MIT Men's Basketball

Looking for its first conference victory, MIT took the early lead as sophomore Kyle Doherty scored six of the first eight points for the Engineers. Freshman Adam Gibbons and junior Neal Brenner then hit a couple three-pointers as MIT lead 20-11 before Springfield went on a 10-0 run with the help of their zone defense to retake the lead. However, the Engineers eventually retook the lead with a jumper by junior forward Boris Paskalev as the Engineers led 24-23 going into halftime.

After trading baskets for the early portion of the second half, the Engineers caught fire from the outside and put the game out of reach. Freshman Danny Kanamori had five consecutive baskets at one point, before giving way to freshman Eli Sheets who caught fire with four consecutive 3-pointers against Springfield's zone. Sheets' 14 second half points ignited the Engineers as their defense shut down Springfield down the stretch, Brenner holding the conference's leading scorer, John Gleason, to 2-8 from the field, and Mike Huhs stiffling Michael Parker who has been the conference player of the week twice this year already. Then with Springfield forced to play man to man, Kyle Doherty brought the fans out of their seats with a monster dunk, plus a foul, off a pretty pass from Kanamori with a little over five minutes remaining. Kanamori finished with a triple double for the Engineers who improved to 1-1 in conference play.