Box Score

Boston, MA -- Mike Gibbons (Ringwood, NJ) led his Suffolk University Men’s Basketball squad (0-3 GNAC, 1-10 overall) with five three-pointers and 21 points, but it wasn’t enough as Johnson & Wales (3-3 GNAC, 3-10 overall) prevailed for the third consecutive conference game with an 80-65 win at Suffolk’s Regan Gymnasium Saturday afternoon.

Sophomore Allan Ray (Lynn, MA) came up with a double-double for the Rams, scoring 12 points and grabbing ten rebounds. Mario Massimino (East Haven, CT) was the third Rams’ player to reach double figures as he posted 11 points and nine rebounds.

Darren Faust and Lamonte Thomas combined for 43 points for the Wildcats. Faust netted 23 points, including four three-pointers and seven rebounds. Thomas dropped 20 points and added seven assists.

Suffolk trailed 36-32 at the break after forcing JWU to shoot just 36.8% from the field, but the Wildcats knocked down 51.9% of their shots in the second half to outscore the Rams 44-33.

Gibbons gave Suffolk a 43-40 lead early in the second half, but a Faust three-pointer and a jumper from Thomas gave the Wildcats the lead for good at 45-43 with 14:22 remaining. JWU kept the momentum going as they exploded for a game-changing 11-0 run to take a commanding 58-45 lead with under ten minutes to go to seal the victory.

The Rams play their next four games on the road and take on Johnson & Wales in a rematch Monday afternoon in Providence, RI at 1:00 pm.