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Posted: Nov 23, 2021

Men's Basketball Comeback Falls Short Against Regis

Men's Basketball Comeback Falls Short Against Regis
Box Score
Game Leaders
Regis (Mass.)
Pts: Russell Rau - 15
Reb: Russell Rau - 8
Ast: 2 Players (#12, #21) - 4
Framingham St.
Pts: Javaris Hill - 19
Reb: 2 Players (#12, #23) - 9
Ast: Jahden Erold - 4
Team Stats
Full stats

Framingham, Mass. – The Framingham State University men's basketball team rallied from a double-digit deficit to pull within six in the closing minutes, but could not get any closer as Regis College held on for a 68-60 victory in non-conference action tonight at the Athletic Center  

THE BASICS: 

- Score: Regis 68, Framingham State 60 

- Records:  Framingham State (1-7), Regis (2-4) 

- Location:  Framingham, Mass. – Athletic Center 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS: 

  • The Rams were led offensively by a game-high 19 points off the bench from Javaris Hill. Hill connected on 9-of-12 from the field and added five rebounds, a steal and a block. 

  • JD Okafor tallied 15 points and narrowly missed a double-double as he grabbed nine rebounds, while Marshall Martin also just missed a double-double with his 12 points and nine boards. 

  • The Pride were led by 15 points and eight boards from Russell Rau. Rau connected on 5-of-11 from the field and 2-of-4 from behind the arc. 

  • Justin Evelyn tallied 13 points and four assists with three steals, while Tate Pike contributed 12 points off the bench and Joshua Perez added 10. 

  • The Rams shot 51% from the field in the game and 40% from behind the arc, while Regis, who shot 50% from the field in the first half, shot 41% from the floor for the game. 

 

HOW IT HAPPENED: 

  • The Rams led 12-9 with just over 11 minutes remaining in the first half after a bucket by Okafor. 

  • Regis rattled off a 17-4 run over the next four minutes taking a 26-16 lead with just over seven remaining in the opening stanza.  The run featured four threes including a pair from Zakaria Latifi. 

  • Regis extended the lead to 18 (36-18) on a Rau layup with 3:28 left in the half.  The Rams used a pair of threes from Dominique Jenkins-Maxwell to close the gap to 12 with just over two minutes remaining. 

  • Regis, who connected on 8-of-13- from behind the arc in the opening half, pushed the lead back to 15 at the break. 

  • The Rams opened the second half with a 13-3 run cutting the deficit to 42-37 with just over 13 left on the clock. A Perez three quickly pushed the lead back to eight for the Pride. 

  • Framingham State cut the deficit to four, on a Jahden Erold layup with 10:19 on the clock.  

  • Regis pushed the lead back to 12 (59-47) on another Rau three-pointer with just over eight minutes remaining. 

  • The Rams cut the deficit back to six, 64-58, on a three-pointer by Erold and a pair of Martin free throws with 2:36 on the clock. 

  • That was as close as the Rams would get down the stretch as Regis held on for the victory. 

 

UP NEXT: 

The Rams are back in action on Tuesday when they travel to Anna Maria at 6 p.m., while the Pride host Dean College on Wednesday at 8 p.m.