Westfield State Defeats Framingham State 78-71

By Framingham State athletics

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WESTFIELD – The Framingham State University men’s basketball team fell short this afternoon falling to Westfield State 78-71 in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action at the Woodward Center.     

Westfield State gets just its second win of the season and is now 2-11 overall and 1-1 in the Conference.

Framingham State falls to 4-11 overall and is now 1-1 in the Conference

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INSIDE THE NUMBERS: 

• Framingham was led by 25 points and a game high 12 rebounds from Juran Ligonde.  Ligonde connected on 11-of23 from the floor and added a piar of assists. 
• Jahden Erold added 13 points, three boards and three steals off the bench for the Rams, while Marshall Martin finished with 10 points and six rebounds before fouling out. 
• The Owls were led by 30 points from Justin Thompson. Thompson shot 8-18 from the floor and was 10-12 at the foul line, including 4-4 from the line in the final 2:25 to help the Owls put the game away. 
• Westfield got 11 points from Brendan Keaveny, who finished 3-of-3 from behind the arc, including a pair of clutch three pointers late. Keaveny had four rebounds and a pair of steals as well.  DaeJohn Pendleton (Haverhill, Mass.) handed out eight assists for the Owls.   

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• Westfield led by as many as 15 points midway through the second half, using a half court trap to help build the big lead. 
• Framingham slowly ground their way back into the game with some key three-point shooting, before Juran Ligonde gave the rams a 66-65 lead with a layup with 4:45 left to play. 
• Keaveny responded for the Owls with three-pointers on back-to-back possessions that restored Westfield’s lead to 71-68 with 3:21 left to play. 
• Westfield led 40-34 at the half behind 15 points from J.T. Thompson. The Owls jumped out to an early 14-5 lead on a jumpshot by Brown with 14:03 left.   
• Framingham tied the game on three occasions, the last at 30-all with 5:31 left in the half, but Westfield closed the half with a 10-4 run.. 

UP NEXT: The Rams are back in action Wednesday night when they host Fitchburg State at 5:30 p.m.