MIT Men's Basketball

Eager to respond off the last loss to Salem State and playing without sophomore Kyle Doherty who was sick with the flu, MIT jumped out to an early 6-0 lead. Freshman Adam Gibbons had two early baskets and freshman Mike Huhs was able to score inside for the Engineers. Conn College slowly crept back into the game, but the first half was mainly a defensive struggle as the Engineers did a much better job on the boards led by Huhs and juniors Boris Paskalev and Brian Hoying. .Junior Neal Brenner and freshman Eli Sheets each hit 3-pointers for the MIT as they trailed 20-19 going to halftime.

The defensive struggle continued, but the Engineers were able to build a five point lead as freshman Adam Gibbons caught fire from the outside. Gibbons hit all of his three 3-pointers in the second half. The Engineers also got timely baskets down the stretch allowing them to cling to their slim lead. Brenner hit another 3-pointer and Huhs and Paskalev each had big inside baskets off assists from freshman Danny Kanamori and junior Alex Phillips. Kanamori also hit a pull-up plus a foul with two minutes remaining in the ball game to give the Engineers a six point lead. The Engineers were able to make enough foul shots down the stretch as Phillips hit 1 of 2 free throws with under ten seconds remaining to preserve the win.