Lancers Race Past the Falcons

Worcester, Mass.  – The Fitchburg State men's basketball fell to the Lancers of Worcester State 87-63 in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action on Saturday afternoon at Brissette Court.

The Basics

Score: Fitchburg State 63, Worcester State 87
Records: Fitchburg State (9-13, 4-6 MASCAC) | Worcester State (18-5, 10-0 MASCAC)

How It Happened

The Lancers got off to a hot start, putting up four straight three-pointers to take an early 12-0 lead. The Falcons notched six consecutive points from Dayne Allen (Revere, Mass.) and a jumper from

Matthew Tanis (Hialeah, Fla) to cut the deficit to 14-8. Eric Bjorn (Holden, Mass.)  pushed the score to 23-13 midway through the first frame.

Trailing 38-19, the Green and Gold closed out the first half with five points from Tanis and a trey from Frederic Siayor (Worcester, Mass.). Worcester State extended the lead (54-34) in the second half with a 9-4 run. Tanis had a solid second half with twelve points for the Falcons, however, Worcester State pulled away (72-55) with buckets from Brandon Goris (Bronx, NY) and Aaron Nkrumah (Worcester, Mass.).

Fitchburg State finished with baskets from Aidan Finn (Harwich, Mass.) and Joshua Okoroji-Schaeffer (Chesapeake Beach, MD.)  resulting in the final (87-63)

Inside the Numbers

• Tanis paced the Falcons with a team-high 23 points, 2 rebounds, and 2 assists while Allen added a double-double of 12 points and 13 rebounds.
• For the Lancers, Nkrumah had 16 points and 13 rebounds.
• Fitchburg State shot 25-of-75 (33.3%) from the field and (7-for-19) 36.8% from three-point range
• Worcester State finished 33-for-77 (42.9%) overall and (13-for-29) 44.8% for beyond the arc
• The Lancers held a 54-45 advantage on the boards

Up Next

Falcons return to action on Wednesday when they travel to Bridgewater State to take on the Bears in a MASCAC match-up starting at 5:30 PM.