HOBOKEN, N.J. (December 1, 2016) – A 17-5 run to open the second half catapulted the Stevens Institute of Technology men's basketball team to a 103-93 win over Staten Island Thursday night in Hoboken.

The win moved Stevens to 3-1, while Staten Island fell to 2-4.

Senior Evan Klimchak led all scorers with 26 points in addition to three assists and three rebounds, while senior Patrick Barron scored a season-high 25. Sophomore Ryan Coffey tallied a double-double of 16 points and 10 boards, and junior Chris Cosgrove chipped in with 12. 

In the paint, juniors Thomas Cook and Jake Krantz combined for 11 points with 11 rebounds. 

Stevens shot 51 percent from the field and 62 percent from three, while holding Staten Island to 20 percent shooting from beyond the arc.

A pair of Staten Island free throws cut Stevens' early lead to one with 14:55 left on the clock, but a layup and three from Coffey directly after grew the lead back to six. The Dolphins answered back however to tie the game at 18 with just over 13 to go, before the teams deadlocked again at 25.

A 7-0 Stevens spurt late in the half put the Ducks ahead once again at 40-31, but Staten Island responded with a 20-8 run to close the half and put the home team in a three-point hole heading into the break.

Stevens exploded out of the half with that 17-5 run keyed by 11 from Kilmchak to go up nine, before a three from Barron six minutes in extended the lead to 12. The Dolphins battled back to get to within six midway through after a three-point play, but another three from Barron brought the lead back to nine. 

Staten Island never got closer than seven the rest of the way as Stevens got up by as much as 16 in the final minute en route to cruising to the victory.  

Stevens will continue its homestand Saturday with a matchup against Brooklyn College at 2 p.m. 

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