Posted: Nov 19, 2024
THE BASICS
Lesley University, 70 vs. Dean College, 89
Records:
Lesley University Lynx (2-3, 0-0 NAC)
Dean College Bulldogs (4-0, 0-0 GNAC)
Location: Franklin, Mass. – Pieri Gymnasium
Date: Tuesday, November, 19, 2024
THE LEAD—The Lesley University men's basketball team wrapped up a brief two-game road trip with a nonconference matchup at Dean College but came up short 89-70 on Tuesday evening.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- In the opening moments of the first half, both sides traded baskets as each team was tied at nine five minutes in. However, Lesley briefly gave itself breathing room with a 6-2 spurt to go up 15-11 after a Tavon Rhodes (Dorchester, Mass.) layup. Also, during the Lesley scoring run, CJ Leonard (Raynham, Mass.) chipped in with four points on back-to-back buckets.
- Despite the four-point advantage, the Bulldogs evened things at 15, but even though they tied things, the Lynx once again pulled ahead by four (19-15) after layups from both Malachi Howard (Winter Haven, Fla.) and Angelo Blas (North Port, Fla.).
- While Lesley continued to hold a four-point (21-17) advantage with less than 10 minutes in the first (09:39), Dean took a four-point lead of its own (29-25) courtesy of a 12-4 run before the Lynx called a timeout with 4:35 left in the half. Jaisan Parker and Randy Vasquez spearheaded Dean's run, scoring four points apiece.
- Coming out of the timeout, Lesley once again recaptured the lead when Hezekiah Brown (Stafford, Va.) made a layup that made it 31-29 with 03:26 remaining in the half. However, the hosts closed out the remainder of the first with an 8-0 run to go up 37-31 at halftime.
- At the start of the second, it was all Dean as the Bulldogs jumped out to an early 50-41 lead nearly four minutes into the half before the hosts called a timeout. Billy Ray Barnes led the early scoring for Dean with six points.
- After the timeout, the Bulldogs continued to apply the offensive pressure and maintained a double-digit lead for the remainder of the contest. Dean grabbed its largest lead of 22 (88-67) with less than two minutes to play before ultimately securing an 89-70 win.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Howard finished with his first double-double of the season by leading Lesley in scoring (21 points) and rebounds (11). For Howard, it is his 10th career double-double.
- The Lynx's other scorer in double-figures was Rhodes who finished with 14 points on an efficient 5-8 shooting from the field including 2-3 beyond the arc.
- Frankie Idlett led all scorers on the evening with 22 points for Dean, while the other double-digit scorers for the Bulldogs were Barnes with 19 and Christian Yeates with 15.
- Lesley held the advantage in field goal percentage by going 30-63 (47.6%) versus Dean's 30-84 (40.5%) shooting. The Lynx also held the advantage from three by going 5-17 (29.4%) compared to the Bulldogs, who were 2-13 (15.4%).
UP NEXT
- Lesley returns home for a quick matchup against Rivier University on Thursday, November 21, at 7:30 p.m.