THE BASICS 

Score: No. 9 MIT 96, Emerson 7

Records: Emerson Lions (10-9, 5-3 NEWMAC); No. 9 MIT Engineers (17-2, 7-1 NEWMAC)

Location: Cambridge, Mass. (Rockwell Cage)

Date: Saturday, January 26, 2019

The Lead: Freshman Zach Waterhouse (Hampton, N.H.) registered a game-high 22 points for the Emerson men's basketball team as the Lions fell to the No. 9 MIT, 96-73, in a NEWMAC rematch over at Rockwell Cage on Saturday afternoon. 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS 

• Waterhouse led Emerson with 22 points alongside seven boards, while senior Geoffrey Gray (Newton, Mass.) finished with 19 points on 8-of-14 shooting. 
• Junior Jack O'Connor (Newport, R.I.) posted 14 points followed by freshman Nate Martin (Great Falls, Va.) chipping in 12 points off the bench. 
• Hamilton Forsythe matched Waterhouse's 22 points on 13-of-15 shooting at the charity stripe as Tim Roberts finished with a double-double of 17 points and 13 rebounds and an additional three assists, one block and two steals. 
• Bradley Jomard contributed 17 points and eight assists and was 6-of-9 from the field. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Emerson trailed in the opening 6:21 of the first half by a score of 14-4 following a layup by Roberts before the Lions narrowed MIT's advantage on a layup by Gray. (21-16)
• The Engineers sparked on a 23-9 run, capped by a buzzer beating three from Alex Cho that put the Lions in a 44-25 hole to wrap the first 20 minutes of play.
• To start off the second, Emerson found themselves down 20 for the first time before once again narrowing the lead to make it 66-50 midway through the half after a jumper from Waterhouse.
• The hosts answered quick to bump its advantage over Emerson to 28 thanks to a triple by Cameron Korb with 5:15 on the clock.
• Emerson sent MIT to the free throw strip six times over the final minutes as the Lions fell by the score of 96-73. 

UP NEXT

• Emerson returns to Brown & Plofker on Wednesday, January 30 hosting Wheaton (Mass.) at 7:30 p.m.
• MIT will also be in NEWMAC action on Wednesday night over at Babson at 7:00 p.m. 

STAY LIVE WITH THE LIONS 

• Stay updated on the Emerson women's basketball team and follow the Lions on Twitter, Facebook at Emerson College Women's Basketball as well as on Instagram. Also be sure to tune into Emerson Channel Sports to catch the Lions in action!