Box Score THE BASICS:
 
- Score: Wheaton College 84, MIT 39
 
- Records: MIT (3-13, 1-6 NEWMAC); Wheaton College (9-8, 4-3 NEWMAC)
 
- Location: Norton, Mass. (Emerson Gymnasium)
 
- The Lead: On Wednesday night, the MIT men's basketball team fell by an 84-39 final to Wheaton College in a NEWMAC matchup at Emerson Gymnasium.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
- The Lyons took a double-digit lead over the opening eight minutes as the hosts went up 16-6 after a pair of free throws from Aaron Williams and Wheaton eventually held a 43-18 lead at the break.
 
- Wheaton maintained control throughout the second half as the Lyons came away with the home victory in the first of two meetings between the teams this season.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
 
- Sophomores Spencer Lin (Menlo Park, Calif.) and Kade Killeen (Austin, Texas) led MIT with 11 points each, while Killeen also added a team-high seven rebounds. The Lyons were led by 20 points from Williams to go along with 15 points off the bench from Ty Murphy and 10 points by Eoin Morrissey.
 
UP NEXT:
 
- MIT returns to action at home on Saturday, January 28th as the Engineers host Clark University for a 2 p.m. start at Rockwell Cage.
 
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