News Release

Worcester, MA — Antoine Coleman (Everett, MA) registered a career-best 30 points, including five three-pointers, as host WPI defeated MIT 60-58 in NEWMAC men’s basketball action Tuesday evening. The result places both teams at 2-1 in conference play and part of a four-way tie for first place with Clark and Wheaton.

Coleman was nearly unstoppable, connecting on 11-of-17 field goal attempts to go along with a team-high 6 rebounds. His five three-pointers were more than his season total of four over the first 11 contests of the season.

WPI (11-1) used a 17-6 run towards the end of the first half to build a 10-point lead, but saw MIT score four points in the final second of the half, and six of the first eight points of the second stanza to seize the lead. WPI took the lead for good on a James Marois (Worcester, MA) three-pointer with 15:44 remaining. Coleman and Ryan Cain (Webster, MA) were the difference down the stretch netting 10 of the final 11 WPI points. Cain ended the game with 13 points, while Marois chipped in with eight.

MIT (9-3) was paced offensively by reigning NEWMAC Player of the Week Mike D’Auria (Newton, MA), who collected 15 points and dished out 5 assists. Jimmy Bartolotta (Littleton, CO) added 11 points and Alex Krull (Boxford, MA) contributed 9 points and a game-high 8 rebounds.

Both squads will host non-conference contests on Thursday as WPI entertains Fitchburg State and MIT takes on Rhode Island College.

Newspaper Box Score
MIT vs WPI
1/10/06 7:00pm at Worcester, MA
At Worcester, MA
WPI 60, MIT 58
MIT (9-3, 2-1)
Mike D'Auria 5-14 2-2 14; Jimmy Bartolotta 4-12 0-0 11; Alex Krull 4-6 0-0
9; Danny Kanamori 3-9 0-0 8; Billy Johnson 2-2 0-0 6; Gary Atkins 1-2 2-2 4;
Phil Murray 1-5 2-2 4; Hamidou Soumare 1-4 0-0 2; Adam Juneau 0-0 0-0 0;
Bradley Gampel 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 21-56 6-6 58.
WPI (11-1, 2-1)
Antoine Coleman 11-17 3-5 30; Ryan Cain 2-5 9-10 13; James Marois 3-5 0-0 8;
Ryan Flynn 2-9 0-1 4; Adam Lirette 1-2 0-0 2; Brian Steele 1-2 0-0 2; Brett
Dickson 0-1 1-3 1; NT Izuchi 0-0 0-0 0; Sean Ivey 0-0 0-1 0; Mike Prestileo
0-0 0-0 0; Ryan Bourque 0-3 0-0 0; Steve Furber 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-44
13-20 60.
MIT...........................   21   37  -   58
WPI...........................   27   33  -   60
3-point goals-MIT 10-19 (Jimmy Bartolotta 3-5; Billy Johnson 2-2; Danny
Kanamori 2-5; Mike D'Auria 2-5; Alex Krull 1-2), WPI 7-16 (Antoine Coleman
5-7; James Marois 2-3; Ryan Flynn 0-2; Brett Dickson 0-1; Ryan Cain 0-3).
Fouled out--MIT-None, WPI-None. Rebounds-MIT 35 (Jimmy Bartolotta 8; Alex
Krull 8), WPI 29 (Antoine Coleman 6). Assists-MIT 12 (Mike D'Auria 5), WPI
13 (Ryan Flynn 5). Total fouls-MIT 21, WPI 13. A-400