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Stravis Lutchman
Photo: Mike Gridley
Stravis Lutchman
85
Winner Plymouth St. PLYMOUTH 3-0, 0-0 LEC
66
New England Col. NEW ENGL 0-3, 0-0 GNAC
Winner
Plymouth St. PLYMOUTH
3-0, 0-0 LEC
85
Final
66
New England Col. NEW ENGL
0-3, 0-0 GNAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Plymouth St. PLYMOUTH 42 43 85
New England Col. NEW ENGL 29 37 66

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Men’s Basketball 2nd Half Surge Not Enough against Panthers

HENNIKER, N.H. – The New England College men's basketball team falls in their home opener against visiting Plymouth State University on Thursday evening at the Bridges Gymnasium in Henniker, New Hampshire in non-conference action.  

THE BASICS 
Score: Plymouth State University 85, New England College 66 
Records: Panthers 3-0, 0-0 LEC | Pilgrims 0-3, 0-0 GNAC 

 
TURNING POINTS 

  • Despite being only 54 miles away, Plymouth State felt as if they were home as they came in with a strong 15-4 opening which then led to an NEC 16-11 run that was capped off by an ethatic slam dunk by sophomore guard Junior Efosa (Haverhill, Mass.). 
  • The Panthers would end up leading at halftime 42-29 off another run led by junior forward Elijah Swanson's (Meredith, N.H.) back-to-back buckets with under two minutes remaining. 
  • Plymouth State started chipping further away from NEC's reach, but the 'Grims were able to cut the deficit back to 12 after graduate guard Nick Gomeau's (Enfield, Conn.) made free throw to make it 65-53 in favor of the Panthers. 
  • From then on, Plymouth State's senior guard Kyler Bosse (Manchester, N.H.) was just lights out by contributing 18 of the Panther's 43 second-half points and eventually leading them to an 85-66 victory. 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS 

  • Bosse was approvingly the player of the game with his electric impact with 26 total points and four rebounds. 
  • NEC's leading scorer was Efosa, who ended with 11 points along with four rebounds himself and a steal. 
  • Sophomore guard Stravis Lutchman (Palmetto, Fla.) gave the 'Grims a nice boost off the bench with eight points while going 4/5 from the field along with an assist and a rebound. 
  • Shooting went in all Plymouth State's direction as they ended going 30-61 (49.2%) to NEC's 23-55 (41.8%). 
  • In a rugged in-state matchup where both teams ended with 23 fouls, the 'Grims outrebounded the Panthers 41-37 (12-11 off.) to give an 11-8 advantage on second-chance points. 
  • NEC never led the entire game. 

UP NEXT 

  • Up next for NEC, the team will hit the road to take on the Rams of Framingham State University on Saturday, November 18th at the FSU Athletic and Recreation Center with tipoff at 1:00 PM. 
  • For Plymouth State, they will travel to the Picknelly Arena to face the Blazers of Elms College on Saturday, November 18th at 1:00 PM.  

For continuing coverage of New England College Athletics, visit athletics.nec.edu and follow the Pilgrims on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. 

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