BOSTON, Mass. – Senior Jaekwon Spencer scored a game-high 22 points in Nichols College's 91-86 win over Suffolk University Tuesday night in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) men's basketball action at Smith Court.

Graduate student Matthew Alectus added 20 points and freshman Tahmeen Dupree recorded a double-double with 18 points and 10 boards for the Bison, who moved to 10-1 on the season (3-1 CCC). Graduate student Matt Morrow pulled down a season-high 19 rebounds to go with eight points in 39 minutes of action for NC while senior Jack Cowan came off the bench and knocked down three triples to finish with nine points.

The Bison held a nine-point first-half lead behind 14 points for Alectus and 11 from Dupree. The lead grew to as many as 12 early in the second half before the Rams cut their deficit to three with 2:05 remaining following a triple from Nate Hale. Spencer answered with a three to push the lead back to six with 54 seconds remaining, and Dupree sank a pair from the charity stripe with nine seconds remaining to seal the win.

Suffolk (8-2, 3-1 CCC) held a slim 38-37 edge on the glass and committed 17 turnovers. The Bison – who canned 17 of their 41 three-pointer attempts – finished the evening shooting 44 percent from the field.

William Rowe paced the Rams with 20 points.