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| 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.
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.