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Waltham, Mass. - The Holy Family University men's basketball team had four players score in double-figures, but it wasn't enough as the Tigers dropped a non-conference road contest to Bentley University by the score of 82-75 on Sunday afternoon at the Dana Center. 
 
Holy Family is now 3-2 overall this season, while Bentley remains undefeated on the young season improving to 4-0.
 
Senior Ervin Ezell (Deptford, N.J./Deptford High) led the Tigers with 16 points to go along with five assists.  Ezell finished with a season-high six steals on the defensive side of the ball.  Sophomore Turhan Griffin (Philadelphia, Pa./Franklin Learning Center) scored a season-high 15 points as he was one point shy of tying his career-high.   Senior Alberto Munoz (Morrisville, N.C./Cardinal Gibbons) tallied 11 points and five rebounds, while sophomore Isaiah Gans (Philadelphia, Pa./Redemption Christian Academy) chipped in ten points and ten rebounds to record his first double-double of the season.  Gans also finished with two blocks and a pair of steals.
 
Redshirt senior Khiry Hankins (Cincinnati, Ohio/Summit Country Day School) and junior Xavier Williams (Philadelphia, Pa./Saul) each added eight points a piece off the bench for the Tigers. 
 
For Bentley, sophomore Tyler McFarland led all scorers with a game-high 23 points to go along with nine rebounds.  Junior Andrew Shaw added 15 points after knocking down 5-of-9 from three-point range.  Senior Jasper Grassa contributed 16 points going 9-of-10 from the free throw line. 
 
Bentley led the entire game as the Falcons shot 55.3-percent from the field, including an impressive 68.4 percent from the floor in the second half (13-19). 
 
Bentley led by as many as 19 points late in the second half when sophomore Alex Furness drained a three-pointer to make the score 75-56 with five minutes to play in regulation. 
 
Over the next 4:13 minutes of action Holy Family went on an offensive surge as the Tigers outscored the Falcons, 19-4, to come within four points of the lead.  A three-pointer by Gans made the score 79-75 with :47 seconds left on the clock.  Holy Family knocked down four three-pointers during its run from four different players. 
 
Despite the late rally that would be as close as Holy Family would get as Bentley converted 3-of-4 from the free throw line in the final two possessions.
 
In the first half Bentley opened the game on an 11-2 run and went on to lead 34-25 lead at halftime.
 
Holy Family is back in action on Thursday, Nov. 21 as the Tigers return home to host Bowie State University in a non-conference contest.  Game time is slated for 7 p.m. at the Campus Center Gymnasium.