Box Score
Framingham, Mass. - Senior forward Josue Almodovar (Holyoke,
Mass.) drained a jumper in the paint with 1.2 seconds remaining to
give the Framingham State College men's basketball team a 70-68 win
over Anna Maria College this afternoon in non-conference
action. With the win, the Rams improve to 3-5 on the season,
while Amcats move to 2-5.
Anna Maria came out on fire as they opened the game on a 9-0 run
over the first three minutes. They opened up a 12 point lead,
their largest of the game, at 14-6 on two free throws from guard
Junior De La Hoz (Lawrence, Mass.) with 14:03 remaining in the
half.
The Rams chipped away at the Amcats lead and evened the score at
32-32 with 2:08 remaining in the half on a jumper from
Almodovar. Anna Maria junior guard Chris Pinsonault
(Marlboro, Mass.) hit a layup at the buzzer to give the Amcats a
two point lead (37-35) at the break. Derek Johnson
(Worcester, Mass.) and Pinsonault led the Amcats with nine and
eight points in the first half, while Almodovar led the Rams with
eight.
The two teams traded the lead back and forth over the first ten
minutes of the second half before Anna Maria used a 9-4 run capped
by a three pointer from Jeremy Ross (Holden, Mass.) to open up a
five point lead, 58-53, with 7:11 remaining in the game.
The Rams responded with a 7-2 run of their own and tied the game
at 60-60 on a put back from senior center Roderick Jackson
(Cambridge, Mass.) with 4:04 remaining.
The game would go back and forth over the next three minutes
with neither team holding a lead larger than two points and the
score being tied three times.
After a Ryan Joyal (Marlboro, Mass.) free throw tied the game at
67-67 with 1:09 remaining, a Jackson free throw gave the Rams a one
point lead, 68-67, with 51 seconds. Jackson missed the second
but Almodovar grabbed the rebound giving the Rams the lead and the
ball with 49 seconds left.
After a timeout, Anna Maria freshman Anthony Click (Springfield,
Mass.) stole the ball and had a chance to break away, but the Rams
committed a foul giving Click two shots. Click
sank one of two to tie the game at 68-68 with 18 seconds left
setting the stage for Almodovar's jumper with 1.2 left giving the
Rams the win.
Almodovar and Jackson led the Rams as each posted a double
double. Almovdovar had 13 points and 11 boards, while Jackson
added 12 points and 12 boards including eight offensive
rebounds. Darius Yarrell (Brockton, Mass.) added 12 points
and four assists, while Royce Veal (Dorchester, Mass.) added 10
points and four boards.
Pinsonault led all scorers with a game-high 17 points and seven
rebounds. De La Hoz and Johnson chipped in 13 points apiece,
while Click finished with 10 points and four steals.
The Rams return to action on Tuesday night as they travel to
Williams at 7 p.m., while the Amcats play in the Thomas College
Tournament next Friday and Saturday.
