THE BASICS:
 
- Score: Husson 89, MIT 57
 
- Records: MIT (0-1); Husson (1-0)
 
- Location: Cambridge, Mass. (Rockwell Cage)
 
- The Lead: In the 2022-23 season opener on Tuesday night, the MIT men's basketball team fell to visiting Husson University by an 89-57 final at Rockwell Cage.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
- The Eagles got off to a strong start and built to a double-digit lead at 22-11 midway through the first following a layup from Jeremy Moronta. Husson pushed the advantage up to as many as 14 before the Engineers embarked on an 11-2 run to make it a 32-27 game with 3:14 left in the first half. Four different players scored for MIT in the run, including five points from first-year Tim Minicozzi (Belmont, Mass.).
 
- Husson answered with a run of its own though to close the half as Moronta and J Thomas sparked the Eagles with back-to-back threes, en route to a 40-30 advantage at the break.
 
- In the opening three minutes of the second half, MIT pulled back within five at 44-39 following a layup from first-year Parker Spann (Omaha, Neb.). A three from Husson's Justice Kendall and a layup from Eric Ahlers pushed the lead back to double digits at 49-39 as the Eagles eventually pulled away for the non-conference victory in just the second all-time meeting between the two schools.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
 
- Minicozzi led the Engineers with 19 points, including 5-for-8 shooting from three-point land in his MIT career debut. Spann finished with 16 points and eight rebounds, while sophomore Kade Killeen (Austin, Texas) had 10 points, eight rebounds and a game-high six assists in 39 minutes played.
 
- Ahlers and Moronta led Husson with 15 points each, along with 12 points from Kendall.
 
- The Eagles outrebounded the Engineers by a 43-32 final while also registering eight blocks and 17 assists overall.
 
UP NEXT:
 
- The Engineers are back in action on Thursday, November 10th as the team travels to Rhode Island College for a 7 p.m. start.
 
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