BOSTON, Mass.- The Gordon College men's basketball team held on to earn a 75-69 win at Wentworth Saturday afternoon.
 
 
THE BASICS:
Score: Gordon 75, Wentworth 69
Records: Fighting Scots (4-10, 3-2 CNE) | Leopards (0-13, 0-6 CNE)


HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Gordon clung to a narrow 33-32 edge at the halftime intermission.
• The Fighting Scots extended the lead to 47-36 with 14:47 remaining as Ryan Brooks (Dudley, Mass.) tossed in a put-back layup.
• The Leopards clawed back to tie the contest at 58-58 with 5:17 left to play.
• Gordon claimed a 70-63 advantage on two free throws by Bruce McGuire (Bristol, R.I.) with 2:47 to go in regulation.
• The visitors converted 3-of-6 chances at the charity stripe in the final 24 seconds to seal their third conference win of the year.
   

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:

• Chiko Kalu (Queens, N.Y.) poured in a career-best 19 points off the bench.
• Drew Brander (Chester, N.H.) tallied 15 points.
• Ryan Brooks (Dudley, Mass.) recorded a double-double, scoring 12 points and grabbing 13 rebounds.
• Gordon finished with a field-goal percentage of 39.7% while knocking down 7-of-18 from three-point distance.
• Wentworth shot 42.4% from the floor and 28.6% from beyond the arc on the day.
• Dylan Olson and Jayden Williams both netted 14 points to pace the Leopards.

 
UP NEXT:
Gordon battles nationally-ranked Endicott January 14.