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Story by Sam Boardman
Jumbo’s outlast Nighthawks
BROOKLINE, MA: The Tufts University Jumbo’s defeated the Newbury College Nighthawks by a score of 72-58 in men’s basketball game tonight in Brookline. Although only up by two at the half the Jumbo’s went on an 14-2 run at the beginning of the 2nd half to extend their lead to as many as 12 points. A Newbury run mid-way through the half made the game to within 6 points on a huge dunk by freshman center Marcal Mathews (Manchester, CT/Howell Cheney Tech), but the Jumbo’s got it back to a double-digit lead.
The Jumbo’s, who had five men in double-figures was led by junior shooting-guard Dan Shepherd (Gratham, NH/Proctor Academy) who scored 15 points on the night, while junior Brian Kumf (Milford, MA/Milford) scored 11 points and hauled in 9 rebounds.
The Nighthawks were led by sophomore captain Arch Mitchell (Framingham, MA/Framingham) who led all scorers with 18 points, while fellow team captain, senior Matt Stanton (Lynnfield, MA/Lynnfield) added 14 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks on the night.
The Jumbo’s improve to 18-4 overall and are currently 5-2 in the NESCAC, while Newbury drops to 7-13 on the year. The Nighthawks will travel to Fitchburg State College on Thursday.
Official Basketball Box Score -- GAME TOTALS -- FINAL STATISTICS
Tufts University vs Newbury College
2/7/06 7:00 at Brookline, MA
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VISITORS: Tufts University 18-4
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
14 David Shepherd...... * 6-12 3-3 0-1 1 3 4 2 15 4 1 0 1 33
20 Ryan O'Keefe........ * 1-6 0-1 4-4 2 1 3 1 6 1 2 0 2 20
30 Brian Kumf.......... * 4-9 1-1 2-7 4 5 9 3 11 1 2 0 2 29
32 Dan Martin.......... * 5-9 0-0 2-2 3 3 6 0 12 2 3 0 0 27
50 Brian Fitzgerald.... * 5-9 0-0 0-0 1 5 6 3 10 0 0 0 0 23
01 Jason Grauer........ 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 9
02 Aaron Gallant....... 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
03 Jeremy Black........ 2-9 2-4 0-1 2 0 2 1 6 4 0 0 2 20
31 Jake Weitzen........ 3-6 0-0 6-6 1 7 8 1 12 4 2 0 0 27
TEAM................ 2 2
Totals.............. 26-64 6-10 14-21 14 29 43 11 72 17 12 0 8 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 14-41 34.1% 2nd Half: 12-23 52.2% Game: 40.6% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-6 50.0% 2nd Half: 3-4 75.0% Game: 60.0% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 4-6 66.7% 2nd Half: 10-15 66.7% Game: 66.7% 1
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HOME TEAM: Newbury College 7-13
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
15 Kevin Cleveland..... * 0-3 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 7
30 Kyle O'Connor....... * 2-5 1-5 0-0 1 6 7 2 5 0 0 0 0 23
32 Steven Morris....... * 2-10 2-3 0-0 0 2 2 2 6 6 5 0 2 38
33 Arch Mitchell....... * 7-14 2-3 2-3 1 4 5 2 18 3 5 0 0 38
42 Matthew Stanton..... * 5-10 1-3 3-3 2 6 8 4 14 5 2 3 0 34
21 Sonny Abraham....... 1-2 0-0 2-2 1 3 4 2 4 0 0 0 2 16
4 Ivan DaSilva........ 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
43 Marcal Matthews..... 2-8 0-0 0-0 4 5 9 4 4 0 0 3 0 15
51 Walky Magloire...... 2-9 0-0 3-4 1 3 4 1 7 3 3 0 0 25
TEAM................ 2 2
Totals.............. 21-62 6-14 10-12 13 30 43 18 58 17 16 6 6 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-32 40.6% 2nd Half: 8-30 26.7% Game: 33.9% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-7 57.1% 2nd Half: 2-7 28.6% Game: 42.9% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 3-3 100 % 2nd Half: 7-9 77.8% Game: 83.3% 1
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Officials: Richard Antonelli, Kevin Hart, Keith Fronk
Technical fouls: Tufts University-None. Newbury College-None.
Attendance: 137
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Tufts University.............. 35 37 - 72
Newbury College............... 33 25 - 58