CHICOPEE, Mass. – Elms College guard Daniel Gonzalez netted 12 points off the bench, and the Blazers' reserves netted 54 points to help post an 87-61 victory over Mitchell College and secure head coach Ed Silva's 200th career victory in Thursday evening's New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) men's basketball game at Picknelly Arena.

With the win, Elms improved to 12-7 on the season, 7-3 in conference play, while Mitchell fell to 5-13 overall, 3-9 in conference play.

Elms shot 45.6-percent from the field for the game, including a 48.6 clip in the first 20 minutes en route to a 40-20 lead at intermission.

Gonzalez dropped in three treys in the first half, while forward David McDaniel scored eight of his 10 points in the stanza to help Elms post a 20-point lead after one period of play.

The Blazers maintained at least a 16-point cushion through the second half until the 8:16 mark when Mitchell freshman Austin Floyd swished a three-pointer to pull the Mariners to within 14 at 61-47. But that was as close as Mitchell would get, as Elms used a 14-2 run over the next 2:44 to extend its lead to 75-49 with 5:34 to play. From there the Blazers rolled to the finish.

McDaniel and Andre French finished with 10 points each, while Jamal Hulum added nine points and tied for the team-high in rebounds with six.

Gonzalez's 12-point effort off the bench was followed by Kenny Lockett who scored eight points, while Dustin Trail tallied seven points.

Sophomore Joshua Ford was the leading scorer for Mitchell with 12 points, while seniors Enoch Contreras and Terrance Fisher added 10 points apiece in the losing effort.

Ford added a game-high seven rebounds, while junior Zachary Hoch chipped in with a career-high eight points off the bench.

Mitchell returns to action at Daniel Webster College on Saturday, February 4 at 1 p.m.