Box Score HENNIKER, NH. The New England College men's basketball team record 20+ steals in consecutive games, as they defeated Elms College 101-79 in New England Collegiate Conference action, Saturday afternoon.
With the win, the Pilgrims move to 11-5 and 3-1 in NECC action, while the Blazers fall to 5-11 and 1-2 in league play.
HOW IT HAPPENEDThe Pilgrims claimed a 7-2 lead just under two minutes, a lead they would never relinquish. A few minutes later New England College was able to extend their lead to 21-9 as they maintained control of the game. Halfway through the period, the Blazers were able to cut the lead down some as the score stood at 28-22. NEC then took a 7-2 run to bring the lead to 35-24 with eight minutes remaining. The Pilgrims were able to extend their lead to 16 at one point and were ahead 52-41 at the end of the first.
New England College opened up the second half with back-to-back threes from
Calvin Cheek and then
Stephen Fama as they found themselves up 58-41 for their largest lead of the game. NEC kept rolling, as Elms could not get much going but was able to hang around. The Pilgrims kept building as they held a 23-point lead at 85-62 with eight minutes left in regulation. New England College finished strong for a 101-79 win in a game that they controlled from start to finish.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS-
Stephen Fama led all scorers with 24 points and pulled a game-high 7 rebounds.
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Calvin Cheek filled up the stat sheet with 18 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 6 steals.
-The Pilgrims saw 11 different scorers in the winning effort and 4 different players hit double-digits.
-New England College had 20 steals for 37 points off Elms' turnover, compared to allowing just 14.
-With the win, NEC is now 3-0 all-time against Elms.
WHAT'S NEXTThe Pilgrims hit the road for some more NECC action against the Lions of Eastern Nazarene College. The game is set to take place on Wednesday, January 22
nd at 7:00 pm.
