Gordon College Men's Basketball continued Conference action this afternoon when they hosted the Suffolk University Rams where the Fighting Scots were ultimately narrowly bested by their guests, 64-61 after two close half. 

The Scots were led by Garrett Sattazahn and Bryce Smith who booked 17 points each followed by Michael Makiej who contributed eight points in the mix while grabbing a game-high nine rebounds. 

Keenan Robertson guided the Rams with a game-high 20 points while Cole LeVangie and William Rowe added 12 and 11 points in the effort. 

How It Happened

• Conor Creane got the Rams going early on with a three less than 30 seconds after the first whistle before his squad went on to earn a six-point gap (8-2) at 16:04. However, the Fighting Scots battled back, eventually taking the lead (12-10) thanks to a Sattazahn basket from downtown to give them their first go-ahead point. The Scots held their lead until 6:45 left in the first when a Suffolk three brought the score to 20-19 in favor of the Rams. The blue and white immediately regained their edge after Smith sunk one from behind the arc (24-22) before ending the half, 31-28.
• Coming back from the break, Smith tacked on three more points to Gordon's advantage with one from downtown (34-28). Not long after, the Scots earned their biggest margin of the game (46-39) at the 14:09 mark after a layup in the paint from Makiej. But the Rams were able to chip away, eventually going ahead by one point (49-48) before a Zach Quanico three knotted it up at 51-all with 9:47 remaining. However, the Rams were on a roll, securing a nine-point lead (60-51) with 4:30 on the clock after a nine-point run but the Fighting Scots soon retaliated with a pair of layups and a floor shattering Treyton Tebbs basket from behind the arc to make it a one basket game (58-60) with less than two minutes remaining, but it wasn't enough as the Rams were able to hold on to their advantage to take the 64-61 Conference win. 

Beyond The Box Score

• Garrett Sattazahn has booked double-digit points in the past 13 games in a row.
• The Fighting Scots hit the road for their next CCC battle on Wednesday, January 18 when they travel to Springfield, Mass. to face the Western New England Golden Bears at 7:30 p.m.