Men’s Basketball Edged at New England College, 60-59

HENNIKER, N.H.- The Eastern Nazarene College men's basketball team suffered a narrow 60-59 setback at New England College Wednesday.

THE BASICS:
Score: Eastern Nazarene 59, New England College 60
Records: Lions (4-9) | Pilgrims (4-9)

                               
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• New England College grabbed a 12-21 advantage with 9:56 remaining in the first half on a bucket by Alex Williams.
• A basket by Sammuel Prosper (Hyde Park, Mass.) capped off a 7-0 run by Eastern Nazarene to cut the deficit to 21-19 with 6:38 left to play in the opening frame.
• The home side closed out the half with seven unanswered points to hold a 28-19 halftime lead.
• The Pilgrims claimed a double-digit lead with 17:54 to go in the second stanza, 34-24, as Alex Williams drained a three-pointer.
• Eastern Nazarene clawed back to seize a 52-51 edge on a trey by Joey Hanlon (Pembroke, Mass.) with 3:44 left to play in regulation.
• After a three-pointer by Javier Osowski-Friere (Madrid, Spain) put the Lions ahead 57-56, New England College responded with a fast-break dunk by Alex Williams to snag a 58-57 advantage with 1:07 remaining.
• The visitors regained a one-point lead with 40 seconds on the clock as Khabri Davis (Peoria, Ariz.) converted a pair of free throws, 59-58.
• The Pilgrims answered with a layup by Jayden McGrew to secure a 60-59 edge with 23 seconds to go.
• New England College escaped with its second win at home as Eastern Nazarene's last-second attempt was off the mark.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:        

• Sammuel Prosper (Hyde Park, Mass.) poured in a game-high 15 points while adding six boards, four assists, and two steals.
• Khabri Davis (Peoria, Ariz.) finished with 11 points and six rebounds.
• Martinie Kamga (Yaounde, Cameroon) grabbed a game-best 10 boards to go with four points.
• Joey Hanlon (Pembroke, Mass.) netted a career-high nine points off the bench while Elijah Bishop (St. Louis, Mo.) also tallied nine points.
• Eastern Nazarene shot 40% from the floor and connected on 11-of-28 from beyond the arc.
• New England College concluded the contest with a field-goal percentage of 38.9% to go with a 3-for-11 effort from long range.
• Kyle Inglis paced the Pilgrims with 12 points while Alex Williams, Junior Efosa, and Michael Hills all chipped in with eight points.

                                                                            
LOOKING AHEAD:
Eastern Nazarene resumes North Atlantic Conference competition to host SUNY Poly January 5.