BOSTON, Mass. (taken from a Suffolk University press release) --
Sophomore Terrell Hollins (Springfield, Mass.) scored 24 points to
lead four players in double figures as 12th-ranked Brandeis shot 55
percent from the field en route to an 89-59 non-league college
men’s basketball victory over Suffolk Tuesday evening at
Regan Gymnasium.
The visiting Judges (3-0) overcame an early eight-point deficit
(14-6) with a 25-9 run over an eight-plus minute stretch to take an
eight-point lead of their own at 31-23 with 8:28 remaining in the
first half, and after the host Rams (0-3) had cut that margin back
to five (36-31) on a three-pointer by junior Brian Small
(Stoughton, Mass.), Brandeis scored 15 of the final 19 points
before intermission to take a 51-31 lead at the break. The visitors
opened the second half with 10 unanswered points to extend their
lead to 61-31, as the Judges built as much as a 36-point advantage
in the final 20 minutes of play.
Senior Stephen Hill (Brighton, Mass.) added 15 points in the win
for Brandeis, which also received 13 points and seven rebounds from
junior Kevin Olson (Rockport, Mass.) as well as 12 points and six
steals from sophomore Andre Roberson (Springfield, Mass.). Senior
Joe Coppens (Rockland, Mass.) added nine points and seven boards
for the Judges, who held a 50-6 edge in points in the paint for the
evening and canned eight 3-pointers along the way, including three
by Olson, while holding a 48-25 advantage on the glass for the
contest.
Sophomore Joseph Ransom (Sheffield, England) scored 13 points and
grabbed four rebounds in the setback for Suffolk, which also
received 10 points and three boards from Small as well as eight
points from sophomore Josh Teixeira (Braintree, Mass.). The Rams
shot 35 percent from the field and connected for 12 three-pointers,
including four by Ransom and three by freshman Allan Ray (Lynn,
Mass.), who finished with nine points.
Suffolk heads to Cambridge, Mass. on Saturday afternoon to take on
MIT in a non-league outing that begins at 2:00 p.m., while Brandeis
travels to Medford, Mass. on Sunday afternoon to square off with
Tufts in a non-league contest that also begins at 2:00 p.m.