THE BASICS 
Score: Wheaton (Mass.) 90, Emerson 76
Records: Emerson Lions (5-10, NEWMAC 1-5) Wheaton Lyons (9-5, NEWMAC 3-3)
Location: Boston, MA (Brown and Plofker Gym)
Date: January 13, 2024
The Lead: The Emerson Men's Basketball team played host to Wheaton (Mass.) on Saturday afternoon, as Asher Gardiner led the Lions with 15 points and Brendan McNamara added 14 points but the Lions came up short and fell to the Lyons by a final score of 90-76.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS 

EMERSON
Asher Gardiner: 15 points & 6 rebounds
Brendan McNamara: 14 points
Lucas Brenner: 12 points
 
WHEATON (Mass.)
Dimetri Iafrate: 19 points & 7 rebounds
Eoin Morrissey: 14 points & 6 rebounds
Tarmo Tari: 13 points
HOW IT HAPPENED 

• Despite having three players scoring in double figures; which included Asher Gardiner, Lucas Brenner, and Brendan McNamara, the Lions were out-done by NEWMAC foe Wheaton (Mass.)
• Dimetri Iafrate led the Lyons with 19 points while Eoin Morrissey added 14 points as Wheaton led wire-to-wire on Saturday afternoon.
• The Lions struggled to get their offense going in the first half as they only scored 29 points on 10 of 23 from the field while Wheaton scored 44 points on19 of 28 from the field.
• The second half was a closer battle but the 15-point lead that Wheaton had built before halftime was too much for Emerson to overcome as they ultimately dropped the game by a final score of 90-76