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NEW LONDON, CONN.--Freshman Greg Marshall led all scorers with a career-high 20 points as Coast Guard beat Babson 69-61 in a New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) game on Wednesday night.

Junior Jevon James recorded his sixth double-double of the season as he finished with 18 points and a game-highs with 10 rebounds and four blocks. Freshman Ed Gailor added a career-high 12 points in the win while Marshall also had eight rebounds.

The game was tied 30-30 at halftime. Coast Guard (5-8, 2-1) used an 11-2 run in the second half to take control of the game turning a 43-43 tie with 11:14 left into a 54-45 advantage with 7:08 left.

Marshall was four-for-four from the foul line in the run and he finished eight-for-eight for the game as the Bears made 19-of-21 from the line after making just six-of-12 in a loss to Connecticut College on Monday night.

Babson (6-8, 0-3) closed to within three at 58-55 following a basket by junior Matt Zoia with 3:24 left, but Gailor sank three free throws after being fouled on a 3-point attempt and James sank two more with 2:36 left to push the lead to 63-55.

Coast Guard shot 46.2 percent from the floor (24-52) while making two-of-seven from 3-point range.

Babson, which had upset No. 9 Amherst 65-59 on Monday, shot 41.7 percent (25-60) from the field and five-of-13 from 3-point range. While Coast Guard shot 90.5 percent from the foul line, the Beavers hit just 6-of-14 (42.9 percent) in the contest. First-year Alex Rudolph paced the Green and White with 14 points and six rebounds off the bench, while Zoia added 12 points. First-year Russell Braithwaite contributed five points and eight boards before fouling out, and junior Dana Mauro scored nine points.

The Beavers held a 39-30 advantage on the boards, including 15 offensive rebounds. It was just the second time in seven games this season that Babson fell when outrebounding its opponent.

NOTE: Taken from a U.S. Coast Guard press release.