Doylestown, Pa. – In a Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom matchup that featured 13 ties and 17 lead changes, the Stevens Institute of Technology men's basketball team outlasted Delaware Valley University, 75-66, on Wednesday night.
 
Matt Leming led Stevens (9-7, 3-2 MAC Freedom) with 15 points, while Mike Herrin paced the Aggies (8-8, 2-3 MAC Freedom) with a game-high 19 points.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Stevens fell behind by nine early, trailing 14-5 heading into the under-16 media timeout of the first half. Consecutive three-pointers from Tommy Scholl and Leming cut the deficit to one possession, and a Kyle Maddison layup leveled the game at 16.
 
After Stevens briefly took a 21-20 lead, the home side answered with a 6-0 run, holding the Ducks scoreless for more than three minutes. Anthony Loscalzo snapped the drought with a three-pointer and later drained another with 7:54 remaining to tie the game at 30. Neither team led by more than two the rest of the half, and a Delaware Valley jumper at the buzzer sent the Aggies into the break with a 43-42 advantage.
 
Stevens shot 53.1 percent (17-of-32) from the floor in the opening half, while Delaware Valley connected at a 46.9 percent (15-of-32) clip.
 
Delaware Valley knocked down a three-pointer five-and-a-half minutes into the second half to regain a three-point edge, but Leming quickly responded with a triple of his own to tie the game once again. As in the first half, neither side was able to gain more than a one-possession lead before the Aggies strung together a 6-0 run to go up four with 10:45 remaining.
 
Harmehar Chhabra scored four straight points to even the contest at 58, and the two teams combined for just eight points over a five-minute stretch as the game remained tied at 62. Leming then knocked down a three-pointer to give Stevens a 65-62 lead before burying another on the next possession off a Scholl assist. The Ducks closed the game on a 13-4 run, holding Delaware Valley to just two field goals over the final 8:51 to secure the conference victory.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Stevens outrebounded the Aggies, 40-28, matching their season-high for rebounding margin (+12).
• For the third time this season and second time in their last three games, the Ducks handed out 10 more assists than their opponent.
• Chhabra finished with at least 10 points, nine rebounds, and six assists for the third straight game – he's averaging more than 14 points, eight rebounds, and just under five assists per game since the calendar turned to 2026.
• Leming finished with a season-high 15 points, knocking down five three-pointers for just the second time since the start of the 2023-24 season.
• Since moving into the starting five, Brendan Coughlan is averaging 13 points and 6.3 rebounds over his last three games.

UP NEXT
The Ducks travel to FDU-Florham on Saturday, with tip-off in Madison scheduled for 3:00 p.m.