Men's Basketball Edges Gateway CC, 90-87

BROCKTON, Mass. ---- Just as seemingly every home has gone this season, the Massasoit CC men's basketball team played down to the wire, prevailing with a 90-87 victory over the Gateway CC on Monday afternoon.

Massasoit (7-7) received a balanced scoring attack as five players reached double figures, led by Chris Green (Taunton/Bridgton Academy) with 25.  Green added five assists and a pair of steals.

For Green, it marked his fifth straight game of 20-plus points and he has reached double figures in all 14 games this season for Massasoit.

Next in scoring was Antoino Ferreira (Stoughton/Stoughton HS) who finished with 18 points, six rebounds and three assists. Colin Campbell (Holbrook/Holbrook HS) added a career-high 17 points and five rebounds.

Also reaching double figures was Adusei Kusi (Quincy/Quincy HS) with 12 points off four 3-pointers and Anthony Conway (Boston/Walpole HS) with 11.  Anthony Rivers (Boston/John O'Bryant Vocational) added seven points and seven assists.

The game was tight throughout, as Massasoit led 42-39 at the break and held on for the the three-point win to improve to .500 on the season.