MIT Fends Off Men’s Basketball, 75-72

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The Endicott men's basketball team fell to MIT, 75-72, in non-conference action on Tuesday night at Rockwell Cage.

Trailing 72-69 with 1:59 remaining in the contest, the Engineers closed out the matchup with a 6-0 run to lock up the victory.

MIT was forced to fend off a resilient and gritty Gulls' squad that never wavered in their comeback bid despite witnessing the Engineers lead the majority of the game (33:52-5:32, 84.7% of the contest). 

Endicott never trailed by more than 11 points in the non-conference tilt and held multiple leads in the second stanza — 63-62 (6:36), 66-64 (5:59), and 68-67 (5:00) — before MIT snuck away with the win.

Individually, Jalen Echevarria (Lynn, Mass.) stood out for the Blue and Green via a game-high 27 points (5-12 FG, 3-7 3PT, 14-15 FT).

Cameron Ray (Lowell, Mass.) also contributed 14 points, while Billy Arseneault (Lynnfield, Mass.) notched 11 points, five rebounds, four assists, and one steal in the loss.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• MIT is 4-2 in the all-time series against Endicott (snapped a two-game skid versus the Gulls).
• The Engineers are undefeated at Rockwell Cage this season (2-0).
• Endicott has not played a home game this season (0-1 road, 2-0 neutral).

WHAT'S NEXT

Endicott (2-1) hosts the University of New England (UNE) in its Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) season opener this Saturday at 3 PM. MIT (2-2) visits Harvard on Saturday at 2 PM. 

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(Photo Credit - David Le '10)