The Duxbury boys’ basketball team made Senior Night a special occasion, as it qualified for postseason play with a 70-52 Patriot League win over Pembroke on Friday night in Duxbury.

Coach Gordon Cushing started five seldom-used seniors, and they performed admirably, as they raced to a 7-0 lead on the strength of Steve Blout’s five points and a basket by Tom Kazanowski.

The usual starters entered the game with 3:30 to go in the first quarter and ended the first eight minutes with a six-point lead at 13-7.

Senior Brian Grossman started the second quarter with a three-pointer, but was matched by Pembroke’s Justin Ryan. Senior captain Matt Negus followed with a basket and the Titans were suddenly down by just four at 16-12.

A 9-6 run by Pembroke got them back in the game at 22-21, forcing Cushing to call a timeout with 4:34 left in the half to get his troops back on track.

The break in the action seemed to do the trick, as senior Mike Sullivan went on a tear, scoring eight points during a 13-2 run that propelled the Dragons to a 35-23 halftime advantage.

Duxbury slowly built its lead in the third quarter to 45-29 on an Aaron Kramer basket, and ended the first 24 minutes ahead 53-32 with an 8-3 run fueled by a Grossman flurry.

The teams matched baskets to start the final quarter, as Cushing went to his bench halfway through with a comfortable 63-42 lead.

A Blout hoop gave Duxbury its biggest lead of the night at 67-44 before the Titans made it respectable with a small surge at the end.

Sullivan led the way for the Dragons with 16 points, while Kramer (14) and Grossman (11) also hit for double figures.

The Dragons now stand at 10-3 after the weekend, as they get ready for their big rematch with Scituate on Wednesday night in Duxbury.