THE BASICS:

- Score: Bentley 83, Assumption 81

- Records: Assumption (6-15, 2-14 NE-10) Bentley (15-5, 12-3 NE-10)

- Location: Waltham, Mass. (Dana Center)

- The Lead: On Saturday afternoon, the Assumption College men's basketball team came up just short in an 83-81 road final to Bentley University in Northeast-10 Conference action at the Dana Center.  The Hounds rallied before two late game-winning chances were unsuccessful in the final seconds of the game.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

- Senior Tre Owens (Rota, Spain/Rota) and freshman Justin Tuckson (Stafford, Va./Christ Chapel Academy) each posted a team-high 19 points, while senior Julian Aiken (Randolph, N.J./Randolph) had 13 in the start and junior Reilly Reid (Mississauga, Ontario/Lorne Park) had 11. In addition, junior Declan Soukup (Melbourne, Australia/Hallam Senior College) picked up double figures with 10 points to go along with a team-best five assists.

- Tyler McFarland was the top scorer for Bentley with a 36-point, 10-rebound double-double to go along with 21 points and 11 rebounds by Keegan Hyland and 17 points from Alex Furness.

- Assumption outscored Bentley 42-33 from three-point land and turned the ball over just four times, while Bentley held a 37-28 rebound advantage for the game.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

- Bentley took an early 11-2 lead with 15:57 on the clock in the first after a three from Alex Furness as the Falcons then lead 23-12 on another Furness three at the 12:39 mark. Assumption embarked on a 19-11 run over a six-minute span though to cut the lead to 34-31 and tied the game at 37-37 on a Soukup layup at 4:16. Two Soukup free throws with just five seconds left on the clock for the half gave the Hounds with a 43-41 lead at the break.

- The Falcons jumped out to a seemingly substantial lead at 55-48 on a McFarland three with 15:23 left before the Hounds answered with a quick 7-0 scoring run to tie the game up at 55-55. The Hounds took the lead at 62-58 on a three from Reid at the 11:15 mark before the Falcons answered and the game headed into the final five minutes all tied up.

- With the score 80-74 Bentley with 1:33 remaining, the lead was cut into on a Tuckson three with just 35 seconds left and a layup later made it 83-81 late. After Owens forced a turnover, two potential game-winning chances by Assumption in the final seconds fell short as the Falcons picked up the sweep of the regular-season series.

UP NEXT:

- Assumption is back in action on Wednesday, February 10th as the Hounds travel to Saint Anselm College for a 7:30 p.m. start at Stoutenburgh Gym in Manchester, N.H.

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