Box Score

Boston, MA -- The Rivier College Men’s Basketball team (9-7 GNAC, 12-9 overall) used a 13-0 run in the last 3:57 of the game to pull out a 93-80 victory at Suffolk University’s Regan Gymnasium Tuesday night.

Brian Small led Suffolk (2-12 GNAC, 3-18 overall) with 21 points and 12 rebounds on 7-15 shooting. Sophomore Allan Ray added 14 points on 5-10 shooting off the bench for the Rams.

Kevin Harrington carried the Raiders’ offense with 22 points and seven assists on 7-13 shooting. Lance Bisson finished his night with 19 points. Dj Poitras added 18 points on 8-10 shooting and Felipe Lima shot 7-10 from the field and finished with 16 points.

The Raiders got off to a fast 10-0 start and remained hot for the rest of the game, shooting 60.7% from the field and 58.8% from three.

Suffolk trailed 44-34 at halftime despite the slow start, but tied the game at 53-53 with 13:23 remaining after a basket from Ray. The two teams continued to trade blows as the second half moved on and after a Bisson three, the Raiders had an 80-78 advantage with 4:41 remaining. A jumper from Small tied the game at 80-80 with 3:57 on the clock, but the Rams were unable to score for the remainder of the contest.

Nick Bean’s only two points of the game gave the Raiders the win and an 82-80 lead with 3:41 remaining. Suffolk trailed 84-80 after a jumper from Poitras, but the Rams committed three turnovers on their next three possessions, falling behind 91-80 with 1:28 left in the game.

Suffolk looks to snap its four game losing streak when it takes on Lasell on the road Saturday at 2 p.m in a rematch of Suffolk’s 112-107 upset win earlier in the season.