Men’s Basketball Tops Gordon, 75-60

BOSTON – Suffolk men's basketball returned to the friendly confines of Larry E. and Michael S. Smith Court in winning fashion as four Rams poured in double figures to lead the blue-and-gold to a 75-60 Commonwealth Coast Conference victory over Gordon Saturday afternoon.   

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 75 | Gordon 60
RECORDS: Suffolk (15-8, 10-6 CCC) | Gordon (9-14, 5-11 CCC)  

HOW IT HAPPENED
Suffolk put the first points on the board and built an 11-point lead twice, the last when Keenan Robertson converted an offensive rebound into two points at the 9:05 minute mark.  

Gordon found its grove out of its own timeout as it outscored the Rams, 16-2, to flip the script in its favor, 31-28, with 3:31 remaining in the first half. 

Conor Creane regained the advantage for the Rams when he knocked down his first trey of the day. That bucket from behind-the-arc sparked a half-ending 8-0 Suffolk stretch that sent the host into the locker room ahead, 38-32.  

Right out of half time, Suffolk scored six straight, two from Robertson and four by Jake Gomez, to double the distance, 44-32. The Rams remained in front, 48-34, when Gordon took a timeout at the 16:48 mark.  

Out of the huddle, Creane got hot from downtown. The graduate student compiled a 9-2 stretch of his own, all on hoops from 3-point range, to extend the host advantage to 57-36.

Thanks to that 20-plus point cushion, Suffolk was able to keep the Fighting Scots at bay the rest of the way to lock up the conference victory.  

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• Creane had a game-high 17 points on a 5-for-11 showing from deep. He added seven boards, two steals and one assist. 
• Gomez put together a 15-point, 10-rebound double-double on an impressive 6-for-11 performance from the floor. 
• Robertson registered 15 points behind a 6-for-13 effort from the floor. He grabbed five points, dished out two assists and had one steal. 
• William Rowe rounded out the quartet in double figures with 10 points and had three boards to his credit as well. 
• Suffolk shot 40.0 percent (28-70) on the night, 32.3 percent (10-31) from downtown and 81.8 percent (9-11) from the line. 
• The Rams outrebounded the Fighting Scots, 43-39. 
• Suffolk scored 36 points in the paint compared to the Fighting Scots 26. 

NOTEWORTHY

• Suffolk moved to 15-7 all-time against Gordon with its fifth straight win over the Fighting Scots.  
• At Suffolk, the Rams are 4-1 against the Fighting Scots. 
• Suffolk is 5-1 versus Gordon in the Jeff Juron era. 
• Gomez put together his first collegiate double-double. 
• Gomez pulled down a personal-best 10 boards.  

POST-GAME PIC 
  

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk hits the road one last time this regular-season Wednesday, Feb. 15 for a midweek match at Western New England. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.