THE BASICS:

- Score: MIT 73, Sarah Lawrence 67

- Records: MIT (2-2); Sarah Lawrence (1-3)

- Location: Cambridge, Mass. (Rockwell Cage)

- The Lead: In the first-ever meeting between the two teams, the MIT men's basketball team earned its first home victory of the season with a 73-67 win over Sarah Lawrence College on Saturday afternoon at Rockwell Cage.

- Postgame Reaction from Tim Butala, Samuel Bockman and head coach Larry Anderson

HOW IT HAPPENED:

- MIT came out firing in the opening two minutes as sophomore AJ Jurko (Weston, Fla.) knocked down a pair of early threes and the Engineers led 8-0. The hosts continued to lead until close to the midway point of the period when Stevan Radosavljevic knocked down a jumper to tie the game at 14-14.

- The Engineers built the lead up to as many as nine at 35-26 with 2:49 remaining before the Gryphons closed the half on a 7-0 run to make it a 35-33 margin at the break.

- In the second period, Jurko dropped in another three to extend the lead to 41-36 as the Engineers led by five with under 12 minutes left. Sarah Lawrence came right back though and with 10:05 on the clock, Malin Segal hit a pair of free throws to give the visitors their first lead at 50-49.

- The teams traded the lead over the next six minutes before the Engineers regained the lead for good on a pair of Tim Butala (Monroe, Conn.) free throws with 3:47 remaining. MIT drained five free throws over the remainder of the game to seal the six-point victory for the Engineers.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

- Jurko led the Engineers with a 20-point effort, while Butala posted an 11-point, 11-rebound double-double. Sophomore Samuel Bockman (Oceanside, Calif.) was solid again off the bench as he posted 12 points and seven rebounds in 25 minutes of play.

- Three Gryphons finished in double figures, led by 13 points from captain Graham Gilleran and 12 points from Mat Garek. Joseph Kleeman added 11 points off the bench, while BJ Sanders was the team's leading rebounder with eight boards.

- MIT held a commanding 45-30 advantage on the boards, including a 14-5 edge on the offensive glass. The Engineers also held a 20-16 advantage at the free throw line and forced 17 Sarah Lawrence turnovers.

UP NEXT:

- MIT is back in action on Tuesday, November 29th as the Engineers host UMass Boston in the team's third straight home game. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. at Rockwell Cage.

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