Men’s Basketball Rolls Past Wentworth, 95-69

BOSTON – Powered by the duo of Danny Yardemian and Keenan Robertson, Suffolk men's basketball stormed by Wentworth, 95-69, Saturday afternoon at Larry E. and Michael S. Smith Court.    

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 95 | Wentworth 69
RECORDS: Suffolk (16-7, 12-4 CNE) | Wentworth (9-14, 8-8 CNE)  

HOW IT HAPPENED
Down 5-2, Robertson took control for Suffolk and went on a 10-2 run of his own before Nick Verdile swished a triple to give the Rams a 15-7 lead five minutes into the action. 

The Rams kept their feet on the gas pedal and managed to lengthen their lead to double figures at the midway point of the opening half, 29-19.  

After Nathan Brinkman made a trey for the Leopards, the blue-and-gold outscored Wentworth, 14-2, to build a 19-point advantage, 43-24, with 4:15 to go before halftime. 

The Leopard charged back and managed to slice the gap down to 12, 45-33, at the 1:41 mark. Yardemian took over for Suffolk as the grad student floor general scored the final four points of the frame to send the Rams into the locker room with a 16-point cushion, 49-33. 

Back-and-forth action got the second stanza underway and Suffolk slowly stretched its lead to 20-plus points. A quick 7-0 Rams run that featured a trey from Devin Dzikas and four points from Yardemian pushed the margin to 26, 71-45, with just under 13 minutes left on the clock.  

It was cruise control for the Rams from there as they did not let the Leopards to get closer than 23 the rest of the way.  

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• Robertson had a huge offensive performance for the blue-and-gold with 36 points on a 13-for-17 showing from the floor and an 8-for-10 effort at the line. He added four boards and four helpers. 
• Yardemian's name was all over the stat sheet. He finished with 19 points, 15 of which came in the second stanza, on a 9-for-15 showing from the field. He dished out seven dimes, had five boards and four steals. 
• Cole LeVangie pulled down 11 caroms, nine on the defensive end, to go along with eight points, two helpers and one steal.
• Dzikas added 10 points, three caroms three handouts and two steals.
• Suffolk shot 54.8 percent (34-62) from the field, 37.0 percent (10-27) from 3-point land and 85.0 percent (17-20) from the charity stripe. 
• The Rams outrebounded the Leopards, 36-24. 
• Suffolk capitalized on the Leopards 11 turnovers turning them into 23 points.  

NOTEWORTHY

• Suffolk snapped a two-game skid against Wentworth. 
• The Rams improved to 13-11 versus the Leopards. 
• The win is Suffolk's first over WIT since 
• Suffolk is now 6-4 at home versus the Leopards. 
• The Rams are 3-6 against the Leopards under Jeff Juron's guidance.
• Robertson recorded his fourth 30-plus point of the year, seventh of his collegiate career.  

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk heads out on the road for one last time in the regular season Wednesday, Feb. 19 when the Rams head to Hartford for a 7:30 p.m. contest.