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Witherington tallied a career-best 20 points in Saturday's victory.
65
Stevens STEVE 3-2,0-0 MAC Free
76
Winner Middlebury MIDMB 3-0,0-0 NESCAC
Stevens STEVE
3-2,0-0 MAC Free
65
Final
76
Middlebury MIDMB
3-0,0-0 NESCAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Stevens STEVE 36 29 65
Middlebury MIDMB 46 30 76

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Early Momentum Helps Men’s Basketball to 76-65 Triumph Over Stevens

The Middlebury's men's basketball team built a double-digit cushion nearly halfway through the opening stanza before cruising to a 76-65 victory over Stevens Institute of Technology on Saturday in game one of a Panther basketball doubleheader from Pepin Gymnasium.

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Middlebury caught fire early in the first session, building a 21-12 edge with 12 minutes left. Edward Witherington led the way with 11 points on a perfect 4-for-4 shooting.
  • The Panther's lead continued to swell off the hot hand of Tristan Joseph. The guard nailed two from behind the arc and added a steal-and-slam on three consecutive trips down the floor for a 35-14 advantage.
  • Middlebury continued extending its lead, taking a 44-22 advantage following back-to-back threes from Witherington and Joseph with 6:16 to go.
  • Stevens started to claw its way back into the contest as the minutes trickled down. Jack Spellman converted in the paint at the 2:16 mark, sparking nine consecutive points to put the Ducks within 10 (46-36) at halftime.
  • The Ducks started to find a groove as Harmehar Chhabra and Kyle Maddison hit consecutive shots to slice the Panther lead down to single digits at 50-43 with 13:22 remaining.  
  • Middlebury would not let the momentum slip from their grasps as a 7-0 spurt with two points each from Sam Stevens and Witherington paired with a Joseph three-pointer pushed the Panthers to a 71-56 lead with just three minutes left. 
  • The Ducks had the final push late, but it was not enough as the Panthers grabbed the 76-65 victory to move to 3-0 on the year.

NOTES

  • Joseph tallied a career-best 28 points on 9-for-14 from the field, including eight triples. His eight from behind the arch ties him for second all-time with Jason Prenevost (1995) and Ashton Coghlan (2007).
  • Witherington also had a career day with 20 points, including seven threes. 
  • Middlebury held a 28-3 edge in bench points and an 18-8 advantage in the assist department.

Middlebury concludes its three-game homestand with a Monday evening showdown against Plattsburgh State at 7:00 p.m.

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