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Posted: Jan 28, 2012

Men's Basketball Rallies for Overtime Win over Worcester State

Men's Basketball Rallies for Overtime Win over Worcester State
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Game Leaders
Framingham St.
Pts: Tyrone Figueroa - 22
Reb: Jamie Henderson - 8
Ast: Adeyemi Ajao - 3
Worcester St.
Pts: Robert Hunter - 26
Reb: Robert Hunter - 14
Ast: Kyle Ferreira - 5
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Worcester, Mass. - Sophomore Tyrone Figueroa (Revere, Mass.) scored 22 points and logged a career-best seven steals to lead the Framingham State University men's basketball team to an 82-73 triumph in overtime over Worcester State this evening in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) men's basketball action at the Lancer Gym.

The Rams (8-12, 2-5 MASCAC) were also paced by second-year Jaime Henderson (Duncanville, TX) who finished with a career-high 19 points and a team-high eight boards and junior Rico DePoalis (Watertown, Mass.) added 15 points – including four three pointers.  Senior guard Allen Saint-Surin (Brockton, Mass.) and sophomore forward Yemi Ajoa (Randolph, Mass.) chipped in 10 points apiece.
Second-year Robert Hunter (St. Louis, MI) propelled the Blue and Gold (6-13, 3-4 MASCAC) as he registered his 12th double-double in 19 games with game-highs of 26 points and 14 boards.  Sophomore Mike Gittens (Uncasville, Mass.) tallied 22 points on a 9-for-10 performance from the field and senior Frank Stephenson (Fall River, Mass.) ended his night with 15 points and four assists.

Framingham State would erase a 13 point deficit midway through the second period as the Lancers held their largest margin of the contest at 49-36 with 11:46 left.

Worcester State continued to lead 53-44 four minutes later before the Rams utilized a 12-4 spurt to trail by just one point at the 4:49 mark (57-56).

Back-to-back lay-ups pushed the WSU advantage to five points, but the visitors would double-up the hosts over next 2½ minutes to open up a 67-63 lead with 1:33 remaining. Framingham State took their first lead of the frame on a lay-up by Saint-Surin with 2:34 on the clock.

Junior Kyle Ferreira (Westport, Mass.) would give the Lancers some life in the waning moments with a pair of scores from the free throw line and a lay-up to force the extra session.

After both squads traded jabs in overtime, the Rams would claim the five point advantage on the back of a Figueroa trey with 2:52 remaining (74-69). Framingham State would close out the stanza with an 8-4 run for their second-straight MASCAC win.

After game started off with a four lead changes and a pair of ties over the first eight minutes of play, Worcester State would go on an 11-0 run to take a 24-13 lead with 7:24 remaining. The visitors would answer with a 13-5 run to get within three points with 2:14 left in the period, but the Lancers ended the opening half with six straight points in the paint for the 35-26 advantage at the intermission.

FSU would cut the lead down to 37-33 coming out the locker room before the hosts opened up the game with a 12-3 surge for their biggest lead of the contest.

Worcester State held the 43-40 edge in rebounding while they also controlled the paint (44-36) and the transition game (23-11). The Lancers shot 47 percent for the game (29-for-62) – but were only two for nine in the extra session.

The Rams, however, used the most of their opportunities with a modest line from the field (38 percent – 26-for-68), but only converted six of their 28 attempts from downtown. In their 11th game with as many as 20 free throw attempts, the visitors recorded more than a quarter of their offense from the charity stripe with a final tally of 62 percent (24-for-39).

Framingham State also had the 18-11 advantage in offensive boards and they also led in points off turnovers (19-8) and second-chance points (11-10).

Both squads return to MASCAC play on Tuesday evening. Worcester State heads to Westfield State for a 7:30 p.m. matchup while the Rams entertain Bridgewater State at 8 p.m.

 

 

Release courtesy of WSU Sports Information.