THE BASICS:
 
- Score: No. 24 WPI 67, MIT 49
 
- Records: MIT (7-5, 0-2 NEWMAC); No. 24 WPI (10-1, 2-0 NEWMAC)
 
- Location: Worcester, Mass. (Harrington Auditorium)
 
- The Lead: On Saturday afternoon at Harrington Auditorium, the MIT men's basketball team dropped a 67-49 final to No. 24 ranked WPI in NEWMAC play.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
- WPI's John Lowther got WPI off to a hot start as he dunked off the opening tip for the 2-0 lead. The teams traded baskets over the first eight minutes of play as junior Alex Cho (San Diego, Calif.) scored on a layup with 13:05 on the clock to tie things at 5-5. After WPI embarked on a 7-0 run for the 12-5 lead, MIT closed to within two points. Another 12-0 WPI scoring run gave the hosts some distance and the Worcester Engineers took a 38-23 lead into the half.
 
- MIT hit the first three shots of the second half, including a pair from senior Dan Pilsbury (Millington, N.J.), before WPI tallied a 10-0 run to extend to a 48-29 lead with 13 minutes on the clock. The teams played an overall even second half as WPI's Will Barton scored on a layup to cap the 18-point final.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
 
- Hinkley led MIT with a 12-point, eight-rebound performance to go along with 10 points on 5-of-7 shooting by Pilsbury. Lowther paced all scorers for WPI with 18 points, while John Adams finished with a 14-point, 13-rebound double-double.
 
UP NEXT:
 
- The Engineers are back in action on Wednesday, January 12th as the team returns home to the face the U.S. Coast Guard Academy for a NEWMAC game beginning at 7 p.m. Please note that only MIT community members who are in the Covid Pass system will be allowed to attend the game.
 
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