Falcons Fall To Engineers In Non-Conference Action

Worcester, Mass. – The Fitchburg State Men’s Basketball team dropped a 90-24 decision to the Engineers of WPI this evening in non-conference action from the Harrington Gymnasium.

Tue Nov 22, 2022

Worcester, Mass. – The Fitchburg State Men's Basketball team dropped a 90-24 decision to the Engineers of WPI this evening in non-conference action from the Harrington Gymnasium.

The Basics

Score: Fitchburg State 24, WPI 90

Fitchburg State (2-6, 0-0 MASCAC) I WPI (4-0, 0-0 NEWMAC)

How It Happened

1st half

WPI raced out to an early 10-0 edge on a jumper from junior John Adams (Doulas, Mass.) before Fitchburg State answered with a Javon Taylor (Cambridge, Mass.) bucket to make the score 10-2. The Engineers upped the lead to 34-2 as sophomore Aidan Callahan (Rowley, Mass.) notched a layup though.

The hosts would extend the margin to 41-6 with Callahan knocking down a three ball, but the Green and Gold responded as sophomore Frederick Siayor (Worcester, Mass.) drained a three pointer, while junior Quincy Taylor (Boston, Mass.) added a layup to trim the lead to 41-11 going into the break.

2nd Half

Following the intermission, WPI pushed the lead to 49-11 when junior Andrew Lufkin (Auburn, N.H.) buried a three-pointer before Fitchburg State responded with a J. Taylor bucket and two free-throws by Q. Taylor (49-15).

The host upped the advantage (64-15) as sophomore Tim Reidy (Wellesley, Mass.) connected on a free-throw, but newcomer Jordan Polanco (Methuen, Mass.) drilled a three ball from the left elbow to cut the deficit to 64-18.

With four minutes remaining, Fitchburg State freshman Tyrone Manderson (Saugus, Mass.) netted a pair from the charity stripe before freshman Jack Stowell (Falmouth, Mass.) notched a three-pointer for the Crimson and Grey, resulting in the 90-24 final.

Inside the Numbers

Falcons were led by Q. Taylor with eight points, ten boards, two steals and one block
Polanco added six points and two rebounds
For the Engineers, freshman J.R. Newman (Havertown, Penn.) finished with a game-best 16 points, three caroms and one steal
Reidy chipped in with 13 points, one rebound and one steal
19th meeting between the two schools on the hardwood with the Falcons 2-17 all-time when taking on the Engineers
Fitchburg State shot 8-for-48 (16.7%) from the field and (2-of-18) 11.1% from three point range
WPI finished 37-of-72 (51.4%) overall and (11-for-25) 44.0% for beyond the arc
Engineers held a 42-37 margin on the glass

Up Next

Falcons return to action next Saturday as they host the Engineers of MIT for a non-conference tilt, starting at 2:00 PM.