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FRAMINGHAM, MA -- A three-pointer at the buzzer by Framingham
State (4-4) guard Darius Yarrell proved to be the difference in a
65-62 loss for the Ephs (5-2) Tuesday night. The game was a
rematch of the first round of last weekend's Harbor Invitational,
in which the Ephs beat the Rams by 11.
Whereas hot shooting made the difference for the Ephs the first
time around, cold shooting proved their downfall on Tuesday.
Williams was held to just 32.3% shooting for the game, and just 23%
from beyond the arc. The Rams for their part poured in 46% of
their shots, and were 7 of 17 from three-point range (41%).
Williams led with just under 13 minutes to go in the game,
43-41, but at that point the Rams opened up an 18-5 run over the
next seven minutes of the game to take a 59-48 lead with 6:11 to
go.
Leading the way for the Rams this time around was forward
Roderick Jackson, who led all scorers with 20 points, 14 of which
came in the second half. Jackson scored eight points over the
Ram run.
Jackson stepped up in place of Ram forward Jose Almodovar, who
put up only 8 points on 3 of 10 shooting. Almodovar led the
Rams during the two teams last match up with 19 points and 11
rebounds.
With 4:02 remaining in the game the Ephs received a break when
Jackson fouled out of the game, the Rams leading 61-54.
Williams jumped on this opportunity, and after a layup by senior
co-captain Kevin Snyder (Littleton, CO) and a jumper from junior
Blake Schultz (Atherton, CA), the Ephs were within two.
On the next Ram possession the Ephs forced a turnover.
Senior co-captain Mike Kearney (Washington, DC) was then fouled,
and after sinking one of two the Ephs were down just one with 30
seconds remaining.
With the shot clock no longer a factor, the Ephs were forced to
foul resulting in Ram guard Bill Carey hitting one of two. On
the next Eph possession with the score 62-60 in Framingham's favor,
the Rams fouled Snyder with 12 seconds left. Snyder, who
finished the game with 15 points on a tough 4 for 14 shooting
night, coolly hit both free throws to tie the game.
After a Williams timeout, the Rams inbounded the ball and pushed
it up the court. Junior guard Chad Dixon penetrated into the
lane and kicked it out to Yarrell for the game-winner.
Yarrell finished the game with 13 points while Dixon added 11.
Williams two leading scorers on the game, in addition to Snyder,
were Schultz with 11 and Ethan Timmins-Schiffman (Wilmington, DE)
with 10, however all three shot below 50% for the game as the Ephs
cooled off substantially from a weekend in which they shot over 50%
for the tournament.
Williams will have a week off, and then plays host to SUNY New
Paltz on Tuesday (December 9) in their last game before the
Christmas break. Game time is set for 7:30 pm.
