Will C Images,LLC

Edward Witherington collected a career-best five rebounds in the win.

Middlebury MIDDLEBU 11-2, 1-1

Amherst AMHERST 5-8, 1-1

Middlebury MIDDLEBU

11-2, 1-1

Final

Jan. 07, 2023

Amherst AMHERST

5-8, 1-1

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Middlebury MIDDLEBU	25	28	53
Amherst AMHERST	16	30	46

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 1/7/2023 6:34:00 PM

#8 Men’s Basketball Slips Past Amherst 53-46

Next Game:

Bowdoin College

1/13/2023 | 7:00 PM

Full Schedule

Jan. 13 (Fri) / 7:00 PM

Bowdoin College

The eighth-ranked Middlebury men's basketball team earned its first NESCAC win of the season defeating Amherst 53-46.

HIGHLIGHTS

The Panthers began the game by scoring eight of the first 10 points. Sam Stevens drained a three-pointer to give Middlebury an 8-2 edge with 4:15 elapsed.
Midway through the first half, Evan Flaks connected on a jump shot to stretch the Panther advantage to nine (17-8).
Amherst managed to cut the deficit to three (19-16) following a layup by Giovanni Tam with 5:31 remaining, but the Panthers closed the half on a 6-0 run, capped by a layup from David Brennan, to head into the locker room with a 25-16 advantage.
With 8:40 gone in the second half, a layup from Alex Sobel gave Middlebury a 10-point lead (37-27).
The Mammoths responded with a 7-2 run to close the gap to just five (39-34) with 9:22 left.
The Panthers answered with a 9-2 spurt of its own, as back-to-back jumpers from Jackson McKersie and Flaks pushed the lead to 12 (48-36) with 3:58 to go.
Middlebury was able to keep Amherst at bay and close out the 53-46 victory.

NOTES

Brennan tied his career high in rebounds during the win, pulling down 18 boards.
Stevens has connected on at least one three-pointer in 29 of 32 career games played.
Sobel registered three blocks in the victory, extending his streak of games with a blocked shot to 38 straight.
This was the 76th meeting between the teams as the Panthers have claimed the last two contests.