BOSTON, Mass. (November 20, 2025) – Tufts University, ranked No. 4 in the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Division III poll, opened a nine point lead five minutes into the game on its way to a 24 point halftime advantage and didn't look back in posting an 84-50 victory over Emerson College in a non-conference men's basketball matchup at Smith and Smith Court on the campus of Suffolk University tonight.
Senior Scott Gyimesi led three double-figure scorers for Tufts with a game-high 20 points on 6-of-8 shooting, hitting both three-point attempts and converting all six free-throw attempts, with four rebounds, four assists and two steals. Classmate Joshua Bernstein added 12 points on 6-of-10 shooting, nine rebounds, three assists and three blocked shots, while junior Zion Watt contributed ten points on 4-of-6 shooting, including 2-for-4 from deep, six boards and two assists.
Senior Linus Helmhold was the lone Emerson player in double-figures with ten points, four rebounds, an assist, blocked shot and steal. Postgrad Otto Luessenhop added seven points off the bench for the Lions, while sophomore Roman Leraris chipped in a career-high six points, connecting on 2-of-4 three-pointers, with two rebounds, an assist and steal off the bench for the Lions.
Junior Guillermo Gasset Ruiz scored the opening basket for a quick Emerson lead, but Tufts scored the next nine points, including a Watt three-pointer, to grab a seven-point lead (9-2) less than four minutes into the game. The Lions drew within six (12-6) after a Luessenhop three-pointer, but the Jumbos continued to flex their muscle by opening an 18-point cushion (25-7) following back-to-back layups by Bernstein.
Tufts went on to carry a 24-point lead (37-13) into halftime and would not look back.
Noteworthy
- Helmhold reached double-figures in scoring for the third time this season (21st career).
- All 19 Emerson players saw action in tonight's game.
Up Next
Emerson (1-3, 0-0 NEWMAC) will have the weekend off before returning to Suffolk's Smith and Smith Court to face the home Rams on Tuesday at 4 p.m. The Lions return home on Saturday, December 3, to host Wheaton College for a NEWMAC clash on Hank Smith Court at 1 p.m. Tufts (2-2, 0-0 NESCAC) hosts Yeshiva University on Sunday at noon.
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