Tuesday Test at No. 4 Tufts Ahead for Men’s Basketball

SUFFOLK vs. TUFTS
Date Time Venue Video Stats Notes Series Last Meeting Last Suffolk Win Streak	Tuesday, Nov. 18 7:00 PM Cousens Gymnasium Medford, Mass. TuftsJumbosCast.com GoTuftsJumbos.com GoSuffolkRams.com 5-33 Nov. 19, 2024, L, 76-57 Nov. 18, 2021, W, 90-81 Lost 3

BOSTON – Suffolk men's basketball will have face its toughest opponent to date Tuesday, Nov. 18 when it travels to No. 4 Tufts for a 7:00 p.m. tip-off. 

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LAST TIME OUT
Suffolk men's basketball rallied around an 18-0 run in the first half to and used double-digit point performance by five Rams to hand Salem State a 77-58 setback Saturday afternoon at Larry E. and Michael S. Smith Court.  

MORE READING: Men's Basketball Stops Salem State, 77-58 

RAMS RUNDOWN

• Suffolk sits 3-0 on the season as it took down Maine Farmington, 75-72, Colby Sawyer, 66-51, and Salem State, 77-58. 
• The foursome of James Jones (15.0), Nick Verdile (14.0), Marquis White (11.3) and Harrison Neil (10.3) contribute double digit points to the Rams' 72.7 ppg offensive output. 
• Greg Keane and Declan Davis add 8.7 ppg and 8.3 ppg, respectively, to the scoring unit. 
• Jones' 9.3 rpg leads the blue-and-gold's 37.0 rpg effort that sees 6.3 rpg from Neil. 
• Neil adds 2.0 steals per outing to the defensive effort that receives Keane 4.0 blocks per game clip. 

JUMBOS JIST

• Tufts enters Tuesday night at 0-2 on the year as it fell at Babson, 83-79, and Endicott, 76-73. 
• The Jumbos will play on their home court for the first time this season Tuesday. 
• Scott Gyimesi paces Tufts' 76.0 ppg scoring with 19.0 ppg to his credit behind a 76.5 connection rate (13-17) from the floor. The senior forward adds 6.0 rpg. 
• Joshua Bernstein averages a double-double of 13.0 points and a team-best 10.0 boards per game. 
• Jon Medley rounds out the trio that averages double figures with 13.0 ppg and adds squad-high 4.5 apg. 
• Dylan Reilly contributes a near double-digits in scoring as well with 9.0 ppg.  

INSIDE THE SERIES

• Suffolk and Tufts will tangle for the 40th time Tuesday. 
• Suffolk is 5-33 all-time against the Jumbos. 
• Last season, the blue-and-gold fell to the Jumbos, 76-57, Nov. 19, 2024.
• The last Rams win over the Jumbos came Nov. 18, 2021 in the form a 90-81 upset over then-No. 11 Tufts.
• At Suffolk, the Rams are 2-17 against Tufts. 
• On the road, the blue-and-gold sits 3-9. 
• The location of the contests that took place between 1969-73 are unknown. Suffolk is 0-7 in that span against the Jumbos. 
• Suffolk is 2-3 versus Tufts under Jeff Juron's guidance.  

STATS SHOWDOWN

SUFFOLK'S SCHEDULE
The Rams trek to the Colby Classic this weekend where the blue-and-gold will face Colby Friday, Nov. 21 at 5:00 p.m. and Southern Maine Saturday, Nov. 22 at 3:00 p.m.