THE BASICS:
 
- Score: Wheaton 89, MIT 78
 
- Records: MIT (12-10, 5-7 NEWMAC); Wheaton (8-15, 3-9 NEWMAC)
 
- Location: Norton, Mass. (Emerson Gymnasium)
 
- The Lead: On Saturday afternoon, the MIT men's basketball team dropped an 89-78 road final to Wheaton College as the Lyons secured the split of the NEWMAC regular-season series with the Engineers.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
- In the first half, Wheaton jumped out to a 35-26 lead with 7:56 on the clock after a three from Evan Cook, but the Engineers answered and put up two free throws from senior Ian Hinkley (Raleigh, N.C.) and back-to-back triples from senior Julian Manyika (San Francisco, Calif.) to get back within 37-36. The Lyons eventually took the evenly-played first half into the break with a 40-38 edge.
 
- The Engineers tied it up at 56-56 on a three from Hinkley with 12:56 remaining before Wheaton answered with a 14-3 run that was capped by a three from Khaled Thaher to lead 70-59. MIT did answer though and pulled to within two at 77-75 with 3:10 on the clock before the hosts clamped down to secure the victory.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
 
- Overall, Manyika led the Engineers with 21 points on 7-for-14 shooting from three, along with 18 points from Hinkley and 16 points and eight boards by senior Dan Pilsbury (Millington, N.J.).
 
- Alex Carlisle was the top scorer for Wheaton and the game at 28 points, with 14 each from Cook and Marckenley Lima and 11 from Aaron Williams.
 
UP NEXT:
 
- The Engineers are back in action on the road on Wednesday, February 16th as the team travels to Emerson College for an 8 p.m. start.
 
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