Wentworth Ends Men’s Basketball’s Season in CCC Quarterfinals, 72-60 

BOSTON – Fourth seed Wentworth proved to be too much for the fourth-seeded Suffolk men's basketball team as the Leopards leapt past the Rams, 72-60, in the CCC Quarterfinals Tuesday night inside Tansey Gymnasium. 

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 60 | Wentworth 72
RECORDS: Suffolk (16-10) | Wentworth (17-9) 

HOW IT HAPPENED
Wentworth put Suffolk in a six-point hole to get the game going and Suffolk would chase that same score deficit at half time, 38-32.  

The Rams jumped out of the locker room looking to pull back into the thick of things and cut the margin to five, 42-37, at the 17:21 mark. 

WIT went on an 8-2 run over the next two minutes to restore a double-digit distance, 50-39. The Leopards managed to maintain the double figure cushion and stretch it to as many as 15, 67-52, with 6:05 remaining in regulation. 

Suffolk looked to make one final push to comeback and got the gap down to three possessions, 69-60, with just under two minutes to go after Conor Creane and Cole LeVangie hit back-to-back triples.  

The Rams shots were off the mark the rest of the way and the Leopards managed to lock things up from the line.  

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• Keenan Robertson produced a game-high 22 points to go along with three rebounds, three assists, one block and one steal.
• LeVangie finished with 11 points, four boards, two handouts, one swat and one takeaway. 
• William Rowe recorded nine points, nine caroms, two blocks and one takeaway. 
• Creane chipped in eight points, five boards and one helper. 
• Aidan Sullivan registered seven dimes, six points, four rebounds and three steals. 
• Suffolk shot just 33.9 percent (20-59) from the field, 32.1 percent (9-28) from 3-point range and 73.3 percent (11-15) from the line. 
• The Leopards outrebounded the Rams, 38-34. 
• Wentworth converted Suffolk's 16 turnovers into 21 points. 
• The Leopards put in 36 points in the paint compared to Suffolk's 20 points in the key. 
• WIT's reserves provided 19 points, while Suffolk's bench pitched in just four. 

NOTEWORTHY

• Suffolk competed in the CCC Tournament for the second time in as many years. 
• The Rams played in the quarterfinals as the fifth seed for the first time. 
• The Rams played in the 4 vs. 5 game for the second straight season. 
• Suffolk participated in the CCC Quarterfinals on the road for the first time in program history. 
• Suffolk and Wentworth met in the postseason for the first time. 
• The Rams moved to 1-1 in the CCC Quarterfinals all-time. 
• The Rams remain winless (0-2) in postseason play as the fifth seed. 
• The blue-and-gold moved to 11-9 all-time against Wentworth. 
• At Wentworth, Suffolk moved to 5-4 versus the Leopards. 
• Under Jeff Juron's guidance Suffolk is 1-4 against WIT. 
• Rowe completed his collegiate career with 869 points and 525 rebounds. 
• Creane capped off his collegiate playing days with 412 points behind 93 3-pointers made.  

POST-GAME PIC