Box Score
Framingham, Mass. - Senior guard Kenny Small (Stratford, Conn.)
led all scorers with 20 points including 4-of-8 from behind the arc
to lift the Brandeis University men's basketball team to a 76-73
come from behind win over the Framingham State Rams in
non-conference action tonight at Framingham's Athletic
Center. With the win, the Judges improve to 5-1 on the
season, while the Rams slide to 2-5 with the loss.
The Rams used an 18-6 run over the final 8:15 of the first half
to open up a 43-32 lead at the break. Junior guard Royce Veal
(Dorchester, Mass.) fueled the Rams run as he started it off with a
three and then stole the ball in the back court and converted a
fast break layup. Veal led all scorers with 12 first half
points on 4-of-4 shooting from the floor including 2-of-2 from
behind the arc.
The Judges used a 15-4 run over the first five minutes of the
second half to erase the Rams lead. Small fueled the run with
back-to-back threes to start it and a three point play to end it
with 15:31 left to tie the game at 47-47.
The game would go back and forth over the next seven minutes
with neither team taking a lead larger than three points. The
Judges took the lead for good on a layup from senior forward Terell
Hollins (Springfield, Mass.) with 7:27 remaining.
Brandeis University would lead by as many as six but the Rams
were able to chip away and pulled within one at 74-73 on senior
guard Darius Yarrell's (Brockton, Mass.) three point play with 17
seconds remaining. The Rams were forced to foul and Andre
Roberson (Springfield, Mass.) hit two free throws to put Brandeis
up three.
After a near turnover, the Rams called timeout with nine seconds
remaining. Senior guard Bill Carey had a clean look at a
three coming out of the timeout, but his attempt rattled out.
Yarrell grabbed the rebound and his shot at the buzzer fell short
giving Brandeis the 76-73 win.
Brandeis had five players record double figures including
Small's game-high 20 points. Roberson and forward Vytas Kriskus
(Kvedarna, Lituania) chipped in 11 points apiece, while Tyrone
Hughes (Dorchester, Mass.) and Christian Yemga (Yaounde, Cameroon)
recorded 10 points apiece. Hollins finished with nine points
and a game-high ten boards.
The Rams were led by Veal, who finished with 14 points on the
night, and senior Josue Almodovar (Holyoke, Mass.) who had 13
points and six boards. Yarrell finished with 11 points, a
team-high nine boards and seven assists, while center Roderick
Jackson (Cambridge, Mass.) added ten points.
The Rams return to action on Saturday as the host Anna Maria at
2 p.m., while the Judges face Salem State at 5 p.m. on Friday at
the Big Four Challenge hosted by Tufts.
