Men's Basketball Drops Overtime Decision To Rams In MASCAC Action

Rosario nets team-best 14 points for Green & Gold

Framingham, MA – The Fitchburg State Men's Basketball team dropped an 83-74 decision to the Rams of Framingham State this evening in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action this evening from the Logan Gymnasium.

The Basics

Score: Fitchburg State 74, Framingham State 83

Records: Fitchburg State (10-10, 4-5 MASCAC) | Framingham State (12-8, 6-4 MASCAC)

How It Happened

First Half

Framingham State grabbed an 8-5 edge on buckets from junior Joshua Saint Jean (Lynn, MA) and junior Dyree Rogers (New City, NY) before Fitchburg State cut the deficit to 8-7 as junior Braeden White (Spencer, MA) sank a pair from the charity stripe.

The Rams upped the advantage to 20-14 when graduate student AJ Thompson (Mebane, NC) netted a jumper, but the Falcons reduced the lead to 22-20 with junior Jalen Jackson (San Antonio, TX) burying back-to-back three-balls.

The hosts pushed the margin to 29-24 when senior Vondre Chase (Watertown, MA) netted a layup before the Green and Gold reduced the deficit to 29-28 going into the break when junior Joshua Jean Charles (Dorchester, MA) notched a layup and classmate Tommy Engel-Chatten (Hopkinton, MA) added two free-throws.

Second Half

Following the intermission, Fitchburg State took a 43-35 lead when Jackson, senior Nicolas Von Zboray (Sacramento, CA) and junior Matthew Drayton (Roxbury, MA) netted buckets before Framingham State answered back with junior Domonick Victor (Stockton, CA) registered a bucket to make the score 43-37.

The Falcons extended the margin to 59-50 as Engel-Chatten drilled a three-ball and added two free throws, but senior Vondrw Chase (Watertown, MA) answered back for the Rams, hitting a layup to cut the deficit to 59-52.

Fitchburg State extended the margin to 66-61 as Drayton hit two free-throws before Framingham State knotted the contest at 70-70 junior Lorenzo Washington (Middletown, CT) hit two from the charity stripe to force overtime.

Overtime

With the contest knotted at 70-70, Framingham State grabbed an 80-71 edge as Victor coverted an and one, resulting in the 83-74 final.

Inside the Numbers

• Rosario paced the Falcons with a team-best 14 points, six rebounds, one assist and one steal
• Drayton added 12 points and five boards
• For the Rams, Chase finished with a game-leading 24 points, eight caroms, four assists, two steals and one block
• Rogers chipped in with 11 points, two rebounds, one assist and two steals
• Fitchburg State shot 20-for-51 (39.2% from the field and (6-of-31) 26.1% from three point range
• Framingham State finished at 28-of-72 (38.9%) overall and (8-for-32) 25.9% from beyond the arc
• The Falcons held a 36-29 advantage on the glass

Up Next

Falcons return to action on Saturday as they host the Lancers of Worcester State for a MASCAC clash, starting at 2:00 PM.

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