BOSTON – Suffolk men's basketball connected on 10 field goals from 3-point land and shot 48.4 percent from the floor to take down Hartford, 83-56, Tuesday night in non-conference action at Larry E. and Michael S. Smith Court.  

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 83 | Hartford 56
RECORDS: Suffolk (12-9) | Hartford (6-16) 

HOW IT HAPPENED
Out of a 6-all tie, Suffolk took a one-possession, two-point edge, that remained 10-8 when Hartford used its first timeout of the night at the 11:47 mark.  

The huddle helped the Rams find their shooting grove as Cole LeVangie knocked down triples on back-to-back possessions to push the host ahead, 16-8, with 10:45 on the clock.

Hartford tried to fly back and used four freebies to do so, however, Suffolk scored 15 unanswered to make things lopsided, 31-12, with just under four minutes remaining in the first half. Nick Verdile supplied five points and Keenan Robertson was responsible for six of that offensive stretch.   

The Hawks poured in six straight points, which forced Jeff Juron to use a timeout with 1:06 to go before the teams headed to the locker rooms The Rams gained composure out of the break as Danny Yardemian sandwiched buckets, one outside the arc and one in, around a Hawks' hoop a 36-20 advantage at the intermission. 

Suffolk shot ahead even further in the first two minutes of the second stanza as Yardemian's second trifecta of the night padded the lead to 42-20. 

It appeared that Hartford would comeback as it got the distance down to 13, 51-38, with just under 12 minutes remaining in regulation.  

The Rams regained a comfortable cushion, 68-40, thanks to a 17-2 run. That scoring stretch saw treys from Devin Dzikas, LeVangie and Yardemian.

Suffolk did not let up as LeVangie's fourth long ball of the night pushed the margin to 31, 72-41, at the 6:43 mark.  

This time, the Rams did not allow the Hawks to get back into the thick of things as they continuously hit shots to keep the Hawks in a 25-plus point deficit en route to a x-x victory.

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• Yardemian produced 20 points with a 3-for-6 showing from 3-point range with five boards and three assists to his credit. 
• Robertson registered an 18-point effort on an 8-for-11 effort from the field. His stat line featured five caroms and four helpers. 
• LeVangie logged 14 points on a 5-for-8 performance from the field highlighted by a 4-for-7 showing from behind-the-arc. He added seven boards, four dimes and one block. 
• Owen Walters grabbed seven boards off the bench and chipped in three points and two helpers. 
• Verdile had an all-around effort with five points, five rebounds, three assists and one steal. 
• Suffolk shot 48.4 percent (31-64) on the night with a 38.5 conversion rate (10-26) from downtown and 61.1 percent showing (11-18) from the charity stripe. 
• The Rams outrebounded the Hawks, 48-24. 
• Suffolk turned its 18 offensive boards into 22 points. 
• Both benches provided 19 points. 
• Each team scored four points on the fastbreak.  

NOTEWORTHY

• Suffolk remains unbeaten (2-0) against Hartford all-time. 
• The Rams hosted the Hawks for the first time. 
• The 85 points scored by Suffolk are the most in the all-time series versus the Hawks. 
• The 29-point margin of victory is the largest for the Rams over Hartford in program history. 
• Yardemian matched a personal-best in 3-pointers made with three. 
• Liam Cunnie (4), Walters (7) and Declan Davis all tied a career-high in rebounds.
• Aidan Kane made his collegiate debuts.
• Jonathan Donovan competed in a Suffolk jersey for the first time. 
• Kane logged the first points of his collegiate career. 

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk treks to Nichols Saturday, Feb. 10 for a 3 p.m. CCC showdown.