Ricky Cadell scored 22 points and Travis Nichols added 18 points and 10 rebounds as St. Francis (N.Y.) defeated Bryant 72-61 on Saturday in both teams' regular season finale.
The Terriers (15-14, 10-8 Northeast Conference) led 33-19 at halftime after holding Bryant to 5-of-26 shooting (19.2 percent) in the opening half.
A 3-pointer from Cecil Gresham pulled the Bulldogs (9-21, 7-11) within three, 45-42, midway through the second half as Bryant kept things close until the final minutes.
Alex Francis' layup with just over 5 minutes to go pulled the Bulldogs to 54-52, but that was as close as they would get.
St. Francis used a 16-5 run, capped by an Akeem Bennett dunk, to extend its lead to 70-57 with 1:04 left to play. Bennett finished with 18 points and eight rebounds for the Terriers.
Francis finished with 25 points and 10 rebounds for the Bulldogs.
