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MIT MEN’S BASKETBALL
POWERS PAST SUFFOLK, 69-57
Three-Point Assault Ices First Home Win
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. – After relying on the front court
for the first three games of the season, it was the back court
that sparked MIT’s come-from-behind victory over Suffolk,
69-57, inside Rockwell Cage on Saturday. Senior Andrew Tsai
nailed six three-point field goals to finish with a game-high
25 points, while sophomore Mike D’Auria capped the best
game of his collegiate career with seven assists and a career-high
20 points as the Engineers’ raced to their first home
win of the campaign.
Suffolk led 28-23 at the break, but the Rams couldn’t
put the Engineers away. Tsai and D’Auria exposed the
defense’s inability to break through screens by sinking
back-to-back three pointers early in the frame to give MIT
its first lead of the tilt at 29-28. After the Rams grabbed
the lead back with a jumper by Eric Jenkins, D’Auria
connected on another three which later proved to be a crippling
blow to the Suffolk attack. With Tsai stretching the lead
on the ensuing possession to 35-30 with a three-pointer of
his own, Tech coasted the rest of the way from the front.
The Engineers’ sank 12 shots from beyond the arc, one
shy of the Institute record set last season. Tsai paced the
outside assault with six, D’Auria added four, while
freshmen Ryan Richardson and Alex Krull each supplied the
attack with one long-range bomb. Krull also enjoyed his best
afternoon donning an MIT uniform, scoring eight points and
grabbing three boards while playing 20 minutes. Mike Huhs
paved the way for MIT defensively, grabbing a game-high 14
rebounds and adding two blocked shots.
Neil Simard led the Rams with 12 points, with Scott Meier
(11) and Chris Tighe (10) also reaching double figures. The
victory over Suffolk redeems a 72-63 setback endured by the
Engineers last season. With the win MIT improves to 2-2 on
the season, while Suffolk drops to 1-2.
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