MILTON, Mass. -Senior forward Malik Lorquet's career-high 25 points, along with 13 rebounds, helped lift UMass Boston Men's Basketball to a 66-50 victory over Curry College on the road Thursday night.
 
THE BASICS
 
UMass Boston 66 Curry College 50
 
UMass Boston (5-3, 1-1 LEC)
 
Curry College (1-8, 0-3 CCC)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
 
The Colonels played the Beacons close in the opening minutes of the game, taking as much as a three-point lead with 16 minutes to play. That would be the last time Curry would be in the lead as the Beacons, led by Lorquet took over, building a 12-point lead, 31-19, going into the half.
 
Lorquet's 16 first half points eclipsed his full game total from each of the last two matchups. He scored the last 10 points of the half for UMass Boston, helping them build their double-digit lead at the break.
 
In the second half, freshman guard Xavier McKenzie added on to his impressive freshman campaign, posting eight points, four rebounds, and four assists on an efficient 3-for-4 from the field. McKenzie, who took home LEC Rookie of the Week honors in November, is averaging 13.3 points per game on the season.
 
Sophomore guard Emanuel Zayas continued his trend of impressive shooting, going 3-for-4 from beyond the arc in the second half. His 47.1% shooting clip from three-point range is the best on the team among those with more than two attempts. 
 
A late Curry College run cut a 23-point deficit to 14 points with under three minutes to play. However, size proved to be the difference as Lorquet's career-best 25 points helped the Beacons outscore the Colonels 36-18 in the paint, leading to their 66-50 road victory.
 
BY THE NUMBERS
 

• Malik Lorquet recorded his sixth double-double of the season in the contest
• The Beacons recorded 24 points off of turnovers, compared to six for the Colonels
• UMass Boston led second chance points 21-12
• The Beacons 10 blocks as a team were their most in a game this season
• UMass Boston is now 4-0 all-time versus Curry College, the two teams last met during the 2018 at the Clark Athletic Center 

 
WHO'S NEXT
 
The Beacons have a quick turnaround as they return to Clark Gymnasium for a matinee matchup with the Lions of Eastern Nazarene College on Saturday, December 10 at 1 PM. The Beacons fell last year to the Lions on the road, 79-78, after a last-second foul led to two made free throws for Eastern Nazarene and a buzzer-beater miss by Emanuel Zayas.