Morris-Gray, Gittens Lead Men’s Basketball Past Elms, 83-73

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – In a game that was closer than the final score would lead you to believe, the MCLA Men's Basketball team got back in the win column with an 83-73 victory over Elms College. Dylan Morris-Gray and Quentin Gittens each had a game-high 20 points in the win.

THE BASICS:

• Date: Wednesday, November 29, 2023
• Score: Elms College 73, MCLA 83
• Records: Elms College Blazers 2-7 (GNAC 0-0) | MCLA Trailblazers 4-4 (MASCAC 0-0)

HIGHLIGHTS

• MCLA got out to an early 11-point lead on the strength of a 16-5 run over the first seven and a half minutes. The lead would stay in that general vicinity until the Blazers closed out the second half with a 10-point run over their own in the final four minutes of the half to go to the locker room down by three points.
• The second half started out as a back-and-forth affair with five ties and four lead changes. Elms College's Aaron Sanchez tied the game at 65 with about five and a half minutes left in regulation with an and one free throw following an acrobatic layup. From that point on though, the Trailblazers outscored the Blazers 18-8 to solidify the win. MCLA was 11-14 from the charity stripe following that 65-65 tie, including five of six free throws made by Dylan Morris-Gray.
• Morris-Gray and Quentin Gittens each finished with a game-high 20 points. Gittens also collected 11 rebounds for his fourth double-double of the season.
• MCLA's Hayden Morris-Gray scored 14 points on 5-9 shooting, including a 4-8 performance from beyond the three-point arc while JoJo Garcia contributed 10 points and three steals in 23 minutes off the bench.
• Elms College's RJ Mayfield and Aaron Sanchez paced the Blazers with double-doubles of their own. Both pulled down 11 rebounds to go with 17 and 14 points, respectively.
• Tahquell Cadle set the standard for the Blazers however with 19 points and three assists to go with a game-high four steals.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Field Goals / %: Elms 26-61 / 42.6%, MCLA 24-53 / 45.3.X%
• 3 Points / %: Elms 1-8 / 12.5%, MCLA 9-29 / 31.0%
• Free Throw / %: Elms 20-28 / 71.4%, MCLA 26-37 / 70.3%
• Rebounds: Elms 39, MCLA 31
• Points off Turnovers: Elms 14, MCLA 14
• Second Chance Points: Elms 16, MCLA 9
• Points in the Paint: Elms 34, MCLA 30
• Bench Points: Elms 13, MCLA 24

UP NEXT:

On Tuesday, MCLA will be back in action when they play host to New England College for a non-conference matchup with the Pilgrims at the Amsler Campus Center Gymnasium. The teams will take the floor for a 6 p.m. tip-off.

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