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Mammoths Stifled by Bates at NESCAC Tournament Quarterfinals, 70-59

AMHERST, MA – The No. 4 seed Amherst College men's basketball team saw its stay in the NESCAC Championship come to an end Saturday afternoon in the tournament quarterfinal as No. 5 seed Bates College defeated the Mammoths 70-59 with a hot-shooting second-half performance at LeFrak Gymnasium.

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<img alt="MBB Pabis dive NESCAC Q Bates 22126" src="https://athletics.amherst.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/21/MBB_Pabis_Bates_NESCACQ_22126.jpg" /><br /><br />AMHERST, MA – The No. 4 seed Amherst College men's basketball team saw its stay in the NESCAC Championship come to an end Saturday afternoon in the tournament quarterfinal as No. 5 seed Bates College defeated the Mammoths 70-59 with a hot-shooting second-half performance at LeFrak Gymnasium.