WENHAM, Mass.—Gordon Men's Basketball broke a two-game losing streak on Wednesday evening, beating Western New England 73-62 in the Commonwealth Coast Conference debut for both squads.  The Scots broke open a close game with a 14-5 run over the final six minutes and change to move to 3-2 this season. Western New England falls to 1-4.
 
A fast-paced first half lent itself to plenty of scoring in the early going as Gordon built up a quick 12-4 advantage over the opening five minutes. Western New England never allowed the Fighting Scots to extend their lead beyond that point despite several opportunities for Gordon to do just that.
 
Trailing 21-13 with nine minutes to go in the first, Western New England began to attack the paint consistently down the stretch. Mikey Petway (Bridgeport, Conn.) led the Golden Bears on an 11-0 stretch over the course of four minutes with a drive-and-kick approach. Petway scored six points during the spurt.
 
After Gordon tied the game at 24 apiece, the Golden Bears received big three-point makes by Mike Gelineau (Waltham, Mass.) and Don Stephens (West Palm Beach, Fla.) on back-to-back trips down the floor.
 
The Golden Bears held a 37-32 advantage with under a minute to go in the first when Gordon's three ball started to sink. Freshman Noah Szilagyi (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) hit one in the corner before Jaren Yang (San Francisco, Calif.) dropped runner before time expired to give Gordon a 38-37 lead at half.
 
Gordon quickly built up a six-point lead at the start of the second half, but the Golden Bears refused to go away quietly. The Fighting Scots had their lead eventually trimmed to nothing when a jumper by Tyler Johnson (Vernon, Conn.) made it 49-49 with 14:29 to go in regulation.
 
However, Gordon had just enough to keep Western New England at bay for the remainder of the contest. The Golden Bears never led in the final period.
 
The Visitors

• Gelineau had scored in double-figures in four consecutive games, including 18 on Wednesday night. He has led the Golden Bears in scoring three times in five games. He also led the team in rebounds with six and two steals.
• Pettway, a freshman, tied his career high with 16 points and has scored at least 15 points in four of his five games thus far.
• Western New England finished one rebound below its season average and is currently last in the CCC at 31.2 a game.
• The Golden Bears went 5-of-12 from behind the arch in the first half, but 0-for-7 in the second.

 
The Scots

• Eric Demers (W. Wareham, Mass.) led the Fighting Scots with 17 points. He is averaging 17.6 points at home this season, but only eight points on the road. The freshman has at least 17 points in each game at the Bennett Center this season.
• Yang also put up 17 points on just 5-of-7 shooting. He made three of Gordon seven triples and had three assists in just 28 minutes.
• Big men Sam Johnson (Chatham, Mass.) and Garrisson Duvivier (Brockton, Mass.) had nearly identical stat lines with double-doubles. Johnson had 12 points and 13 boards, while Duvivier had 12 of each. The freshman also had two blocks and two assists from the post. Both have scored double-digits in every game this season and have combined for five double-doubles.
• Gordon had its widest rebound margin of the season at 17 boards (47-30).
• The Scots have scored at least 70 points in four of their five games. They only had five such games all of last season.