THE BASICS:

- Score: Assumption 83, Philadelphia 73

- Records: Assumption (5-6) Philadelphia (9-3)

- Location: Worcester, Mass. (Laska Gym)

- The Lead: On the final day of the East Region Classic, the Assumption College men's basketball team got off to a quick start and held off Philadelphia University for an 83-73 non-conference win on Sunday afternoon at Laska Gym. The Hounds finish the East Region Classic with a 1-1 record.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

- The Rams took an early 10-6 lead before the Hounds cut the lead to one after a three from Declan Soukup (Melbourne, Australia/Haddam Senior College) with 15:22 left. A three from junior Reilly Reid (Mississauga, Ontario/Lorne Park) pushed the Hounds ahead 18-12 two minutes later before four quick Ram points made it 18-16.

- Assumption used a 13-0 run over a span of 3:26, capped by a three from sophomore Kamali Bey (Springfield, Mass./Wilbraham & Monson), to push the lead to 31-16 with 6:55 left. Assumption led by at least eight for the rest of the period before taking a 42-31 edge into halftime following a late three from senior Julian Aiken (Randolph, N.J./Randolph).

- The Hounds knocked down 10 three-pointers in the first half as Bey and Soukup each tallied double figures over the opening 20 minutes.

- Philadelphia came out strong in the second half, cutting the lead down to only four at 44-40 after a basket from Eric Long forced a Hound timeout with 15:12 left. A three-point play from TJ Higgins eventually cut the deficit to just three at 48-45 before the Hounds used a quick 9-1 run to push to a double-digit edge at 57-46.

- The Rams used 14 straight points from Peter Alexis to pull within 68-65 with 4:53 remaining, but that was as close as the visitors got in the 10-point final. A corner three from junior Jack Sullivan (Stony Point, N.Y./Albertus Magnus) made it 75-67 with 2:51 on the clock, followed by a number of baskets in transition and four free throws to seal the victory.

- In game three of the East Region Classic earlier in the day, Holy Family had four players finish in double figures as the Tigers defeated the College of Saint Rose by a 77-69 final to finish the weekend 2-0. Reggie Charles led the Tigers with a 25-point, 10-rebound double-double as the Tigers were also an impressive 17-for-20 at the line. Tyler Sayre led three Golden Knights in double figures with 16 points as he was 7-for-20 from the field for the game.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

- Bey and Soukup led the Hounds with 19 points, while Reid added 15 points. Owens was the team's leading rebounder with eight boards to go along with seven points.

- Alexis led Philadelphia with a 28-point, 10-rebound double-double to go along with 18 points from Brendan Kilpatrick and a 14-point, 10-rebound double-double by Huggins.

- The Hounds outscored the Rams 39-9 from three-point land and turned the ball over just four times over the 40 minutes of play.

UP NEXT:

- Assumption is back in action on Saturday, January 2nd as the Hounds travel to Merrimack for a 3 p.m. start at Bert Hammel Court.

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