SUFFOLK vs. NICHOLS
Date Time Venue Video Live Stats Program Series Last Meeting Last Suffolk Win Streak	Thursday, Jan. 5 7:30 PM Smith Court Boston, Mass. Stretch GoSuffolkRams.com GoSuffolkRams.com 14-7 Feb. 24, 2022, L, 87-76 Feb. 14, 2022, W,  L1

BOSTON – Suffolk men's basketball rides a three-game win streak to Larry E. and Michael S. Smith Court Thursday, Jan. 5 when it welcomes Nichols to Boston for a 7:30 p.m. Commonwealth Coast Conference clash. 

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LAST TIME OUT
Suffolk men's basketball ran its win streak to three in a row with a. 65-58 Commonwealth Coast Conference victory over Wentworth at Tansey Gymnasium Tuesday night.  

MORE READING: Men's Basketball Defeats Wentworth, 65-58

RAMS RUNDOWN
Suffolk has compiled a three-game win streak with victories over Skidmore (78-71), Ohio Northern (78-70) and Wentworth (65-58) to hold a 6-5 overall record and 1-3 CCC mark. 

Four players produce double figures on average to propel the blue-and-gold's 74.9 points per game offense in Keenan Robertson (18.6), Aidan Sullivan (13.5), Cole LeVangie (12.7) and William Rowe (10.5).  

Robertson's 7.6 rpg leads the Rams' 38.3 rpg effort that receives 5.9 rpg from LeVangie, 5.6 rpg by Rowe and 5.5 rpg from Conor Creane. 

BISON BREAKDOWN
Nichols fell in two straight games to dip to 6-5 on the year and 2-2 in CCC contests.  

The Bison have five double-digit scoring threats that power the teams' 87.8 offensive output in Matthew Alectus (17.1 ppg), Tavon Jones (16.9 ppg), Ty Rucker (16.2 ppg), Jakigh Dottin (16.0 ppg) and Quincy Ferebee (12.5 ppg).  

Alectus is the main factor on the boards as he grabs 11.2 rpg to average a double-double. Jones adds 6.1 rpg and Ferebee supplies 6.0 rpg to Nichols' 41.1 rpg effort. 

INSIDE THE SERIES

• Suffolk sits 36-15 all-time versus Nichols. 
• The Rams are 14-7 against the Bison as the away team. 
• Suffolk fell to Nichols in the last meeting, the 2022 CCC Semifinals, 87-86. 
• The Rams look for their first win over the Bison since an 89-83 win over Nichols Feb. 14, 2022. 
• In Boston, Suffolk is 21-8 in the all-time series. 
• Suffolk and Nichols have needed extra time to decide a winner twice. 
• The Rams have won both overtime contests, one in Dudley (Dec. 9, 1996) and one in Boston, 67-64, Dec. 11, 1964. 
• Suffolk is 3-2 versus Bison in the Jeff Juron era. 

EYES ON THE GAME

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk entertains Curry Saturday, Jan. 7 at 3:00 p.m. at Smith Court.