AMHERST, Mass. - The Amherst men's basketball team broke
open what had been a close game early in the second half to cruise
to a 86-65 win over Babson College, improving to 3-1 on the season.
The Babson Beavers jumped out to a quick 21-14 lead early in
the first half behind a swarming defense that led to 13 Amherst
turnovers in the half. The Lord Jeffs used an 11-0 run to get
back into the game, and after Babson knotted the game at 29, the
Jeffs went on an 8-0 run to take a 39-34 lead into the half.
In the second half, freshman point guard Ryan Faulkner (Lebanon,
NH) provided a spark off the bench with his slashing style. Faulkner
dished out six assists over a 13-2 run midway through the second
to give the Jeffs a 61-45 lead. Babson did not help their cause
by shooting only 30% from the field in the second half, and by
losing the battle on the boards 49-31.
Five Jeffs scored in double figures, led by senior guard Hugh
Quattlebaum's (Andover, MA) 19 points and 6 rebounds on 8 for
10 shooting. Chris Smith (Swarthmore, PA) and Pat Mulvey (Rye,
NH) added 12 points apiece, and Jackson Collins (Brooklyn, NY)
dominated the glass with 14 boards. Brian McCarthy (East Sandwich,
MA) led the Beavers with 12 points and 8 rebounds.
Amherst improves to 3-1 with the win, while Babson drops to 2-5.
Amherst will next play at Westfield St. on Saturday afternoon.
Thursday, December 09, 1999, LeFrak Gymnasium, Amherst, MA Babson (2-5) 34 31 -- 65 Amherst (3-1) 39 47 -- 86
Babson (65) McCarthy 4-9 3-4 12, Needham 4-8 2-2 11, Ilnicki 4-12 1-2 9, Manning 2-5 2-2 8, Westie 3-7 2-4 8, Colelli 2-4 0-0 4, Beloff 1-6 2-2 4, O'Brien 1-3 0-2 3, Margolis 1-1 0-0 2, Lussier 1-3 0-0 2, Greene 1-2 0-0 2, McNeice 0-6 0-0 0, Peters 0-1 0-0 0, Alfadel 0-0 0-0 0
Amherst (86) Quattlebaum 8-10 2-2 19, Mulvey 5-14 1-2 12, Smith 4-4 4-6 12, Kelly 3-12 3-3 10, Zieja 4-5 2-3 10, Collins 4-6 0-0 8, Daoust 3-7 0-0 7, Fitzsimons 3-5 0-0 6, Faulkner 0-3 2-3 2, Taverna 0-0 0-0 0, Krause 0-0 0-0 0, Sexson 0-0 0-0 0
3-point goals - Babson 5-12 (Manning 2-2, Needham 1-2,
McCarthy 1-3, O'Brien 1-3, Lussier 0-1, Colelli 0-1), Amherst
4-18 (Quattlebaum 1-1, Daoust 1-4, Mulvey 1-5, Kelly 1-7, Faulkner
0-1). Fouled Out - None. Rebounds - Babson 31 (McCarthy
8), Amherst 49 (Collins 14). Assists - Babson 18 (Colelli
7), Amherst 24 (Faulkner 6). Total fouls - Babson 18, Amherst
14. Technicals - None. Attendance - 164.
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