THE BASICS 
Score: Emerson 85, Springfield 66
Records: Emerson Lions (6-10, NEWMAC 2-4) Springfield Pride (5-11, NEWMAC 2-5)
Location: Boston, MA (Brown and Plofker Gym)
Date: January 16, 2024
The Lead: Lucas Brenner led all scorers with 20 points as he led the Emerson Men's Basketball Team to a victory over Springfield on Tuesday evening. Guillermo Gasset Ruiz chipped in 17 points while four other Lions dropped 11 points apiece. 
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS 

EMERSON
Lucas Brenner: 20 points
Guillermo Gasset Ruiz: 17 points & 6 rebounds
Asher Gradiner: 11 points & 8 rebounds
 
SPRINGFIELD
Xoren Livingston: 11 points
Yuki Ishibashi: 12 points
John Paulino: 11 Points

HOW IT HAPPENED 

• The Lions saw six players score in double-digits as Lucas Brenner led the Loons with 20 points, including 6 three-pointers while Guillermo Gasset Ruiz scored 17 points including a perfect 3 of 3 from three-point territory. Brendan McNamara, Asher Gardiner, Jacob Armant, and Caden Zurek all scored 11 points in the Lions victory.
• As a team, the Lions converted 34 of 66 attempts (51%) including 13 of 26 (50%) from behind the arc.
• The Lions jumped out to a quick 12-point lead within the first 5 minutes of action and never looked back. Emerson led wire-to-wire, including a lead as large as 28points with just over 16 minutes remaining in regulation.
• Springfield was never able to get into rhythm on Tuesday evening and the Lions were able to pull off a comfortable victory to improve to 6-10 on the year and 2-4 in NEWMAC play.