THE BASICS:

- Score: MIT 86, U.S. Coast Guard Academy 83

- Records: MIT (4-15, 2-8 NEWMAC); U.S. Coast Guard Academy (4-17, 2-8 NEWMAC)

- Location: Cambridge, Mass. (Rockwell Cage)

- The Lead: Led by four players in double figures, the MIT men's basketball team held off a late charge from Coast Guard as the Engineers defeated the Bears by an 86-83 final to sweep the regular-season series.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

- The Engineers got off to a hot start and jumped to an 18-8 lead with 13:15 on the clock following a three-pointer by first-year Rome Delgado-Gonzalez (Miami, Fla.). The MIT lead swelled to as many as 15 at 32-17 after a jumper from sophomore Spencer Lin (Menlo Park, Calif.) before the Bears answered with a 14-5 run to pull within 37-31 with 1:06 remaining in the first.

- Capping that run was a three-pointer from Mitch Shettles for Coast Guard before the hosts again led by double digits at 42-32 following an MIT three by junior Luke Wagner (Austin, Texas). Bryce VanderWiere ended the first half scoring on a layup with three seconds left as the Engineers led 42-34 at the break.

- In the second half, MIT again led by as many as 15 twice in the period, including for the last time at 67-52 after a jumper from first-year Tim Minicozzi (Belmont, Mass.). Over the next 5:08, it was almost all Coast Guard as the visitors went on an 18-5 run to pull within two at 70-68 after six straight points by Cameron Brown.

- MIT continued to hold onto the lead at 74-70 before five straight points from the Bears put Coast Guard in front for the first time at 75-74 after a corner three by Trevor Parks. Minicozzi put MIT back in front on a three with 2:26 left and continued to lead 83-79 with just 20 seconds remaining. 

- Declan Rooney hit one of two free throws to get the Bears back to within one possession, followed by a deep Shettles three that tied the game for the final time at 83-83. MIT inbounded the ball to Lin with just over eight seconds left as he took the ball the length of the court and converted a three-point play for the 86-83 lead. At the final second, Coast Guard's Ben Yagey got a good look off from three, but that shot bounced off the rim twice as MIT held on.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

- Delgado-Gonzalez led MIT with 23 points, seven rebounds, six assists, one block and one steal in 38 minutes, while Lin had 20 points and a team-high eight rebounds. Minicozzi added 15 points, along with 15 from Wagner.

- Rooney paced Coast Guard with 17 points, six rebounds and three assists to go with 16 points by Shettles. Parks led the Bears with five assists to go with his 13 points, while Brown added 14 points and a team-high seven rebounds off the bench.

- MIT shot 52 percent from three and 82.6 percent from the free throw line as they also had 18 assists on 27 made field goals. The Bears owned a 57-6 advantage in bench scoring and took advantage of their size with a 38-16 margin in the paint.

UP NEXT:

- MIT is back in action on Wednesday, February 8th as the Engineers travel to WPI for a 7 p.m. start at Harrington Auditorium.

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