WPI Defeats Men's Basketball, 74-64

Box Score

SCORE: Wheaton 64 - WPI 74

RECORDS: Wheaton (9-4, 1-2 NEWMAC) - WPI (7-7, 1-2 NEWMAC)

LOCATION: Norton, Mass. (Emerson Gymnasium)

THE RUNDOWN:

David Carbonello paced the Lyons with a 13-point performance to go along with 10 points off the bench for Alex DuBrow, who shot 4-5 from the floor and 2-3 in free throws.
Juniors Duaka Ekwensi and Riley Tetreault contributed 9 points apiece, combining for 10 boards.
Chris Rodgers led all players on the floor with 19 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists, while Jake Wisniewski and Reid Walker each recorded eleven points.
WPI got off to a hot start, using an 11-2 run to start the game. The Engineers would maintain a lead of at least 7 points and as many as 12, until 4 unanswered Wheaton layups over the final two minutes of the half would close the gap, 32-30.
The teams traded points to start the second half, but back-to-back three-pointers for WPI would give them an 8-point advantage once again.
WPI gained their largest lead of the night, 13 points, with a Dakota Wheeler layup with 7:56 left on the clock. Five consecutive points from Carbonello and a pair of Ryan Fogarty free throws, however, would bring the Lyons within four points at the 1:53 minute mark. WPI answered with 10 points to finish up the game and claim a 10-point, NEWMAC victory.
Wheaton used 18 of WPI's turnovers to score 21 points, while WPI out-rebounded the Lyons, 38-33.

THE BASICS:

UP NEXT: Wheaton resumes their NEWMAC schedule on Saturday, January 13 at 3:00 p.m. when they host the Engineers of MIT. VIDEO / LIVE STATS

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