Framingham, MA - The Framingham State College men's basketball
team held off a late second half comeback by the Worcester State
Lancers to pick up a 78-74 win this evening in Massachusetts State
College Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action at Framingham's
Athletic Center. With the win the Rams improve to 12-10 on
the season and 4-5 in conference, while the Lancers slip to .500 at
11-11 overall and 4-5 in the MASCAC.
Framingham junior forward Roderick Jackson (Cambridge, MA) led
all players with a game-high 25 points on 12-of-20 shooting from
the field. Jackson also grabbed a team-high eight
boards. Classmates Darius Yarrell (Brockton, MA) and Josue
Almodovar (Holyoke, MA) chipped in 15 points apiece for the
Rams. Yarrell connected on 3-of-4 from three point range and
handed out a game-high seven assists. Almodovar, who now has
1,102 points in his career, continues to climb the FSC All-Time
Scoring list and moved into the 10th spot with his
effort today.
The Lancers were led by junior forward Maurice Horton (Detroit,
MI) who scored a team-high 24 points, grabbed six boards and handed
out six assists. Junior guard Brandon Fortes (Pawtucket, RI)
chipped in 14 points on 5-of-10 shooting from the field, while
freshman Raheem Lewis (Whitinsville, MA) added 12 points and five
steals.
The Rams shot 52% from the floor in the first half and 44% from
three point range as they opened up a 43-27 lead at the break. They
extended that lead to as many as 23 points in the second half
(56-33) with 11:49 left in the game.
Worcester State chipped away at the Rams lead and trailed by
only seven (72-65) with 1:26 and pulled as close as two points at
76-74 on a layup by Horton with ten seconds remaining. The
Lancers were forced to foul and Yarrell sank both to seal the win
for the Rams.
The Rams return to action on Tuesday night as they travel to
Salem State at 8 p.m. while the Lancers host Fitchburg State on
Tuesday at 8 p.m.
