Men’s Basketball Defeats Wentworth, 65-58

BOSTON – Suffolk men's basketball ran its win streak to three in a row with a. 65-58 Commonwealth Coast Conference victory over Wentworth at Tansey Gymnasium Tuesday night.  

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 65 | Wentworth 58
RECORDS: Suffolk (6-5, 1-3 CCC) | Wentworth (5-5, 1-3 CCC)  

HOW IT HAPPENED
The first five minutes were back-and-forth with Wentworth clinging to a 7-6 edge. The Leopards leapt ahead to a 21-10 advantage with just under nine minutes to play before half time.  

Suffolk played its way out of the double-digit margin and leveled the playing field at 27-all with 2:53 left in the first half. A Cole LeVangie trey and a William Rowe layup were sandwiched around a WIT hoop that sent the Rams into the locker room with a 32-29 lead. 

The second half was more balanced and it showed as the scored tied four times and the lead flipped twice. First Wentworth regained the upperhand at the 6:53 mark and just over a minute later Rowe recorded a layup to push the Rams in front, 52-51. 

This time, the blue-and-gold did not let the advantage slip away despite all the Leopards efforts.  

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• Rowe registered 15 points to power Suffolk's scoring. The graduate student went 7-for-7 from the field and grabbed three boards. 
• Keenan Robertson tallied 14 points on a 6-for-14 showing from the floor to go along with eight caroms, two helpers, two steals and one block. 
• Aidan Sullivan chipped in 11 points, seven assists and three rebounds. 
• LeVangie notched 12 rebounds, six points, three handouts and two takeaways. 
• Conor Creane had a well-balanced effort of eight points, eight boards, three assists and one steal. 
• Suffolk shot 44.6 percent (25-65) on the night, but struggled from the free throw line, converting just 53.3 percent (8-15) of its foul shots. 
• Wentworth, who shot just 37.1 percent on the evening had three players in double figures in Tyler Stewart (17), Jack Connell (15) and Jack Schaake (14). 
• The Leopards outrebounded the Rams, 41-39. 
• Suffolk turned WIT's 13 turnovers into 14 points. 
• Wentworth scored 38 of its 58 points in the paint. 

NOTEWORTHY

• Suffolk defeated Wentworth for the first time in the Jeff Juron era and first since Nov. 23, 1999. 
• The Rams moved to 11-7 all-time versus the Leopards. 
• Suffolk is 5-3 at WIT. 
• LeVangie recorded a career-high 12 rebounds. 

POST-GAME PIC

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk looks to run its win streak to four Thursday, Jan. 5 when it entertains Nichols in Beacon Hill at 7:30 p.m.