MIT Men's Basketball

Although it was the first home game, MIT got off to a very slow start and was held scoreless for the first four minutes of the game. Reserve junior, Stuart Laval, got the Engineers on track with a tip-in off his own miss. However, MIT still trailed by double digits. Despite not playing well, the Engineers slowly crept back into the game with strong defense led by freshman Danny Kanamori. The Engineers shot terribly from the outside though going 0-9 from three-point range in the first half, but managed to go into halftime with a slim lead with good half-court execution for easy back-door layups.

MIT came out much better in the second half and built a 15 point lead. Kanamori had a steal and a layup and sophomore Andrew Tsai hit a three-pointer during that stretch. However, Suffolk battled back and eventually took a one-point lead. After a brief timeout, the Engineers responded. Kanamori had a nice dish to sophomore Kyle Doherty for an easy layup and freshman Adam Gibbons hit two big three-pointers to give the Engineers the lead for good. Gibbons continued to be the main scorer for the Engineers with several strong drives and layups. But, Suffolk never quit and only trailed by two. With three minutes remaining off a dish from Tsai, Kanamori nailed a three and was fouled on the play to give the Engineers a cushion. Gibbons made two clutch free throws down the stretch to preserve the victory. Junior Boris Paskalev and Doherty had seven rebounds for the Engineers.