The Albertus Magnus Falcons (19-6, 15-3 GNAC) completed a second half turnaround stopping the Suffolk University Rams (6-19, 2-16 GNAC) 77-63 on Saturday afternoon as both teams finished the 2009-10 regular season. Sophomore Ray Askew (New Haven, Conn.) lead all scorers with 22 points and all rebounders with 21 finish the season with the best rebound in the GNAC.
Albertus outscored the Rams, 42-25 in the game's second half, highlighted by a monster half by Askew who had 15 points and 16 rebounds in the game's final twenty minutes.
Freshman Matt Pepdjonovic (Quincy, Mass.) posted his twelvth double-double of the season as he finished with a team-high 14 points and 15 rebounds for the Rams.
The Rams held a 38-35 edge going into the break after a strong first half in which they shot 48.6% from the field. The Rams were able to hold a lead as big as nine points halfway through the opening stanza after sophomore guard Justin Barrall (East Hampton, Conn.) nailed a three-pointer to give the Rams a 19-10 edge.
The Falcons came out of the break strong going on a 17-6 run to open the first ten minutes of the half and then went on a 13-2 run later in the half to breakaway. Albertus had their largest margin of 15 with two minutes remaining after junior Walden St. Juste (Hartford, Conn.) hit a three-pointer that put the game away. St. Juste finished the game with 16 points, scoring 14 of them in the second half.
Freshman Jefferon Lora (Bronx, N.Y.) finished the game with 16 points and eight boards, while sophomore Byron Reaves (Hamden, Conn.) also scored 12.
Albertus held the edge in rebounds in the game, 54-48. The Falcons took advantage of mistakes from Suffolk as they forced 27 Rams' turnover which resulted in 27 points.
The game ends the season for the Rams, while the Falcons will open the Great Northeast Athletic Conference Tournament on Tuesday.