Mulson’s Double-Double Highlights Men’s Basketball’s 68-56 Win at Regis

WESTON, Mass. – Brendan Mulson knocked down a double-double effort to power Suffolk men's basketball to a 68-56 victory over Regis Saturday afternoon at Higgins Court. 

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 68 | Regis 56
RECORDS: Suffolk (5-3) | Regis (1-6) 

HOW IT HAPPENED
Jonathan Eng hit a trey for Suffolk 40 seconds into the game, beginning an 8-2 Ram run that started the visitors on the wire-to-wire victory. After the Pride closed to within four at 19-15 on a layup by Cam Wilkins, the Rams rattled off seven unanswered points, punctuated by a dunk from William Rowe to extend its lead into double digits, 26-15.  

Wilkins converted a traditional three-point play, but the Rams quickly responded with nine straight points to open a 35-18 advantage. The Rams would reach their largest lead of the game three minutes into the second half at 42-22 thanks to Eng's second triple of the day and a layup by Rowe.  

Jalen Watson started a 7-0 Pride stretch with a bucket from behind-the-arc, but Suffolk would later reestablish a 19-point cushion on bunnies by Jarret Byrne and Max Bonney-Liles. Regis scored 11 consecutive points over the next three minutes to cut the distance to eight. Nate Hale responded for the Rams with a three with four minutes remaining in the second stanza to seemingly put the game away for the blue-and-gold.   

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Mulson finished with 14 points and a game-high 18 rebounds, 14 of which game on the defensive end, with two helpers to his credit. 
• Hale led the scoring with 16 points, shooting 6-for-9 from the field. The Rams' reserved pulled down three caroms, set-up two shots, and had one block and steal, respectively. 
• Rowe rounded out the Rams in double figures with 11. The sophomore added four boards, two dimes and two takeaways. 
• Suffolk shot 49.1 percent (26-53) from the field, 33.3 percent (5-15) from downtown and 84.6 percent (11-13) from the charity stripe. 
• The Rams out rebounded the Pride, 41-29.  

NOTEWORTHY

• Suffolk defeated Regis for the second time in program history, first since Jan. 9, 2019. 
• The Rams improved to 2-3 versus the Pride all-time. 
• Mulson's 18 rebounds are the most in the Jeff Juron era and the most by a Ram since Matt Pepdjonovic '13 grabbed 19 in a 78-65 win at Mount Ida February 12, 2013. 
• Mulson produced the second double-double of his career, first since Anna Maria, Jan. 17, 2019.  

POST-GAME PIC
 

WHAT'S AHEAD?
Suffolk wraps up its first semester road schedule at Roger Williams Tuesday, Dec. 10. Tip-off between the Rams and Hawks is set for 7 p.m.