BOSTON, Mass. – Led by Luke Rogers' 18 rebounds and Will Brady's 14 points Tufts University handed men's basketball a 71-49 non-conference loss Wednesday evening at Clark Athletic Center Gymnasium.

THE BASICS

UMass Boston 49, Tufts University 71

UMass Boston (5-3)
Tufts University (7-2)

HOW IT HAPPENED

Playing their second game in less than a 24-hour window, men's basketball tried to take down one of the premiere programs in the region.  Unfortunately, the Beacons legs could not carry them all the way through as Tufts used a strong second half to earn the non-conference victory after falling in the title game of the New England Big Four Tournament to nationally-ranked Babson College.

Brady was 5-for-6 from the field for the Jumbos, which also included a pair of 3-pointers.  Michael Boyd (Malden, Mass.) was the Beacons top scorer as the junior finished with seven field goals.  Malik Lorquet (Sharon, Mass.) grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds with three coming on the offensive glass. 

Charlie Mitchell (Boston, Mass.) finished with 10 points, and was the only other Beacon to record double-figures.

The Beacons put together their best run early in the second half, when they cut the Jumbos nine point lead down to two.  They would post an 8-2 run to make it 31-29.  Unfortunately, the Jumbos would counter with a run of their own and quickly pushed their lead back to double-figures. 

They would then seal the win in the final seven minutes of regulation to earn their third straight win over the Beacons.

Off the bench Tommy Burris (Dalton, Mass.) who was the hero in yesterday's win over Division 1 Holy Cross finished with seven points on 2-of-3 shooting from behind the arc.  The freshman guard had two of the Beacons four 3-pointers.

BY THE NUMBERS

• The Beacons are now 10-36 against Tufts University
• Boyd now needs 196 points to become the newest member of the 1,000 point club
• UMass Boston shot just 30.9% from the field and 19.0% from distance
• Tufts University shot 46.7% and 33.3% from 3-point range in Wednesday's contest
• The Jumbos held a 53-35 advantage on the glass with 12 rebounds coming on the offensive side of the court
• Thirty-eight of the Jumbos 71 points came in the point, while their bench also contributed 29 points
• The Beacons converted the Jumbos 18 turnovers into 21 points and scored 22 of their 49 points in the paint

WHO'S NEXT

The Beacons will play their final game of 2019 on Saturday at Suffolk University at 1 p.m.