Box Score

 Dudley, MA -- Suffolk University Men’s Basketball dropped their season opener 80-62 Tuesday evening at Nichols College in Dudley, Mass. Brian Small (Stoughton, Mass.) led Suffolk with a double-double, collecting 18 points and 10 rebounds. Allan Ray (Lynn, Mass.) and Luke Barrett (Cincinnati, Ohio) joined Small in double-digit points with 14 each. The Rams (0-1) chipped away at Nichols’ 33-21 halftime lead with shooting from beyond the arc in the second half, getting as close as four points away with 11:45 remaining after Mike Fleming (Exeter, N.H.) hit one of the Rams’ 12 treys on the night. Suffolk shot 32.4% from beyond the arc in the game. But the Bison pulled away with a 15-0 run, led by four points from first-year forward Lorenzo Atkins (Gainesville, Fla.) and three-pointers from Paquin and Jeff Lindgren (Sturbridge, Mass.). Junior guard Chris Paquin (Barre, Mass.) scored a game-high 20 points to lead the Nichols College

The Rams' home opener is this Saturday, November 22 at the Regan Gymnasium against Eastern Nazarene College. Tipoff is at 1 pm