Box Score

Freshman Mike Gibbons’ (Ringwood, NJ) scored 18 points and sophomore Mike Fleming’s (Exeter, NH) added 17 points, but it wasn’t enough as the Suffolk University Men’s Basketball team (2-16 GNAC, 3-22 overall) wrapped up its 2008-09 campaign with a tough 82-75 loss to Emmanuel (12-6 GNAC, 15-10 overall) at Suffolk’s Regan Gymnasium in Boston, Ma. Saturday afternoon.

Emmanuel’s Rob Williams-Hinton led all scorers with 20 points on 7-14 shooting. Williams-Hinton finished with six rebounds and six assists. Gibbons shot 7-16 and attempted 13 three-pointers, making four of them, to go along with three rebounds and two assists. Fleming was an impressive 6-10 from the field and added five rebounds and four assists.

Emmanuel took its largest lead of the game in the second half after two free-throws from Andre Fuller with 4:36 remaining put the Saints ahead, 67-47. Fuller finished the game with four points.

Suffolk managed to battle back in the waning minutes, making it an 80-75 game thanks to back-to-back three pointers from senior Kevin Blake (Milford, CT). Blake finished his Suffolk career with a perfect 3-3 shooting performance and eight points.

Emmanuel’s J.P. Ventura made it an 81-75 game with one of his three points on the afternoon with 25 seconds left in the contest. The Rams’ Allan Ray (Lynn, MA) had a good look at a three-pointer to draw closer on the Rams’ next possession, but he was unable to add to his nine-point afternoon, as the Rams fell to their cross-town rival for the second time this season.