Schenectady, N.Y. – The Stevens Institute of Technology men's basketball team shot 43 percent from three-point territory, but dropped a 79-66 non-conference contest to the Union Garnet Chargers on Wednesday night.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Stevens (4-4) started 2-4 from the floor, keeping things within two, 9-7 just past four minutes in, but went scoreless more than three minutes before a
Jonathan Nsenkyire three-pointer stopped a 10-0 Garnet Chargers run;
Tommy Scholl had five of the Ducks' first seven, with
Harmehar Chhabra adding a layup.
Nsenkyire's three started an extended 17-8 run that pulled Stevens back within three, 27-24; Scholl,
Peter Gray, and
Matt Leming (twice) made four straight three-pointers during the spurt (after the team started 2-for-7) had three-pointers during the spurt, with
Kyle Maddison capping things with a deep stepback jumper.
Union (7-2) pushed the lead back to five on a pair of occasions, but the Ducks came back to tie in the final 90 seconds thanks to a Chhabra layup and two free throws + a three-pointer from Scholl. Union added a late layup for a 35-33 lead at the half, with the Ducks finishing the opening 20 shooting 43.8 percent (7-for-16) from beyond the arc, while holding Union to just a 22.2 percent clip (2-for-9).
Stevens conceded the first six of the second half, but trimmed the margin back down to two, 50-48, with 11 minutes left. Two Scholl free throws, a Maddison three, a Leming layup, and three-pointers from Gray and Olaniran got the Ducks back within a single possession.
At 52-50, Union broke the game open with an 18-4 run, taking a 70-54 lead with 5:30 remaining, and held at least a dozen point cushion the rest of the way.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Scholl finished with 18 points and seven rebounds, both team-highs
- Maddison stuffed the stat sheet with 10 points, six assists, four steals, and three rebounds
- Gray finished with eight points in a career-high 21 minutes, grabbing four rebounds and handing out three assists to boot
- Olaniran finished with season-highs in minutes (15) and points (five), adding a rebounds, an assist, and a steal
- Leming made his first start after coming off the bench in 60 straight games since the start of the 2023-24 season
UP NEXT
The Ducks wrap the 2025 calendar year with a 2:00 tip on Sunday, December 14 on the road against Scranton.
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