Men’s Basketball Coasts Past Curry, 93-61

MILTON, Mass. – All 13 Rams contributed multiple points to help Suffolk men's basketball to a 93-61 Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) victory over Curry Wednesday night at Katz Gymnasium.  

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 93 | Curry 61
RECORDS: Suffolk (10-2, 5-1 CCC) | Curry (2-13, 1-6 CCC)  

HOW IT HAPPENED
Down 5-4, Keenan Robertson sparked a 15-5 Rams run with a jumper just over two minutes into the action that quickly made things lopsided, 19-10.  

The Colonels stayed within a handful of possession with 8:39 to go, 23-18. Once again Robertson ignited a two-minute rally. The freshman's layup was the first of four unanswered hoops that extended the gap to 15, 33-18. 

It was back-and-forth action from there that saw Suffolk lead by 20, 51-31, at the half. 

Curry attempted a comeback early on in the second stanza as it put away the first two hoops. Slowly Suffolk gained its composure and 5:05 into the second half the Rams led by 30, 66-36, after scoring 14 consecutive points. That stretch featured back-to-back buckets from John Gates from downtown and a trey from Nate Hale. 

Game management and smart decisions the rest of the way allowed the Rams to cruise to its well-balanced 93-61 victory.  

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• Robertson finished the night with a 17-point, seven-rebound performance. He shot 70 percent (7-10) from the floor. 
• Hale had 15 points, going 6-for-13 from the field including a 3-for-6 clip from behind-the-arc. The graduate student added three caroms and two handouts. 
• Aidan Sullivan had an all-around outing with nine points, seven assists and four caroms. 
• William Rowe's stat line featured nine points, eight boards, six helpers and one takeaway. 
• Gates provided 10 points, shooting 4-for-6 from the field, including a 2-for-3 effort from 3-point land. He grabbed three boards to go along with one assist and block, respectively. 
• As a team, Suffolk shot 52.9 percent (36-68) from the floor and 80.0 percent (8-10) from the charity stripe. 
• The Rams converted 48.1 percent (13-27) of three 3-point attempts. 
• The Rams outrebounded the Colonels, 48-30.  

NOTEWORTHY

• Suffolk hit the 10-win mark for the fourth straight season that 10 or more games were played. 
• It is the fourth time in the Jeff Juron era that the Rams have won 10-plus games. 
• Suffolk has won five in a row against the Colonels to move to 31-7 all-time against Curry. 
• The Rams are unbeaten, 3-0, versus Curry under Juron's guidance. 
• The Rams are now 11-2 against the Colonels on the road.  

POST-GAME PIC
 

LOOKING AHEAD
Suffolk hosts Endicott Saturday, Jan. 15 at Larry E. and Michael S. Smith Court at 3 p.m.