THE BASICS:
 
- Score: MIT 80, Salem State 64
 
- Records: MIT (5-3); Salem State (4-3)
 
- Location: Salem, Mass. (Twohig Gymnasium)
 
- The Lead: Led by a season-high 33 points from senior Ian Hinkley (Raleigh, N.C.), the MIT men's basketball team moved to 5-3 on the season with a convincing 80-64 road win at Salem State on Wednesday night.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
- Over the first 10 minutes, the game was very even and the Engineers held a slight 23-22 advantage. MIT went on a bit of a run to extend the advantage to double figures for the first time at 36-26 on a Julian Manyika (San Francisco, Calif.) three-pointer with 5:14 left. The Vikings cut the lead down to seven at the break, including layup by Chris McDonald with 1:01 on the clock to make it 41-34 at the half.
 
- Hinkley and sophomore Charles Rich (Holladay, Utah) knocked down threes to start the second half for the MIT offense and the Engineers led by a 54-38 margin at the 16:11 mark. Later in the period, Hinkley nailed a three with 6:46 remaining on the clock to push things to 20 points at 70-50 before the Engineers came away with the 16-point final margin of victory.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
 
- Hinkley nearly finished with a double-double with 33 points and nine rebounds as he was 7-for-12 from three-point land. Rich posted a career-high 22 points on 8-for-12 shooting from the field and junior Alex Cho (San Diego, Calif.) added 10 points in 33 minutes. Senior Dan Pilsbury (Millington, N.J.) was the team's leading rebounder with 11 boards to go along with seven assists.
 
- Connor Byrne recorded a 12-point, 15-rebound double-double as four Vikings finished in double figures. Jarret Byrne finished with 11 points in 26 points, along with 10 points each from Sean Bryan and Chris MacDonald.
 
UP NEXT:
 
- The Engineers return home on Saturday, December 4th as the Engineers host Fitchburg State for a 1 p.m. start in Rockwell Cage.
 
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