THE BASICS 

Score: Babson 87, Emerson 79

Records: Emerson Lions (12-5, 5-3 NEWMAC) ; Babson Beavers (15-5, 7-1 NEWMAC)

Location: Boston, Mass. (Brown & Plofker Gym)

Date: January 30, 2022

The Lead: Junior Max Davis paced all scorers with 24 points followed by four more members of the Emerson men's basketball team in double-figures, but it was not enough as the Purple & Gold fell to Babson, 87-79, in overtime on Sunday afternoon. 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS 

EMERSON 

Davis: 24 points
Jarred Houston: 21 points, 11 boards & four assists
Nate Martin: 12 points
James Beckwith: 12 points
Zach Waterhouse: 10 points, 10 rebounds & four assists 

BABSON

Colin Bradanese: 23 points & two blocks
Andrew Kirkpatrick: 20 points
Mitchell Kirsch: 16 points & six assists
Kiernan Dorney: 11 points & 10 boards 

HOW IT HAPPENED 

• Out the gate, Emerson used shots from Houston, Waterhouse and Martin to gain a quick 8-2 lead over the Babson, which would turn out to be the biggest lead that the hosts would hold over the Beavers. 
• Just past the midway point of the first saw the teams exchange leads before Babson used an 14-9 streak that was capped by a trifecta by Dorney to give the Beavers a six-point edge at 34-28 with 7:24 to go.
• Babson's six-point edge disappeared as Beckwith used two deep balls and a trey to push Emerson back on top by four at 38-34 at the 3:21 mark. Houston followed with a layup as his own to once again give the hosts the six-point advantage back to 40-34. 
• In the final 2:49 of the first frame, Kirkpatrick put up four points to slim Emerson's lead down to 40-39 at the half. 
• The beginnings of the second half had Emerson ahead by its biggest lead of the frame as the Lions came out on a 8-5 run and the 48-44 lead. 
• Babson and Emerson exchanged basket after basket through a large chunk of the second as six ties occurred with leads never extending over three. 
• With 30 ticks left in regulation, a layup from Beckwith and Waterhouse's trip to the free throw stripe pushed Emerson ahead by three. It was Kirkpatrick who knotted the game up at the six second mark on a game-tying triple at 76-all. 
• Martin launched a three as the clock wound down, but the shot missed and the game was sent into overtime. 
• Two minutes passed in overtime with no baskets on either side until Bradanese put up a layup to break the scoreless streak and gave Babson the two-point 78-76 edge. 
• Emerson was outscored 11-3 in the overtime period as Babson sealed the win at the line. 

UP NEXT

• Emerson ventures to Worcester on Tuesday, February 2nd as the Lions look to even the season series against WPI at 7:00 p.m.