Emerson Edges Men’s Basketball, 77-63
Suffolk men’s basketball dropped its Boston Commons clash to Emerson, 77-63, Tuesday night at Brown & Plofker Gymnasium.
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
30 | 33 | 63 |
|
|
32 | 45 | 77 |
Team Stats
Emerson
| Game Statistics | Suffolk | Emerson |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (20-51) | (26-49) |
| Field Goal % | 39.2% | 53.1% |
| Rebounds | 30 | 32 |
| Assists | 10 | 13 |
| Turnovers | 14 | 13 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 8 | 22 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 13 | 10 |
| Pts in the Paint | 30 | 32 |
| Fastbreak Pts | 4 | 11 |
| Bench Pts | 15 | 23 |
BOSTON – Suffolk men's basketball dropped its Boston Commons clash to Emerson, 77-63, Tuesday night at Brown & Plofker Gymnasium.
THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 77 | Emerson 63
RECORDS: Suffolk (3-2) | Emerson (4-2)
HOW IT HAPPENED
Jake Gomez kept Suffolk in it at the beginning as the senior was responsible for all five of the blue-and-gold's points to keep the gap within one, 6-5, 2:42 into the action.
The Lions leapt ahead by double figures, 19-9, thanks to a 13-5 spurt.
Suffolk battled back out of its own timeout as the Rams compiled an 11-2 rally to trim the margin down to one, 21-20, with 9:12 to play before halftime. That stretch featured six points from Danny Yardemian and a triple from Nick Verdile.
Emerson outscored Suffolk 8-2 to make it a two-possession game, 29-22, at the 5:15 mark.
The Rams managed to close out the first 20 minutes with a 6-2 run of its own to send the blue-and-gold down just a pair, 32-30.
Gomez tied things at 32-all on the Rams' first possession.
Things remained close in the first four minutes when Suffolk used a timeout down 40-35.
The Lions built an 11-point gap out of the huddle, but back-to-back long balls by Keenan Robertson and Matt Draheim allowed the Rams to remain in the hunt, 48-43, at the midway point of the second stanza.
Emerson once again took an 11-point cushion, 59-48, with 6:12 to play.
The Rams were unable to claw their way back as every bucket the blue-and-gold poured in the Lions responded to ensue Suffolk's setback.
STATISTICALLY SPEAKING
- Gomez registered a team-high 14 points on a 6-for-10 showing from the field. He added eight caroms and one helper.
- Draheim contributed 13 points on a 2-for-5 effort from the floor, all of which came from 3-point land. He went 7-for-7 from the charity stripe and dished out one dime.
- Robertson had 12 points, seven rebounds, four assists and one block.
- Yardemian tallied 12 points, three boards, one helper, and one steal.
- Emerson held an upperhand on the glass, 32-30.
- The Lions converted the Rams' 14 turnovers into 22 points.
NOTEWORTHY
- Draheim logged a personal-best in free throws made (7) and free throws attempted (7).
WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk turns its attention to its Conference of New England (CNE) calendar that opens Wednesday, Dec. 4 at the University of New England at 7:30 p.m.
