Men’s Basketball Handles Curry, 105-53, Off To Best Start in 42 Years

BOSTON – Suffolk men's basketball poured in the points with five different Rams in double figures to take down Curry, 105-53, Saturday afternoon at Larry E. and Michael S. Smith Court. The win moves the blue-and-gold to 5-1 on the year, which marks the best record through six games since the 1977-78 season.  

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 105 | Curry 53
RECORDS: Suffolk (5-1) | Curry (0-4) 

HOW IT HAPPENED
Suffolk jumped out to a 9-2 edge that quickly faded to a 13-8 gap five minutes in. Following their own timeout, the Rams rattled off 14 unanswered points to make things lopsided, 27-8, in their own favor. The Colonels kept things interesting though and that 19-point advantage dwindled down to 11, 27-16, with just under eight minutes remaining in the first frame.  

The teams traded hoops and Jayquan Leonard's hoop at the 6:22 minute mark would be the Colonels last in the opening half as Suffolk sailed the rest of the way with 22 consecutive points for the 52-18 halftime cushion.  

From the intermission, Suffolk stretched its lead to 50, 81-31. The Rams essentially put the game away in the first 7:30 minutes of the second half as their advantage continued to grow the rest of the way for the final 105-53 margin.

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• William Rowe registered a double-double of 23 points and 11 rebounds, eight of which came on the defensive end, to go along with two steals, one assist and one block. 
• Nate Hale provided 18 points, five caroms, two dimes, one takeaway and one block. 
• Alex Jacovides supplied 17 points, four boards and one swat. 
• Off the bench, Jason Mahoney and Ismail Fofana produced 16 and 12 points, respectively.
• Suffolk shot 50.6 percent (41-81) from the field, 46.2 percent (12-26) from three-point range and 78.6 percent (11-14) from the free throw line. 
• The Rams won the battle on the glass, 58-32.   

NOTEWORTHY

• Suffolk started 5-1 for the first time since the 1977-78 season. 
• The Rams' 5-1 record through six games this season marks just the fourth time in the year-by-year results that Suffolk lost just one game over the first six outings.
• Suffolk improved to 30-7 all-time versus the Colonels. 
• The Rams are unbeaten, 2-0, against Curry under Jeff Juron's guidance. 
• Suffolk move to 10-5 versus Curry in Boston. 
• Suffolk scored 100-plus points for the second time this season. This is the first time that the Rams hit the 100-point mark twice in the Juron era and first time it has happened since 2001 when the blue-and-gold had back-to-back 100-point outings Jan.16-Jan. 20, 2001. 
• Rowe recorded his first collegiate double-double. 
• Rowe notched personal-bests in points (23), field goals made (9) and free throws made and attempted (5-6).
• Mahoney hit career-highs in points (16), rebounds (5), field goals made and attempted (7-12) and three-point field goals made (2). 
• Fofana finished a personal-best in points (12), caroms (5), assists (2) and field goals made and attempted (5-8).  

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SUFFOLK'S SCHEDULE
Suffolk Athletics will continue to release its winter sports schedule on a week-by-week basis. Fans are encouraged to check GoSuffolkRams.com mid-week when the next batch of games will be unveiled.