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Tufts 77, Wheaton 67
At Norton, MA
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
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Senior Dave Beyel's 21 points, eight rebounds,
and five assists led Tufts to a second-straight win
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NORTON -- The Tufts University men's basketball team never
trailed while earning their second straight victory on Tuesday
night, a 77-67 final at Wheaton College's Emerson Gymnasium. Senior
Dave Beyel (Ocean City, NJ) totaled 21 points,
eight rebounds and five assists while turning in an eight for nine
performance at the charity stripe for Tufts.
The Jumbos led by 14 in the first half and Wheaton came back to
tie the score in the second half. However, Tufts regrouped to
finish off the Lions and improve to 5-12 on the season. The Lyons
fell to 6-11.
Freshman Scott Anderson (Sudbury, MA) finished
with 16 points and seven boards, while senior tri-captain
Jon Pierce (Belmont, MA) had 15 points, seven
caroms and three blocks. The Jumbos held a 42-26 advantage on the
glass.
For Wheaton, senior Jaxon Leo (Leesburg, VA) led the way with 19
points and seven rebounds while shooting seven of 10, including
three for three from beyond the arc. Classmate Ben Stehle (Newton,
MA) had 13 points and six boards, while sophomore Brendan Degnan
(Narragansett, RI) turned in 14 points and four assists, hitting
eight of nine free-throw tries. Sophomore Anthony Weeks (Fitchburg,
MA) added 14 points in 24 minutes off the bench.
The Lyons completed a 12-0 run that bridged halftime when Leo
dropped in consecutive hoops early in the second stanza, bringing
the hosts within 28-26 at the 18:13 mark. After Tufts extended its
lead out to 35-26 behind seven straight points, the Lyons continued
to chisel away, with Leo and Stehle combining for their team's
first 16 points of the period. Leo netted 10 in the first 4:42
alone. Wheaton eventually tied the game at 40 on a Weeks driving
lay-up with 13:01 remaining, the first of seven consecutive Lyon
points the sophomore scored.
Tufts freshman Alex Goldfarb (New York, NY)
countered by burying a three at 12:35 to give Tufts the lead for
good. Wheaton cut its deficit back to one point three times by
9:48, when Degnan's two freebies made it 48-47, but the Jumbos
extended their advantage to as many as 12 points before the teams
combined to go 23 of 26 on free-throw tries in the final 5:36, with
Tufts turning in a 15 of 17 display.
Early on, Wheaton trailed just 8-7 after Degnan's jumper at the
16-minute mark of the opening half, but the Lyons were held to two
free throws during the nearly 10 minutes that ensued. Tufts
followed with a 12-2 run to go up by a 20-9 count on an Anderson
hoop at 7:53. Weeks drained a three-pointer at 6:18 to break the
Blue and White's field goal drought, but Beyel later netted five
consecutive points to give the Jumbos a 28-14 lead with 4:03 left.
After scoring 14 points in the opening 17:21, Wheaton finished the
half with an 8-0 run during the final 2:39 while going four for
four at the charity stripe to pull within 28-22 at halftime.
The Jumbos continue NESCAC play at Wesleyan on Friday night.
Wheaton finishes non-league play on Thursday at Worcester State
College at 7:00 p.m.
Game release courtesy of Wheaton College.
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