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BRUNSWICK, Maine – The Bowdoin College men's basketball team secured the fifth seed for the upcoming NESCAC Tournament by taking a convincing 67-47 win over Connecticut College in their regular season finale on Saturday. The Polar Bears improve to 13-11 (4-5 NESCAC) while the Camels fall to 10-14 (2-7 NESCAC).

Bowdoin will travel to play at rival Bates in a NESCAC Quarterfinal game next Saturday, February 20 at 3:00 p.m. More details will be available next week. The Camels finish in ninth place overall and miss out on the postseason tournament.

Bowdoin took a 33-22 lead into halftime thanks to dominant inside play from Mark Phillips and sharp outside shooting from Mike Hauser. Phillips scored 14 first-half points while Hauser connected on all three three-pointers he attempted to pace the home team to the 11-point edge at the break.

After Rob Harrigan opened the second period for Conn. College with a three-pointer that immediately trimmed the lead to eight points, Bowdoin went on a 7-0 surge capped by a Will Hanley hoop-and-harm to push the lead to 15. Hanley scored 11 second-half points in all as Bowdoin increased their lead to as many as 24 points en route to victory.

Phillips ended with 21 points and seven rebound to bring him to within 17 points of the 1,000 point plateau for his career. Hanley ended with 18 and 10 while Mike Hauser scored 12 points – on four three-pointers – and added five assists. Shavar Bernier led all players with 24 for the Camels, while Demetrius Porter added 12 points and six rebounds. Bowdoin held a 34-26 edge on the glass for the game and held the visitors to just 31.3% shooting for the contest.

Bowdoin celebrated seniors Mike Hauser, Mark Phillips and Paul Sellew prior to Saturday's “Senior Day” contest. The trio has led the Polar Bears to 67 career wins, earned the program's first-ever NESCAC Championship game appearance and collected an NCAA berth in 2008.