THE BASICS 

Score: Emerson 81, Plymouth State 69

Records: Emerson Lions (3-4) ; Plymouth State Panthers (6-2)

Location: Plymouth, N.H. (Foley Gymnasium)

Date: December 1, 2022

The Lead: Led by 18 points apiece from graduate Nate Martin and freshman Brendan McNamara, five members of the Emerson men's basketball team dropped double-figures in points in the Lions' 81-69 victory up at Plymouth State on Thursday night. 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS 

EMERSON

Martin: 18 points

McNamara: 18 points

Jarred Houston: 16 points, 11 boards, six blocks

Sean Coman: 12 points

James Beckwith: 11 points, six assists

Stephen Fabrizio: one steal

PLYMOUTH STATE

Kyler Bosse: 24 points

Giorgi Tsiklauri: 16 points

Kevin Henry: 10 points

Ben Pearce: six rebounds

Rylan Canabano: five assists

Elijah Swanson: two steals, one block

HOW IT HAPPENED 

• Emerson trailed Plymouth State 6-0 within the opening minute and a half, but were able to erase the deficit with help from back-to-back long balls from Martin and Beckwith. 
• After the Lions leveled the score at 6-all at 17:38, Plymouth State spread a 13-5 run over the next four minutes to gain an eight-point edge at 19-11. 
• The Panthers grabbed the nine-point 21-13 lead on Bosse's layup at 12:26, their biggest of the game. Over the next minute, Coman, McNamara and Beckwith connected on three consecutive triples to push Emerson back in front at 22-21 with 11:07 to go in the half.
• Plymouth State was able to close within one on four occasions before the Panthers finally knocked down the go-ahead jumper to put Emerson in the 32-31 deficit at the 5:00 mark.
• At 4:10, Beckwith's jumper set the Lions' off on an 8-2 spurt and gave the visitors the five-point edge at 39-34. A three and successful trip to the free throw stripe for Pearce evened the game at 39-all. 
• Houston missed the go-ahead layup with four ticks on the clock as Emerson went into halftime locked at 39 with Plymouth State. 
• Emerson kept themselves in front through the first four minutes of the second before Tsiklauri drained the go-ahead three to lift the Panthers to the 47-46 lead. The Panthers kept the Lions playing from behind over the next several minutes despite the visitors closing in within one. 
• Three's once again fell through for both McNamara and Coman and helped Emerson reclaim the five-point cushion at 62-57 at the 8:22 mark. From that point on, Emerson never relinquished their lead. 
• Emerson drained three more shots from the perimeter followed by five more trips to the charity stripe to seal their 81-69 over Plymouth State 

UP NEXT

• Emerson returns to Boston on Saturday, December 3rd for their final home slate of 2022 and play host to Worcester State with tip-off slated for 1:00 p.m.