Overall Record: 12-7, 5-3 NEWMAC
Scoreboard: Babson 86, Emerson 84 | January 29
Emerson 86, MIT 57 | February 1
Schedule: Wednesday, February 5 at Wheaton (Mass.)*, 7:00 p.m .
Saturday, February 8 at Springfield*, 3:00 p.m.
BOSTON, Mass. - The Emerson men's basketball team looks for another season sweep out at Wheaton (Mass.) on Wednesday night before trekking out to Springfield on Saturday in a key matchup at 3:00 p.m. The Lions are coming off a 1-1 week where they fell to Babson and picked up a series sweep over MIT.
A LOOK BACK
- Emerson posted a 1-1 split between its pair of matchups this past week as their overall record moved to 12-7 with a 5-3 record against conference opponents.
- The Lions took a quick road trip to Babson to break a three-game home stand where the visitors were edged out by a last second buzzer beater by the Beavers in an 86-84 setback last Wednesday.
- It was a season sweep on Saturday against the visiting MIT Engineers as the Purple and Yellow handed the Engineers an 86-57 setback in a win that saw six Lions drop double figures in points, led by 18 from sophomore Jarred Houston (Norwood, Mass.).
LIONS IN THE NEWMAC
- POINTS PER GAME - Jack O'Connor (5- 17.7)
- REBOUNDS PER GAME - Houston (4th - 8.5) & O'Connor (5th - 8.2)
- FIELD GOAL % - Houston (1st - 67.7%) & Zach Waterhouse (10th - 51.3%)
- THREE POINT % - James Beckwith (1st - 49.4%)
- FREE THROW % - O'Connor (4th - 85.9%)
- POINTS - O'Connor (6th - 318) & Houston (10th - 265)
- REBOUNDS - Houston (3rd - 161) & O'Connor (5th - 147)
- BLOCKS PER GAME - Houston (1st - 2.1) & O'Connor (10th - .7)
- ASSISTS PER GAME - O'Connor (6th - 3.3)
DAVIS DUBBED LION OF THE WEEK
- The freshman shooting guard from Oakland, California, Max Davis, has been named Lion of the Week for the week of competition spanning from January 27 to February 2.
- Davis has played a vital role as a reserve, tallying a combined 15 points in a 1-1 week for Emerson on 7-of-9 shots from the floor alongside four assists.
- In the Lions' 86-57 victory over MIT on Saturday, Davis contributed nine points from 3-of-5 shots with four assists.
SCOUTING THE WHEATON (MASS.) LYONS
- 2019-2020 Record: 5-13, 0-9 NEWMAC / Dropped ninth straight setback on Saturday to WPI, 86-53
- Stat Leaders: PPG - Aaron Williams (15.0) ; FG% - Williams (46.6%) ; 3PT% - Evan Cook (38.6%)
- 2019-20 Season Series: Emerson leads, 1-0
- Last Meeting: Emerson 97, Wheaton (Mass.) 83 / on January 25th at Emerson
SCOUTING THE SPRINGFIELD PRIDE
- 2019-2020 Record: 16-3, 7-1 NEWMAC / Picked up fourth consecutive win topping Clark, 90-71, on Saturday ; host Coast Guard on Wednesday night
- Stat Leaders: PPG - Jake Ross (24.4) ; FG% - Trey Witter (50.8%) ; 3PT% - Heath Post (46.9%)
- 2019-20 Season Series: Emerson leads, 1-0
- Last Meeting: Emerson 74, Springfield 70 / on January 18th at Emerson
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