Box Score
Recap courtesy of Emerson College
BOSTON – Four Lions put up double-digit points on the night with Jon Goldberg's 17 leading the floor as the Emerson men's basketball team topped the Tufts Jumbos 78-71 Friday night. With the win the Lions improve to 3-1 on the year while the Jumbos drop to 3-1.
The first half saw the Lions surge ahead, shooting 36-percent as a team from the floor. Jon Goldberg led EC with 11 points and six boards. Following his lead were Michael Thorpe with nine points and Tyson Hallowell with eight as well. The Lions were stellar in the paint as well with 16 points as they rolled into the half up 37-25.
Stephen Haladyna and Ryan Spadaford had seven points at the half to lead Tufts. The Jumbos were out-rebounded 21-13 in the first 20 minutes. They were just 2 for 7 from three-point land and 3 for 8 at the free throw line in the opening half.
The second half saw Goldberg lead the way again with 11 points in the half as Emerson tore it up in the paint again with 22 points in the paint this time around. The Lions started firing on all cylinders where they shot 54-percent as a team to roll off with the 78-71 win.
Tufts got within four in the second half at 61-57, but the Lions scored 11 of the next 14 points to put the game away.
Freshman Hunter Sabety led the Jumbos with 15 points and 11 rebounds as he continued to be a force near the basket. Freshman Tarik Smith also tallied 15 for Tufts. Tommy Folliard had 11 points off the bench, while Kwame Firempong's six assists and Oliver Cohen's four steals added to the Tufts totals.
Tufts faces another Boston city team tomorrow when they host Wentworth at 2 pm. The Lions will continue their season on Tuesday night as they head to Lesley for an 8 pm match-up against the Lynx.
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