THE BASICS:
 
- Score: WPI - 88, MIT - 61
 
- Records: MIT (2-15, 1-7 NEWMAC), WPI (13-3, 6-1 NEWMAC)
 
- Location: Worcester, Mass. (Harrington Auditorium)
 
- The Lead: First-year Mike Ewing (Mendham, N.J.) scored 19 points, and junior Spencer Lin (Menlo Park, Calif.) added 12 points and nine rebounds however, MIT fell to WPI, 88-61, on the road on Tuesday evening.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:

- WPI opened the game with a quick 7-0 run and achieved its largest lead of the half, as a tip-in layup from Jack Bleier gave the hosts a 26-12 advantage at the 9:50 mark. First-year Isaac Dobie (Kitty Hawk, N.C.) kick-started a 7-0 run that featured a three from sophomore Tim Minicozzi (Belmont, Mass.) and free throws from Ewing to cut the WPI lead to 26-19.
 
- Dobie got MIT to 33-24 with his seventh point of the half at 3:33, but WPI held MIT at bay in the half as they took a 40-30 lead into the halftime break.
 
- The teams traded threes to open the second half with Andrew Lufkin hitting for WPI and first-year Michael Zhang (Jacksonville, Fla.) making his shot to make it a 43-33 game. A three from Ewing at the 13-minute mark cut the WPI lead to 59-44, and Lin made it a 59-46 game with a jumper at 12:34.
 
- A 12-3 run put WPI up 71-49 and the home team claimed the 88-61 win.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

- Minicozzi joined Ewing and Lin in double-figures finishing with 11 points.
 
- The MIT bench scored 30 points in the game led by Ewing's 19.
 
- WPI had three players score in double-figures led by Aidan Callahan with 16. John Adams finished with 13 and Donovan Sevilla added 10.
 
UP NEXT:
 
- The Engineers remain on the road as they head to Springfield for a 1 p.m. contest on Saturday, January 20th.
 
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