MIT Men's Basketball

Seeking a tie for first with a win against conference leader Clark, the Engineers quickly jumped out to a 6-0 lead. Freshmen Adam Gibbons and Mike Huhs converted easy backdoor layups during that stretch. However, Clark battled back, eventually taking the lead 11-8. The game went back and forth although the Engineers managed to retake the lead as junior Neal Brenner hit two 3-pointers giving MIT a 25-23 lead. Sophomore Kyle Doherty added to the lead with easy baskets in the paint and freshman Eli Sheets's three-pointer before the buzzer gave the Engineers a 41-31 lead heading into halftime.

Gibbons got the Engineers started in the second half with a driving layup plus a foul to give the Engineers a 13 point lead. Clark battled back several times cutting the lead to as close as one, but the Engineers' hot shooting continued as Sheets, Brenner, and freshman Danny Kanamori all connected from the outside to build the lead back to eleven points with 8:30 left to play. Doherty was also instrumental during that stretch as he was able to get to the rim for easy layups. Clark then went on a little spurt of its own, as they nailed consecutive three-pointers to get back into the game. With the Engineers leading 81-78 with 1:30 to go, Clark forward Trevor Walker hit a three-pointer to tie the game. The Engineers responded with a basket from Huhs to put MIT up two points. Clark then scored on its next possession to tie the game. After an ensuing MIT turnover, Clark held for the last shot as guard Sean Fleming hit a runner from the elbow as time expired to win the game. Clark responded from cold shooting in the first half (29%) to shoot 69% in the second half and hand the Engineers its second loss in conference play.