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Posted: Jan 25, 2020

Second Half Surge Sends Bridgewater State Past Men's Basketball

Second Half Surge Sends Bridgewater State Past Men's Basketball
Box Score
Game Leaders
Framingham St.
Pts: Tyri Hampton - 22
Reb: Tyri Hampton - 11
Ast: Jared Gordon-Anderson - 5
Bridgewater St.
Pts: Ryan Carney - 24
Reb: Dimitri St. Louis - 14
Ast: Ryan Carney - 5
Team Stats
Full stats

Bridgewater, Mass. – Senior guard Ryan Carney (Easton, Mass.) scored a game-high 24 points and senior forwards Dimitri St. Louis (Brockton, Mass.) and Rayshon Ward (Fayetteville, N.C.) each recorded double-doubles to lead the Bridgewater State University men's basketball team to a 75-56 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) victory over visiting Framingham State University on Saturday afternoon at the Tinsley center.

THE BASICS:

- Score: Bridgewater State 75, Framingham State 56

- Records: Framingham State (1-17, 0-5 MASCAC), Bridgewater State (6-11, 3-2 MASCAC)

- Location:  Tinsley Center – Bridgewater, Mass.  

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

  • Carney, who scored 19 of his 24 points in the second half, connected on 10 of 18 field goal attempts including 4-for-8 from behind the arc. He also added eight rebounds and five assists.
  • St. Louis tallied 17 points and a game-best 14 boards (five offensive) to go along with three blocks and a game-high four steals. The double-double marked his ninth straight and team-leading 12th of the season.
  • Ward finished with 15 points, ten rebounds (four offensive), three assists, three steals and a game-best six blocks as he recorded his eighth double-double of the 2019-2020 campaign.
  • Senior forward Tyri Hampton (Fitchburg, Mass.) led Framingham State with 22 points on 10 of 16 shooting to go along with 11 rebounds as he posted his fourth double-double of the season. 
  • Freshman guard John Kalton (Somerville, Mass.) added 12 points for the Rams.

 

HOW IT HAPPENED:

  • A tightly-contested first half featured three ties and six lead changes with Bridgewater State holding a 34-32 lead at the break. The Bears shot 43% (15-35) from the floor in the opening stanza, while the Rams connected on 44% (14-32) of their field goal attempts. Hampton led all players with 14 first-half points, while Ward paced the Bridgewater State with 12.
  • A 10-0 run to open the second half extended the BSU lead to 12 (44-32) with 16:33 remaining. Carney tallied eight of the ten points during the spurt including a pair of three-pointers. The Rams closed the gap to six, 48-42, following a driving layup by sophomore guard Jared Gordon-Anderson (Framingham, Mass.) with 12:48 showing on the scoreboard. Bridgewater, however, outscored the Rams 11-4 over the next four minutes with Carney and St. Louis combining for ten points during the stretch as the Bears opened up a 59-46 lead. Bridgewater maintained the double-digit advantage the rest of the way and got up by as many as 23 points (75-52).
  • The Bears shot 46% (31-68) for the game and held the Rams to just 37% (26-71) shooting.
  • Bridgewater finished with a decided advantage in points off turnovers (16-4), points in the paint (44-26) and second chance points (17-6).

 

UP NEXT:                   

The MASCAC schedule continues for both teams on Wednesday night. The Bears travel to Worcester State University for a 7:30 game with the Lancers, while the Rams entertain the Falcons of Fitchburg State University at eight.

 

 

Release courtesy of BSU Sports Information