MIT Men's Basketball

In the battle of two of the top academic schools in the country, MIT quickly proved superior on the basketball court. With relentless man-to-man defense, MIT got out in transition and was able to cash in on some easy baskets and an 8-0 start. Freshman Mike Huhs, Sophomore Andrew Tsai, Sophomore Kyle Doherty, and freshman Adam Gibbons had early baskets for the Engineers. Junior Stuart Laval was a spark off the bench with several offensive rebounds and easy layups. Junior captain Sebastian Heersink and junior Boris Paskalev also gave the Engineers strong play inside. Seeing time and contributing were also freshman Luke Haidorfer and freshman John Miller. However, MIT struggled shooting the ball from the peremeter and only led by only 18 going into halftime.

MIT again came old cold in the second half but was able to capitalize with offensive rebounds and easy layups. Key to the second half charge was junior captain Alex Phillips who had several steals and points in transition. Phillips was also key in pushing the ball and finding several MIT players for wide-open layups. Also playing well in the second half was junior captain Neal Brenner who connected on a three-pointer and a couple mid-range jumpers just inside the key. Although a little sluggish after playing on consecutive nights, MIT was still able to overpower Cal Tech and coast to another victory.