Tufts Preps Men’s Basketball for GNAC Play Tuesday

TUESDAY, JAN. 14 // 7:00 PM  COUSENS GYM // MEDFORD, MASS. LIVE STATS
EYES ON THE GAME SERIES RECORD // SUFFOLK TRAILS, 4-30 LAST MEETING // DEC. 8, 2012, L, 111-76 LAST SUFFOLK WIN // FEB. 4, 1989, W, 79-78 STREAK // L16

BOSTON – Suffolk men's basketball has one more tune-up before its conference calendar gets underway as the Rams wrap up non-league action at Tufts Tuesday, Jan. 14. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. 

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LAST TIME OUT
Suffolk men's basketball put together a well-balanced attack to take down Framingham State, 67-33, Wednesday afternoon at Tufts Cousens Gym. 

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RAMS RUNDOWN
Suffolk pushed its record one-game above .500 at 7-6 thanks to its 67-33 win over Framingham State Wednesday. The 33 points allowed are the least scored by blue-and-gold opponent in the Rams' game-by-game record book, which dates back to the 1967-68 season.  

Nate Hale and Thomas Duffy supply 13.4 ppg and 11.7 ppg, respectively, to a Suffolk scoring unit that is putting up 75.5 ppg and is shooting 45.8 percent per game. Alex Jacovides (9.2 ppg) and William Rowe (9.0 ppg) are consistent contributors to the offensive output and are on the verge of double figures. 

Defensively, Brendan Mulson's 6.7 rpg paces the Rams' 34.5 rpg with Jarret Byrne and Rowe recording 3.7 rpg each.  

JUMBOS JIST
Tufts won its fifth straight game Friday night, a 92-85 decision at Wesleyan, to move to 11-2 on the year.  

Four different players pour in double figures to anchor the 83.4 ppg. Luke Rogers' 15.1 ppg lead the way with Eric Savage's 14.8 ppg good for second on the squad. Tyler Aronson (13.0 ppg) and Brennan Morris (12.3 ppg) round out the quartet.  

Rogers is also the top threat on the glass with 12.3 rpg to average a double-double effort. Savage chips in 6.6 rpg to the Jumbos' 41.9 rpg with Tufts outrebounding their foes by a 5.9 margin. 

INSIDE THE SERIES

• Suffolk and Tufts will meet for the 35th time Tuesday, first since 2012. 
• The Rams trail the all-time series, 4-30. 
• Suffolk looks for its first victory over the Jumbos since a 79-78 edge February 4, 1989. 
• The Rams will battle Tufts in the Jeff Juron era for the first time. 

EYES ON THE GAME
 

COMING UP
Suffolk sights are on the GNAC campaign with the Rams set to lift the lid on the conference calendar Saturday, Jan. 18 against Anna Maria. The conference clash is set to take place at Tufts Cousens Gym at 7 p.m.