Men's Basketball Upended By Hawks In Non-Conference Action

Bristol, RI – The Fitchburg State Men's Basketball team dropped a 95-65 decision to the Hawks of Roger Williams this afternoon in non-conference action from the Campus Recreation Center.

The Basics

Score: Fitchburg State 65, Roger Williams 95

Fitchburg State (2-7, 0-0 MASCAC) I Roger Williams 4-5, 3-0 CCC)

How It Happened

1st half

Fitchburg State opened the contest with a 6-0 edge on buckets from senior Javon Taylor (Cambridge, MA), freshman Matthew Drayton (Boston, MA) and classmate Kamua Franks (Converse, TX) before Roger Williams went on a 10-0 run, capped by a layup by junior Sean Gogolin (Winchester, MA) to take a 16-8 lead.

The Hawks pushed the lead to 34-21 as graduate student John Ah Kao (Dumont, NJ) sank a pair from the charity stripe, but the Green and Gold answered back with Taylor notching a pair of buckets to cut the deficit to 42-27. The Falcons continued to chip away at the lead late in the half when newcomer Donald Brown Jr (Baltimore, MD) connected on back-to-back baskets to make the score 46-31 going into the break.

2nd Half

Following the intermission, Fitchburg State trimmed the lead to 49-36 as Taylor converted an and one, but Roger Williams countered when Ah Kao notched a layup (56-41). The hosts would push the lead to 63-45 on a Ty Higgins (New Marlborough, MA) jumper before the Falcons answered back with Brown Jr hitting a free-throw.

The visitors cut the lead to 85-54 on a Drayton layup, but Roger Williams countered as sophomore Phillip Sughrue (Winchester, MA) registered a bucket for the 86-54 advantage. The Green and Gold answered back with buckets from freshmen Juelez Campbell (Lexington, MA) and Tyrone Countrymon (Boston, MA) (90-59) before the Hawks secured the victory with newcomer Joey Dwyer (Pembroke, MA) netting a jumper, resulting in the 95-65 final.

Inside the Numbers

• Falcons were led by Taylor with a team-leading 16 points, one rebounds and two assists
• Franks added ten points, two caroms, one block and one steal
• For the Hawks, Sughrue finished with a game-best 21 points, three boards, seven assists and two steals
• Higgins chipped in with 18 points, three rebounds and one assist
• Fifth meeting between the two team on the hardwood with the Falcons 4-1 all-time when taking on the Hawks
• Fitchburg State shot 28-for-65 (43.1%) from the field and (4-of-18) 22.2% from three-point range
• Roger Williams finished 31-of-58 (53.4%) overall and (16-for-27) 59.3% for beyond the arc
• Hawks held a 39-28 advantage on the glass

Up Next

Falcons return to action on Wednesday as they host the Lions of Eastern Nazarene College for a non-conference tilt, starting at 6:00PM.

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