THE BASICS 

Score: Emerson 73, Coast Guard 67

Records: Emerson Lions (13-9, 8-3 NEWMAC) ; Coast Guard Bears (4-18, 2-9 NEWMAC)

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

Date: February 8, 2023

The Lead: Senior Max Davis racked up a game-high 25 points followed by three more double digit showings from graduates Jarred Houston and Nate Martin to bolster the Emerson men's basketball team to a 73-67 victory over Coast Guard on Wednesday night. 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS 

EMERSON

Davis: 25 points

Houston: 18 points, 11 rebounds, three blocks, two steals

Martin: 12 points, two steals, five assists

COAST GUARD

Mitch Shettles: 19 points, nine rebounds

Declan Rooney: 15 points, one block, six assists 

HOW IT HAPPENED 

• 12 lead changes and two ties occurred with 15 minutes of the first half gone with the lead margins between both Emerson and Coast Guard never going over three. 
• It was at the 5:27 mark when Davis's fourth three-point bucket pushed Emerson in front for good at 27-25. Davis dropped his fifth three of the half to cap of Emerson's scoring as the Lions spread a 13-5 run through the final five and a half minutes. 
• Coast Guard chipped Emerson's lead down to five when Shettles canned a trifecta with two ticks left in the frame as the first concluded with the Lions ahead, 38-33. 
• Emerson used 6:02 at the start of the second to put together a 21-6 run as Davis drained another shot from range to bolster the host's margin into double-figures at 13 with 8:59 on the clock.
• Nine seconds after Emerson put Coast Guard in a 13-point hole, Rooney's and Shettles' back-to-back three's inched the Bears' within single digits at eight (62-54). 
• Another three ball from the Bears' kept them in striking distance at seven (66-59), but a steal from Houston turned into a quick four points for Emerson as the Lions' lead bumped back to 11. (70-59)
• From 2:38 to the 19 second mark, Coast Guard spread an 8-3 spurt to chip Emerson's lead down to six at 73-67. Emerson denied the visitors a chance for a comeback. 
• The Bears missed their last pair of perimeter shots with Emerson holding on for the six-point 73-67 victory. 

UP NEXT

• Emerson closes out their 2023 home schedule on Saturday, February 11th when they host Springfield with tip-off slated for 1:00 p.m.