DiPietrantonio
Mike McLaughlin
63
Stevens STEVENS 4-5
89
Winner Swarthmore SWAT 9-1
Stevens STEVENS
4-5
63
Final
89
Swarthmore SWAT
9-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Stevens STEVENS 28 35 63
Swarthmore SWAT 41 48 89

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Stevens Athletic Communications

Men’s Basketball Falls at No. 18 Swarthmore

DiPietrantonio crosses 20-point plateau for ninth time but Ducks fall at nationally-ranked Garnet

SWARTHMORE, Pa. (January 2, 2022)  – Graduate student Alec DiPietrantonio netted a season-high 25 points on 8 of 14 shooting, but the Stevens Institute of Technology men's basketball team fell at No. 18 Swarthmore College 89-63 Sunday in a non-conference game played at Tarble Pavilion.

Junior Matt Crowley matched a career high with 15 points for the Ducks, who dropped their second straight to fall to 4-5. 

Vinny DeAngelo led six Garnet in double figures with 15 points as Swarthmore won its sixth straight to improve to 9-1. The nationally-ranked Garnet have lost just once at home since Dec. 1, 2019.

Playing for the first time since Dec. 8 after a series of postponed contests, DiPietrantonio scored 13 points in the first and 12 in the second to cross the 20-point plateau for the ninth time in his career. In addition to his eight field goals, the fifth-year post player added a career-high nine free throws, including each of his first six attempts, to cross the 20-point plateau for the ninth time in his career. The performance moved DiPietrantonio to 962 career points. He also pulled down four rebounds.

After neither team scored on its first two possessions of the game, Ryan Ingram drained a three to put Swarthmore in front. The Garnet's hot shooting from behind the arc ultimately proved to be a key factor in the contest as Swarthmore made 12 of its 23 attempts from long distance (52.2%), with seven different student-athletes sinking at least one. Conversely, the Ducks only shot 2 for 9 from 3-point range, with graduate student Matt LaCorte and junior Conor Coffey accounting for the Ducks' three-pointers.

DiPietrantonio had the Ducks first points of 2022 with a short jumper and a Crowley jumper on the Ducks' next possession gave Stevens a 4-3 lead. The duo combined to score the Ducks' first 12 points. 

Swarthmore would open a double-digit lead midway through the opening half, with the advantage swelling to 18 on a Matt Mulvey jumper with just under five minutes left in the opening period. Junior Andrew Abujawdeh scored on a layup to send the Ducks into the intermission with a 13-point deficit. 

The Ducks would again pull within 13 on a pair of DiPietrantonio free throws 70 seconds into the second half, but a pair of 8-0 runs by the Garnet would put the game out of reach. 

Pivotal Point
  • Crowley scored on a driving layup to pull Stevens within six (16-10) with just over 12 minutes left in the opening half.
  • Conor Harkins sank a long three on the Garnet's next possession to spark a 13-2 run over the next five minutes, that saw the hosts open a 17-point lead. 

Inside the Numbers
  • Swarthmore finished 31 of 61 from the floor (50.8%), while the Ducks finished 25 of 66 (37.9%).
  • The Garnet finished with a 43-36 advantage on the glass, although Stevens held an 11-6 edge on the offensive boards. Harkins led both teams with seven rebounds.
  • Each side scored 14 points off turnovers. 
  • Stevens finished with a 6-4 edge in fast-break points and a 24-22 edge in points in the paint. 
  • Swarthmore's Abass Sallah led both teams with three assists. 
  • Sophomore Mike Goodall drew his first career start.
  • Sophomore Frank Gelfman joined DiPietrantonio in nabbing a team-high two steals. Gelfman also recorded the first points of his collegiate career with a first-half layup.
  • First-year Sean O'Neill made his collegiate debut and recorded his first career points with a fast-break layup in the second half. 
  • Graduate student David Dixon recorded a season-high two blocks.

From the Court - Head Coach Bobby Hurley
  • "We had some moments of really good basketball today, but we also made too many mistakes that Swarthmore took advantage of. AS we continue to improve, we need to eliminate those mistakes and become more consistent on both ends of the floor for a full 40 minutes."

Up Next
  • Men's basketball resumes MAC Freedom  play on Jan. 5, when the Ducks travel to Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania to take on King's College.
  • The Ducks lead the all-time series 3-0, including a sweep of the 2019-20 season series.
  • Live stats and video links are available on StevensDucks.com.

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