THE BASICS 
Score: WPI 61, Emerson 44
Records: Emerson Lions (9-11 NEWMAC 5-6) WPI Engineers (18-3 NEWMAC 11-1)
Location: Boston, MA (Brown and Plofker Gym)
Date: January 31, 2024
The Lead: Asher Gardiner scored 9 points and pulled down 7 rebounds while Jacob Armant led the Lions with 11 points as the Emerson Men's Basketball team came up short against the WPI Engineers on Wednesday evening at the Brown and Plofker Gym
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS 

EMERSON
Asher Gardiner: 9 points and 7 rebounds
Jacob Armant: 11 points
Lucas Brenner: 7 points
 
 
WPI
John Adams: 19 points and 11 rebounds
Jack Bleier: 9 points and 9 rebounds
Aidan Callahan: 10 points
 
HOW IT HAPPENED 

• The Lions struggled from the field on Wednesday evening, converting 16 of their 48 attempts (33%) including only 4 of 14 (29%) from three-point land.
• Asher Gardiner dropped in 9 points and pulled down 7 rebounds for the Lions while Jacob Armant led the Lions with 11 points.
• John Adams led all scorers with 19 points for the Engineers while he also pulled down 11 rebounds; notching a double-double.
• WPI did a lot of their damage in the paint as they outscored the Lions by a score of 24-16 in the painted area.
• Despite both offenses struggling in the first half, the Lions grabbed a lead with a Jacob Armant three-pointer with just over 4 minutes remaining until halftime. WPI answered immediately and retook the lead and grabbed a 7-point lead as the teams entered halftime.
• The Lions offense continued to struggle in the second half and was only able to score 19 points in 20 minutes.
• WPI was able to take advantage of the Lions offensive struggles and cruise to a 61-44 victory.