BOSTON – Suffolk men's basketball fell to Western New England, 77-59, Saturday afternoon at Andy Yosinoff Court.  

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 59 | Western New England 77
RECORDS: Suffolk (6-6) | Western New England (7-5)  

HOW IT HAPPENED
For every hoop Suffolk had early on the Golden Bears responded with one from downtown to take a 15-11 lead five minutes into the action.  

Western New England's hot hands cooled off, which allowed the Rams to score 12 straight and grab a 23-15 advantage at the 10:51 minute mark. 

Kenny Flynn put away the visitors first hoop inside the arc at the midway point to spark an 18-0 stretch that put the Golden Bears up 33-25. 

Jeff Juron used a timeout to calm down his squad, but that margin grew to as many as 13 with 1:20 left before halftime. A set of freebies by Nate Hale sliced the margin down two, 44-33, at half time.  

A stagnant Rams' offense in the first five minutes allowed WNE to go ahead 54-33. Suffolk had its work cut out if it wanted to comeback as it continued to trail by 20, 58-38, with 11:41 left in the contest.  

George Grillakis provided a spark off the bench anchoring a 12-2 rally that pulled the blue-and-gold within 10, 60-50, at the 6:27 minute mark.  

A Western New England 30-second timeout calmed the visitors down and they went on to regain a 19-point cushion with 1:23 left, putting the game just out of reach for the Rams.  

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Thomas Duffy's 16-point performance led Suffolk's offensive output with the senior adding four rebounds and two assists. 
• Hale had 12 points on a 4-for-9 showing from the floor and 2-for-5 effort from three-point range with five boards, one dime and one steal in a reserve effort.
• Jarret Byrne chipped in 10 points behind a 5-for-7 performance from the field with five caroms and one takeaway to his credit. 
• Suffolk struggled from the field, shooting just 35.5 percent (22-62), and 16.7 percent (5-30) from downtown. 
• WNE, meanwhile, shot 46.6 percent (27-58) from the floor and 51.6 percent (16-31) from three-point range.  

NOTEWORTHY

• Jarret Byrne matched a career-high 10 points with a personal-best five field goals made.  

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WHAT'S AHEAD?
Suffolk will face Framingham State Wednesday, Jan. 8.