miscues, compared to just four by Babson, and several of those came in critical late-game spots.

LEADERS:

Saint Joseph's: