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| Date Time Venue Video Stats Notes Series Last Meeting Last Suffolk Win Streak |
Saturday, Feb. 22 3:00 PM Smith Court Boston, Mass. CNE Network GoSuffolkRams.com GoSuffolkRams.com 37-20 Jan. 11, 2025, L, 68-66 Feb. 14, 2022, W, 89-83 Lost 6 |
BOSTON – Suffolk men's basketball will conclude its regular season Saturday, Feb. 22 when Nichols stops by Larry E. and Michael S. Smith Court for a 3:00 p.m. Conference of New England (CNE) showdown.
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LAST TIME OUT
A late scoring draught by Suffolk men's basketball caused the Rams to drop a 68-66 Conference of New England battle at Nichols Saturday afternoon.
MORE READING: Trio Paces Men's Basketball to 89-63 Win at Hartford
RAMS RUNDOWN
Suffolk has won five of its last six including three straight to hold a 17-7 overall mark and 13-4 CNE ledger.
Keenan Robertson powers the Rams' 75.5 ppg offense with 21.5 ppg. The senior dishes out 2.8 apg to the scoring unit that receives 12.6 ppg and a team-best 4.7 apg from Danny Yardemian. Nick Verdile rounds out the trio that contributes double figures in scoring with 10.7 ppg.
Defensively, Robertson pulls down a squad-high 7.6 rpg. Jake Gomez is second on the squad on the glass with 6.4 rpg to his credit.
BISON BREAKDOWN
Nichols has coupled back-to-back wins together to move to 13-11 on the year and 10-7 in CNE play.
Javen Flowers-Smith is an offensive force with team-best numbers in points (21.0) and assists (4.3) per game. Simon Percy (14.5 ppg), Dominic Mello (14.3 ppg, 2.7 apg) and Ryan Savoy (11.3 ppg, 2.6 apg) are consistent names to the scoring cause.
Percy (6.6 rpg), Savoy (6.0 rpg) and Olivier St. Louis (5.9 rpg) pace the Bison's pack on the glass.
LAST TIME WE MET
The threesome of Cole LeVangie, Nick Verdile and Keenan Robertson combined for 60 points to lead Suffolk men's basketball to an 89-69 Conference of New England victory over Hartford Wednesday night at Chase Arena.
MORE READING: Men's Basketball Slips at Nichols, 68-66
INSIDE THE SERIES
- Suffolk sits 37-20 all-time versus Nichols.
- The Rams look to snap a six-game skid versus the Bison.
- The last Suffolk win over Nichols came Feb. 14, 2022 via an 89-83 triumph.
- The Rams are 14-10 against the Bison as the away team.
- In Boston, Suffolk is 21-10 in the all-time series.
- There is one game, in 1974, in which the location is unknown. Suffolk won that game.
- The Rams look for their first win over the Bison since an 89-83 win Feb. 14, 2022.
- Suffolk and Nichols have needed extra time to decide a winner three times, including the last meeting, Jan. 13, 2024.
- The Rams are 2-1 in OT outings against the Bison.
- Suffolk is 3-7 versus the Bison in the Jeff Juron era.
STAT SHOWDOWN
WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk awaits the official seeding of the 2025 CNE Tournament, which will be released following the conclusion of play Saturday.
