Men’s Basketball Closes Their Season with 93-72 Loss at Fitchburg

Fitchburg, Mass. – The Framingham State men's basketball team saw their season come to an end after a 93-72 loss to Fitchburg State Saturday afternoon in Massachusetts State Athletic Collegiate Conference (MASCAC) action from the Parkinson Gymnasium.

THE BASICS:

- Score: Fitchburg State 93, Framingham State 72

- Records: Fitchburg State (8-16, 3-9 MASCAC) | Framingham State (2-23, 1-11 MASCAC)

- Location: Fitchburg, Mass. – Parkinson Gymnasium

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Framingham State opened up the game with a basket from junior Cameren McCloud-Thomas (Springfield, Mass.) but the Falcons countered with hoops from the starting five to take an 11-6 advantage. Four points from Xavier Betancourt (Tampa, Fla.) midway through the frame extended the Falcons lead (23-16). 
• Senior Tyri Hampton (Fitchburg, Mass.) connected from behind-the-arc to cut the Rams deficit to 28-21. Junior Anthony Diaz (Harrisburg, Penn.) and senior Jordan Jones (Worcester, Mass.) combined for six points to push the Falcons to a 34-21 lead. Jones finished off the first half with a pair of buckets to give the hosts a 42-30 lead at intermission.
• Fitchburg State opened the second half with a 17-8 run over the first five minutes. Senior Nicholas Tracy (Indianapolis, Ind.) contributed nine points to push the lead to 59-38.
• The Rams answered with a jumper from junior Keith Hollman (Cambridge, Mass.) and a three-point play from sophomore Tajahn Joyner (Amherst, Mass.) however the Falcons would lengthen the lead with five points from Diaz and four points from Tracy to secure the 93-72 final.
• For the Green and Gold, six players were in double-figures. Tracy notched a game-high 19 points and nine rebounds while Betancourt, Johnson and Diaz all added 14 points.
• Framingham was paced by Hampton who finished with a double-double 19 points and 12 caroms
• Fitchburg State shot 37-for-63 (58.7%) from the field and (7-for-11) 63.6% from three point range
• Framingham State finished 28-for-59 (47.5%) overall and (12-for-18) 28.6% for beyond the arc
• Falcons held a 37-31 margin on the glass