Men’s Basketball Ends First Semester at Tufts Saturday

SUFFOLK at TUFTS
Date Time Venue Video Stats Series Last Meeting   Last Suffolk Win Streak	Saturday, Dec. 10 1:00 PM Cousens Gymnasium Medford, Mass. TuftsJumboCast.com GoTuftsJumbos.com 6-30 Nov. 18, 2021, W, 90-81 Same W2

BOSTON – Suffolk men's basketball heads to Medford, Massachusetts Saturday, Dec. 10 where it will wrap up action before finals at Tufts at 1 p.m.

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LAST TIME OUT
A Roger Williams rally in the second half proved to be too much for Suffolk men's basketball to hold off as the Rams fell to the Hawks, 87-76, in Commonwealth Coast Conference action at Larry E. and Michael S. Smith Court Tuesday. 

MORE READING: Late Surge by Roger Williams Hands Men's Basketball 87-76 Loss

RAMS RUNDOWN
Suffolk looks to snap a four-game skid that put the team at 3-4 on the year. 

Cole LeVangie has stepped up offensively as of late with back-to-back 21-point performances to average 14.1 ppg. Aidan Sullivan supplies 12.6 ppg and 3.9 assists per game to the blue-and-gold's 74.4 ppg offense.

William Rowe is a consistent contributor on both sides of the hardwood with 9.7 ppg and 5.9 rpg.

JUMBO JIST
Tufts reentered the win column Wednesday with a 97-90 overtime outing at Clark to bring a 7-2 ledger into Saturday's action. 

Dylan Thoerner's 17.6 ppg powers the Jumbos' 80.4 points per game offensive output. Khai Champion joins Thoerner in double figures with 10.7 ppg with Truman Gettings and Tyler Aronson on the verge of averaging double digits as well with 9.3 ppg and 9.2 ppg, respectively. 

Gettings' 6.3 rpg pace Tufts on the boards. Aronson and Bobby Stewart chip in 4.6 rpg apiece.

INSIDE THE SERIES

• Suffolk and Tufts will tangle for the 37th time overall Saturday.
• Suffolk has strung back-to-back wins together over the Jumbos.
• Last season, the blue-and-gold defeated then-No. 11 Tufts, 90-81, Nov. 18, 2021.
• The Rams are 5-30 all-time against the Jumbos.
• Suffolk is unbeaten, 2-0, versus Tufts under Jeff Juron's guidance.

EYES ON THE GAME

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk will rest up for the finals and the holidays before it heads to the Sunshine State for the Naples Shootout Dec. 29-30. Over two days, the Rams will face Skidmore and Ohio Northern.