Men’s Basketball Takes Down Thomas, 77-68

QUINCY, Mass.- The Eastern Nazarene College men's basketball team captured a 77-68 victory over Thomas (Maine) Tuesday evening at the Lahue Athletic Center.

THE BASICS:
Score: Eastern Nazarene 77, Thomas (Maine) 68
Records: Lions (5-4) | Terriers (2-7)

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Thomas claimed an early 13-4 lead less than five minutes into the contest.
• Eastern Nazarene pulled even at 28-28 with 2:36 left to play in the first half on a jumper by Levi White (Springfield, Mass.).
• The visitors sported a narrow 34-32 edge at the break.
• The Lions knotted the game at 41-41 on a layup by Kobe Jones (Picayune, Miss.) with 16:04 remaining in regulation.
• Eastern Nazarene snagged a one-point edge, 51-50, with 10:02 on the clock as Kobe Dunbar (Lakeway, Texas) splashed a trey.
• After Thomas grabbed a 55-51 lead, the home side clawed back to seize a 61-59 advantage with 6:17 left to play on a put-back layup by Levi White (Springfield, Mass.).
• The Lions connected on 8-of-8 from the charity stripe in the final minutes to secure their second-straight win at home.
  

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:

• Kobe Jones (Picayune, Miss.) poured in a career-high 24 points off the bench.
• Bernie McGuinness (Cumming, Ga.) finished with 16 points and nine rebounds.
• Levi White (Springfield, Mass.) notched 14 points and seven boards.
• Eastern Nazarene shot 44.1% from the floor and knocked down 6-of-26 from beyond the arc.
• Thomas posted a field-goal percentage of 49.1% on the night to go with 5-for-12 shooting from three-point range.
• Sawyer Deprey paced the Terriers with 19 points and 10 rebounds while Parker Desjardins added 13 points and James Thomas Phelan chipped in with 12 points off the bench.

LOOKING AHEAD:
Eastern Nazarene treks to Amherst for a non-conference showdown December 8.