Bridgewater State Tops Men's Basketball in MASCAC Action

- Scores:  Bridgewater State 99, Framingham State 68 

- Records:  Framingham State (4-16, 1-6 MASCAC), Bridgewater State (15-5, 5-2 MASCAC)  

- Location:  Tinsley Center – Bridgewater, Mass. 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS: 

• Ivan Nyantenji scored 13 points and notched two rebounds and two steals off the bench for Framingham State. Nyantenji connected on 4-of-8 from the floor. 

• Juron Ligonde added 12 points, an assist, a block and four rebounds for the Rams, while Jahden Erold chipped in with 10 points on 4-of-8 from the floor. 

• JD Okafor just missed a double double for the Rams as he tallied nine points and grabbed a team best 11 boards including six on the offensive glass. 

• Marshall Martin finished the game with eight points for the Rams and seven boards with six of those coming on the offensive end of the floor. 

• Dante Kikuba scored a game-high 22 points to lead the Bridgewater State. Kikuba connected on 7 of 12 field goal attempts and went 7-for-8 at the free throw line and also added a game-best nine assists and three steals. 

• Emerson Halbleib checked in with 18 points, nine rebounds and four blocked shots. Halbleib was 7-for-8 from the floor and a perfect 4-for-4 at the charity stripe. 

• The Bears also received ten points, three rebounds and a pair of assists from Justin Parsons as well as ten points and three steals in 13 minutes off the bench from Keyth Key.   

• Bridgewater shot 52.8% (38-72) for the game and 94.7% (18-19) at the foul line. The BSU defense forced 17 turnovers and held Framingham to 29.2% (19-65) shooting. The Rams finished 25-for-34 (73.5%) at the stripe.