Men’s Basketball to be Tested at Nichols Saturday

SUFFOLK at NICHOLS
Date Time Venue Video Live Stats Series Last Meeting Last Suffolk Win Streak	Saturday, Feb. 4 3:00 PM Nichols Athletic Center Dudley, Mass. NicholsAthletics.com NicholsAthletics.com 36-16 Jan. 5, 2023, L, 90-76 Feb. 14, 2022, W, 89-83  L2

BOSTON – Suffolk men's basketball takes its talents to Dudley, Massachusetts Saturday, Feb. 4 for a 3:00 p.m. Commonwealth Coast Conference matchup at Nichols. 

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LAST TIME OUT
Well-balanced scoring with five Rams in double figures combined with stealthy defense down the stretch helped Suffolk men's basketball capture a 76-70 win over Salve Regina at the Rodgers Recreation Center Wednesday night in Commonwealth Coast Conference. 

MORE READING: Men's Basketball Holds Off Salve Regina, 76-70

RAMS RUNDOWN
Suffolk brings a 13-7 overall record and 8-5 CCC mark into Saturday's action.  

The quartet of Keenan Robertson (18.8), Aidan Sullivan (12.4), Cole LeVangie (12.1) and William Rowe (11.3) all average double figures to continue to pace Suffolk's 75.0 ppg offensive output. 

Defensively, Robertson's 6.6 rpg leads the way with Rowe and LeVangie pitching in 6.5 rpg and 6.4 rpg, respectively, to the Rams' 39.4 rpg effort.

BISON BREAKDOWN
Since taking down Suffolk, 90-76, Jan. 5, Nichols has notched eight victories in a row to hold a 15-5 overall record and 11-2 league ledger.

Five different Bison average double figures in scoring in Matthew Alectus (18.8), Tavon Jones (16.6), Ty Rucker (16.5), Jakigh Dottin (14.6) and Quincy Ferebee (12.3). 

Alectus grabs 12.7 rpg to average a double-double and lead the way for Nichols on the glass. Jones adds 6.4 rpg and Ferebee brings down 6.0 rpg. 

WE MEET AGAIN
Nichols proved to be too much for Suffolk men's basketball as it handed the Rams a 90-76 Commonwealth Coast Conference setback Thursday night at Larry E. and Michael S. Smith Court. 

MORE READING: Nichols Knocks Down Men's Basketball, 90-76

INSIDE THE SERIES

• Suffolk sits 36-16 all-time versus Nichols. 
• The Rams are 14-7 against the Bison as the away team. 
• In Boston, Suffolk is 22-9 in the all-time series.
• The Rams look for their first win over the Bison since an 89-83 win over Nichols, Feb. 14, 2022. 
• Suffolk and Nichols have needed extra time to decide a winner twice. 
• The Rams have won both overtime contests, one in Dudley (Dec. 9, 1996) and one in Boston, 67-64, Dec. 11, 1964. 
• Suffolk is 3-3 versus Bison in the Jeff Juron era. 

EYES ON THE GAME

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk concludes its three-game road swing at Curry Tuesday, Feb. 7. The CCC contest between the Rams and Colonels has a 7 p.m. start.