FRAMINGHAM, Mass.- Worcester State University's senior center Paul Brooks (Arlington, Mass.) scored his 1,000^th career point in the Lancers' 59-55 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) win over Framingham State on Saturday.

With the win the Lancers move to 4-13 and 2-3 in league play. The Rams are now 6-12 and 3-2 in the MASCAC.

Brooks currently stands at 1,008 career points after scoring nine points and collecting a game-high 15 rebounds in the win. In addition to Brooks reaching his 1,000^th career point, senior guard Aaron Anniballi (Milford, Mass.) registered a career-high 20 points, going 7-of-11 from the field. Freshman Cal Howes (Maynard, Mass.) and senior Ryan DiBernardo (Springfield, Mass.) added 10 points apiece in the win.

The Rams were paced by Daniel Gould (Quincy, Mass) who scored a team-high 15 points shooting 5-of-6 from long range. Tyri Hampton (Fitchburg, Mass.) added 14 points and Manny Payton (Fitchburg, Mass.) had 10 points for the Rams.

The two teams played a back-and-forth first half seeing six lead changes and three ties. The Rams forced a tie to head into the locker room on a last second layup by Charles Valbrun (Hyde Park, Mass.) after gobbling up a loose ball to knot the game at 23-23.

The back-and-forth play continued into the second half but the Rams were able to build their lead up to nine, 44-35 on one of Gould's five treys just around halfway through the period. The Lancers then fought back eventually tying the contest at 50-50 on a three-pointer by DiBernardo with just under five minutes to play.

After trading baskets a Daniel Gould (Quincy, Mass.) triple gave the Rams a three point lead but once again the Lancers responded. Anniballi hit a layup and three-pointer on consecutive possessions to go ahead 57-55 with just over 30 second to play. The Lancers made 3-of-4 of their shots from the stripe in the final minute to seal the victory.

The Rams shot 32.8% from the field and 33.3% from long-range. The Lancers were 47.6% from the floor and 21.4% from beyond the arc.

Framingham State returns to the hardwood on Wednesday, January 25^th when they host Fitchburg State in MASCAC play. The Lancers are in action the same day when they host Westfield State.

Release Courtesy of Framingham State Sports Information