Aaron Johnson's went 7-9 from three point range in the Lions' home-opening win Saturday night.
ENC Athletic Site: Published: 2010-11-20
In a showdown of “Lions”, the men’s basketball teams of Eastern Nazarene and Wheaton Colleges traded blows throughout forty minutes of drama and excitement Saturday night but it was the ENC Lions that were able to come out on top with the 63-60 victory.
Late three point daggers were thrown back and forth but it was a put back tip in by Eastern Nazarene freshman John Flakes that put the Lions up by a point with time ticking down. Eastern Nazarene defended a Wheaton jumper with 8 seconds remaining and Chima Ezeigbo gathered the rebound before getting sent to the foul line to ice the game with two free throws with 1.6 seconds remaining.
Eastern Nazarene went into halftime with a three point lead and the momentum looked to be swinging in the home team’s direction. But the Lyons of Wheaton played tough defense and hit clutch shots throughout the second half to tie the final 20 minutes of play 37-37.
Wheaton was led by two players in double figures as Anthony Coppola and Cliften Desravines scored 16 and 12 points respectively. Desravines coupled 12 rebounds with his scoring putting him in a group of three players on the night with double-doubles. Anthony Weeks added 9 points for the Lyons while Will Bayliss contributed 8.
For Eastern Nazarene, sophomore Aaron Johnson led all players in scoring as he notched his season high of 27 points. Johnson added 10 rebounds and 5 assists to his spotlighted effort. Ezeigbo scored 11 points and pulled down 12 rebounds for the Lions while Flakes added 10 points to the winning cause. Senior point guard DeAngelo Alston led all players with 6 assists.
The win brings Eastern Nazarene to 1-2 on the season while the loss gets Wheaton off to an 0-2 start. Eastern Nazarene will remain at home in their next game on Tuesday against non-conference opponent Lesley University. Tip off is set for 7pm.
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