The Hope College men's basketball team took advantage of its second chances to take a big win in the Big Apple Thursday night.

The Flying Dutchmen defeated Yeshiva University, 87-79, in a hard-fought, inaugural meeting at Max Steen Athletic Center in Upper Manhattan.

Hope, which improved to 7-3 on the season, picked up the win in the first of a two-game road trip to New York City. The Flying Dutchmen will face Lehman College on Friday, Dec. 29, at 5 p.m.

"Our work on the offensive glass and the defensive glass was critical. We were just being a type of team focused on the next play," head coach Greg Mitchell said. "We asked our guys to play with great emotion, and that's exactly what we did for 40 minutes. It was a really good team win for us."

Four players scored in double figures for the Flying Dutchmen.

Senior forward Tanner Wiegerink (Holland, Michigan / West Ottawa HS) and junior center Gave Quillan (Ada, Michigan / Grand Rapids Catholic Central) both posted double-double performances. 

Wiegerink led Hope with 19 points and 13 rebounds, while Quillan added 14 points and 10 boards. Senior guard Clayton Dykhouse (Zeeland, Michigan / Zeeland East) chipped in 13 points and four assists. 

Sophomore guard Justice Mims (Rochester Hills, Michigan / Rochester Adams) contributed 10 points.

Freshman forward Parker Hovey (Shelby, Michigan / Hart) added nine points, eight rebounds and a team-high six steals.

Max Zakheim led the Maccabees (9-6) with 30 points and Zevi Samet added 26.

"Yeshiva is such a disciplined and a high IQ offensive basketball team, and it was a team that was very difficult to stop," Mitchell said. "I'm proud of our guys finishing the way they did and playing through tough circumstances. It was a tremendous win in a very emotional and spirited environment. Our women's team gave us a great lift with their noise and support. Props to Coach (Brian Morehouse) his staff and all of their players. We really appreciated it and thrived in it."

Rebounding was the big story in the game, as the Flying Dutchmen owned the glass by a whopping 48-25 margin, including a 20-3 edge in offensive rebounds. Those offensive rebounds led to 26 second-chance points for Hope, offsetting a 50 percent shooting effort from the field by Yeshiva.

The game was close all the way, with the eight-point margin of victory being the largest either team had in the contest. The game featured 11 ties and 11 lead changes.

One of the game's biggest runs came midway through the first half. After the Maccabees grabbed an 18-16 lead, the Flying Dutchmen responded with a 12-2 run over a three-minute span, capped off by a basket off an offensive rebound by Hovey to take a 28-20 advantage with 8:30 remaining in the half.

The teams continued to exchange runs for the rest of the first half. Yeshiva tied the game at 36-36 with a minute and a half remaining, but baskets by Hovey and junior guard Sam Carlson (Superior, Colorado / Monarch) gave the Flying Dutchmen a 40-38 halftime edge.

The lead changed hands eight times over a span of a little more than four minutes early in the second half before Quillan nailed a 3-point basket to give Hope a 63-61 lead with a little more than 11 minutes to play. 

The Flying Dutchmen went on to extend the lead to 71-63 with 8:24 remaining. Yeshiva responded with an eight-point of its own to tie the score at 71-71.

But with six minutes left, Wiegerink hit a 3-point shot to put the Flying Dutchmen ahead for good at 74-71. 

It wasn't until the final minute that Hope was able to secure the win. Yeshiva pulled to within 80-78 with just over a minute remaining. Dykhouse scored on a layup, and Wiegerink and Dykhouse each hit two free throws in the final 14 seconds to seal the victory.

"A lot of credit to Yeshiva for its hospitality and class," Mitchell said. "They were a remarkable host and super complimentary of our players, which I really appreciate."