DARTMOUTH, Mass. — Four Falcons scored in double figures, but it wasn't enough as the Albertus Magnus College men's basketball team lost an 89-75 game to UMass Dartmouth in the Consolation Game of the 26th Annual Lafrance Hospitality Tournament on Sunday afternoon.

Ray Ford, Jr. (Jersey City, N.J.) scored a team-high 16 points. Kevin Crawford (Bridgeport, Conn.) had a season-high 13 points and eight rebounds off the bench. Lennox Serrano (Waterbury, Conn.) scored a career-high 10 points and Ta'zhon Daniels (New Haven, Conn.) posted 11 points.

Ford was named to the All-Tournament Team after collecting 30 points, seven rebounds, two assists, two blocks and a steal across the two days.

THE BASICS

FINAL: UMass-Dartmouth 89 | Albertus Magnus 75

RECORDS: Albertus (0-5) | UMass-Dartmouth (1-2)

BOX

HOW IT HAPPENED

• It was a tight game in the opening two minutes after Malcolm Duncanson's (West Haven, Conn.) free throw and buckets from Ford and Avery Hinnant (Naugatuck, Conn.), but the hosts broke open the close game with a 9-0 run for the 16-5 advantage with 15:15 remaining.
• Albertus Magnus trailed 25-9, but an offensive rebound and putback by Rodrick Pearson sparked a 14-7 run that closed the deficit to 32-23. Deivone Tanksley (Hartford, Conn.) scored six points during the run and the Falcons went 8-for-10 from the free trhow line during the stretch.
• The Falcons countered the home team's 6-0 run with three-pointers from Ford, and Daniels as the teams headed into the intermission with UMass Dartmouth up, 44-31.
• The Corsairs scored the first five points of the second half, but another a layup from Ford at 18:01, paired with a free throw by Crawford and a layup from Tahijj Hunter (Mount Laurel, N.J.) narrowed UMass Dartmouth's lead to 52-36 with 16:16 to play.
• A Ford bucket helped cut the Falcons' deficit, 58-41, but six straight points, including four from Ryan Flauto, saw the gap widen to 64-41 with 12:11 remaining.
• Albertus Magnus continued to respond as Crawford and Daniels each dropped in buckets, but the Corsairs' offense responded to keep the lead at 70-47 after a three from Isaac Percy.
• Trailing 79-57, the Falcons responded as rookie forward Colin Garretson (East Haven, Conn.) sank a layup, followed by a three from classmate and fellow forward Serrano to close the gap to 79-62 with 5:18 left in the contest.
• The Falcons continued to push late, backed by buckets from Daniels and Serrano. Following a timeout with 1:50 remaining, Albertus Magnus used another solid run to close the gap to 85-73 off a three-pointer by Ford and a tip-in by Serrano.

TEAM STATS

Albertus

38.1 FG% | 50.0 3PT % | 67.7 FT%

UMass-Dartmouth

52.5 FG% | 37.5 3PT % |  69.6 FT%

TOP PERFORMERS

Albertus

• Ray Ford, Jr. 16 Points | 4 Rebounds | 2 Assists | 1 Block | 4-8 3PT
• Kevin Crawford 13 Points | 8 Rebounds | 1 Steal | 9-12 FT
• Ta'zhon Daniels 11 Points | 2 Steals | 1 Assist | 1 Rebound
• Lennox Serrano 10 Points | 3 Rebounds | 1 Steal | 1 Block

UMass-Dartmouth

• Josh Lopes 24 Points | 5 Assists | 3 Steals | 2 Rebounds | 1 Block | 6-6 FT
• John Marcille 18 Points | 7 Rebounds | 2 Assists | 5-6 FT
• Ryan Flauto 14 Points | 6 Rebounds | 1 Assist | 1 Steal | 6-8 FG

NOTEWORTHY

• Albertus edged the Corsairs in fastbreak points (14-5), second chance points (20-16), points off turnovers (21-15) and bench points (37-28).

UP NEXT

The Falcons remain on the road with a mid-week matchup at Emerson on Wednesday at 7 p.m.