FRAMINGHAM - On senior night in Framingham, the Framingham State College men’s basketball team defeated Westfield State 65-51 and assured them of their 1^st winning season since 1992-93. The Rams kept themselves in the hunt for a home playoff game with the win.

The Rams (14-9, 8-4) jumped out to a 14 point lead at the half as they connected on 52.2% (12 of 23) of their shots in the first half, while the Owls (11-11, 6-5) shot only 32% from the floor. 

The Owls climbed back into the game early in the second half as they picked up their full court defensive pressure, but the Rams hot shooting continued as they shot 50% in the second half and were able to maintain their lead down the stretch.  Westfield was able to convert 24 Ram turnovers into 17 points.

The Rams were led offensively by seniors Jared Clark and Chris Feeney.  Clark finished with a game high 22 points and 9 rebounds, while Feeney added 13 points, 9 boards and 6 asssits.  Junior Ralph Sully controlled the defensive end with a game high 13 rebounds.

Westfield State was led by sophomore guard Ricky Ogboin who had 16 points and 4 steals and graduate student Vaso Jaukovic who added 11 points and 5 rebounds.

Tonight’s game finished off the regular season for the Rams as they wait until Saturday to find out who and where they will play in the MASCAC Tournament, while Westfield closes out the regular season on Saturday as they host MCLA.

Newspaper Box Score

Westfield State vs Framingham State

2/17/05 7:30pm at Framingham, MA

At Framingham, MA

FRAMINGHAM STATE 65, WESTFIELD STATE 51

WESTFIELD STATE (11-11, 6-5)

Ricky Ogboin 7-12 2-2 16; Vaso Jaukovic 4-13 2-2 11; Gavin Illangakoon 3-10

0-0 6; Andy Deffer 2-5 0-0 5; Tony Collier 2-4 1-2 5; James Ogbunize 2-4 0-1

4; Mike Jurkowski 1-5 1-2 3; Sammy Newman-Beck 0-0 1-2 1; Ryan Bowler 0-2

0-0 0; Chad Misiuk 0-5 0-0 0; Joe Tomasini 0-1 0-0 0; Sam Gardner 0-1 0-0 0.

Totals 21-62 7-11 51.

FRAMINGHAM STATE (14-9, 8-4)

Jared Clark 8-12 6-6 22; Chris Feeney 5-10 0-0 13; Derek Wigman 5-9 0-0 10;

Ralph Sully 3-7 2-2 9; Paul Tanglis 4-7 0-0 9; Michael Costa 0-0 2-2 2; Rob

Scarpato 0-0 0-0 0; Joseph Faradie 0-2 0-0 0; Anthony Washington 0-1 0-0 0;

Omar Almodovar 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 25-49 10-10 65.

Westfield State...............   20   31  -   51

Framingham State..............   34   31  -   65

3-point goals-Westfield State 2-19 (Andy Deffer 1-4; Vaso Jaukovic 1-4; Tony

Collier 0-1; Chad Misiuk 0-2; Joe Tomasini 0-1; Gavin Illangakoon 0-5; Ricky

Ogboin 0-2), Framingham State 5-14 (Chris Feeney 3-7; Paul Tanglis 1-3;

Ralph Sully 1-2; Derek Wigman 0-1; Jared Clark 0-1). Fouled out--Westfield

State-None, Framingham State-Ralph Sully. Rebounds-Westfield State 28 (Chad

Misiuk 7), Framingham State 39 (Ralph Sully 13). Assists-Westfield State 7

(James Ogbunize 2; Mike Jurkowski 2; Vaso Jaukovic 2), Framingham State 17

(Chris Feeney 6). Total fouls-Westfield State 13, Framingham State 13. A-220