THE BASICS:
 
- Score: Babson College 62, MIT 52 (OT)
 
- Records: MIT (3-11, 1-4 NEWMAC); Babson College (9-7, 2-3 NEWMAC)
 
- Location: Cambridge, Mass. (Rockwell Cage)
 
- The Lead: In a game that the MIT men's basketball led for nearly all of regulation, Babson College rallied to force overtime as the Beavers defeated the Engineers by a 62-52 final after the extra period.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
- MIT staked to an 11-2 lead over the opening 7:16 behind a pair of baskets by first-year Rome Delgado-Gonzalez (Miami, Fla.). The Engineers extended their advantage to double digits at 19-9 on a Delgado-Gonzalez three-pointer before eventually leading by as many as 17 points at 32-15. Another Delgado-Gonzalez layup with 32 seconds remaining before halftime made it a 35-19 margin at the half as the first-year finished the half with a game-high 18 points.
 
- The hosts continued to lead by double digits at 40-30 over the first 7:25 of the second half before the Beavers chipped away at the MIT lead. A layup by Timmy O'Toole pulled Babson to within three at 42-39 and eventually to within two following a jumper from Aaron Gao.
 
- The Beavers tied the game for the first time since the opening minutes after two free throws by Andrew Kirkpatrick made it 47-47. The teams traded baskets before an O'Toole layup with just 56 seconds left put Babson in front for the first time at 51-49. Just 13 seconds later, Delgado-Gonzalez nailed a pair of free throws to tie the game for a fourth time, followed by two missed Babson threes by David Cross and Ryan Cibull as the game headed to overtime.
 
- In overtime, it was all Beavers as Cross drilled a three to put Babson in front for good at 54-51 as the visitors started the extra period on an 8-0 run. MIT sophomore Kade Killeen (Austin, Texas) hit a free throw to end the spurt before the visitors finished out the game and the 62-52 final.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
 
- Delgado-Gonzalez played all 45 minutes and finished with 30 points and six rebounds, along with 10-for-15 shooting from the field and 7-for-8 from the free throw line. Sophomore Spencer Lin (Menlo Park, Calif.) added nine points and eight rebounds, along with eight points and nine rebounds by Killeen as both players nearly posted a double-double.
 
- Kirkpatrick paced three Beavers in double figures with 16 points to go with 11 points by Cibull, 10 points by Cross and a team-high 15 rebounds from O'Toole.
 
- The Engineers outshot the Beavers from the field, from three-point land and from the free throw line. MIT also held a narrow 37-36 rebounding edge, while the Beavers had an 11-4 advantage on the offensive glass. The visitors also forced 27 MIT turnovers, turning those into 24 points on the other end.
 
UP NEXT:
 
- MIT returns to action on Saturday, January 21st as the Engineers travel to nearby Emerson College for a 1 p.m. start.
 
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