Davis effort leads Monks to victory

STANDISH – Chris Davis scored 25 points and Elbie Murphy chipped in with 19 points and eight assists Monday night to lead Saint Joseph’s College to an 84-71 men’s basketball victory over Suffolk University of Boston.

Alonso Davis chipped in with 18 points and 11 rebounds for the Monks.

Mike Fleming paced Suffolk with 23 points, including seven 3-pointers.

Suffolk (2-17) 71

Jaziri 3-4-11, Ransom 0-2-2, Small 6-0-14, Ray 2-0-4, Massimino 2-1-5, Demarski, Fleming 8-0-23, Lindberg, Blake 3-0-7, Mullin 1-0-2, Skaggs 1-0-2, Seaman 1-1-3

Saint Joseph’s (10-9) 84

Vachon 2-0-5, Murphy 7-4-19, Eatmon 4-0-8, Friend, Davis 10-5-25, Mattison, Russo, Tandberg 0-1-1, Tutwiler 0-2-2, Rue 1-0-3, Savino, Kelley, Jones 1-0-3, Davis 6-6-18, Ouellet

3-pt. goals: Jaziri, Small 2, Fleming 7, Blake; Murphy 4, Davis 5, Tandberg, Tutwiler 2, Davis 6

Halftime: Suffolk 39-34