HOBOKEN, N.J. – The Stevens Institute of Technology men's basketball team made 13-of-16 free throws over the final six minutes, holding off Misericordia, 88-81, in a MAC Freedom clash on Saturday afternoon from Canavan Arena for their eighth straight victory.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Stevens (14-7, 8-2) conceded the game's opening bucket but reeled off the next 12 and, eventually, 30 of the next 38, opening a 30-10 lead less than 11 minutes in;
Tommy Scholl matched the Cougars' team total with 10, while
Harmehar Chhabra added seven and
Matt Leming had six – Stevens started 11-for-17 and 6-for-10 from three-point territory. Stevens' lead remained north of 10 as the Ducks finished the half hitting 56.3 percent of their shots, including 47 percent from three (9-for-19).
What was a 51-37 halftime lead grew to 59-42 less than two minutes and was still 64-52 at the 12:19 mark before Misericordia chipped away at the deficit, closing to eight minutes with 9:55 left and four just over a minute later. Both sides traded back and forth over the following three minutes before Misericordia closed to a single point, 75-74, with 4:40 remaining.
Despite not making a field goal over the final six minutes, Chhabra made six of eight from the line,
Brendan Coughlan followed with 3-of-4, and Scholl & Maddison went 4-for-4 in the final 30 seconds to close out the win.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Stevens scored 51 in the first half after scoring 49 for the game at Misericordia on January 7
- The Ducks' defense held Misericordia's Eli Stoute and Ryan Nasuti to 13 combined points after the duo scored 25 on January 7
- Scholl dropped a game-high 25 points, his eighth 20+-point outing this season and fourth with 25 or more
- Maddison finished with 21, his second-highest output of the season
- Chhabra pitched in 17 on a 5-for-7 clip from the floor, his 12th game this season with at least five made field goals while hitting 50 percent or better from the floor
UP NEXT
The Ducks host Delaware Valley on Wednesday, February 11, at 7:00 PM
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