The Middlebury men's basketball team fell 89-63 to #9 Wesleyan on Saturday afternoon in Connecticut. 
 
HIGHLIGHTS

• The Cardinals started the first stanza with a 17-3 run spanning 6:38 of action. The spurt was sparked by a three-pointer from Fritz Hauser.
• Trailing 32-6 with 6:43 remaining, the Panthers converted eight-consecutive free throws to cut the lead to 20 (34-14). Tristan Joseph went 4-for-4 at the charity stripe during the span.
• With time expiring in the half, Nicky Johnson made a buzzer-beating layup to send the squads into the locker rooms with Wesleyan up 37-20.
• The first 5:21 of the second half was a back-and-forth affair before Kuba Cwalina cut the Middlebury deficit to 18 (53-35) with a layup at the 14:26 mark
• The Cardinals answered with a 13-4 run spanning the next three and a half minutes, highlighted by four points from Jackson Cormier. 
• Behind 65-39 with 11:53 to go, the Panthers had an 8-4 spurt capped by a charity toss from Joseph. 
• The Wesleyan advantage was too much for Middlebury to overcome late in the contest as the Cardinals secured the 89-63 triumph.

 
NOTES

• Oliver Urena picked up a season-high six points. 
• The programs met for the 74th time with Wesleyan holding a 42-32 edge in the all-time series.

The Panthers return home on Friday when they host Connecticut College at 7:00 p.m.