Men’s Basketball Falls to JWU

Chicopee, MA – The Elms College men's basketball team dropped a home GNAC game to Johnson and Wales University on Thursday night at Picknelly Arena.

 THE BASICS:

SCORE: Elms 65, JWU 76

RECORDS: Elms (2-16, 2-11 GNAC), JWU (9-10, 7-6 GNAC) 

HOW IT HAPPENED:

After Elms scored the first basket of the game, the Wildcats responded with a 20-4 run over the next five minutes of game time to open up a 14 point advantage.  JWU extended their lead to 16 at 32-16 on a layup before a Blazers run cut the lead to eight at 35-27.    Elms closed out the half on a 9-4 run to cut JWU's lead to three at halftime.

Out of the halftime break, Elms went on an 9-0 run, taking a 5 point lead with 16 minutes remaining.  The Wildcats responded and took the lead back at 57-51, behind nine straight points taking the game 76-65 in regulation.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Tahquell Cadle led the Blazers with 19 points
• Roy McKeithen (Springfield, MA) Pitched in with 12 points

UP NEXT:

The Blazers return to action on Thursday 2/10 when they travel to Dean College. 

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