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74
Widener WID 8-10, 3-6
78
Winner Alvernia ALVMB 10-8, 6-3
Widener WID
8-10, 3-6
74
Final
78
Alvernia ALVMB
10-8, 6-3
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Widener WID 27 47 74
Alvernia ALVMB 33 45 78

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Men's Basketball Falls Short on the Road to Alvernia

READING, Pa. (Jan. 22, 2016) – The Widener men's basketball team came up short against Alvernia in a Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth match-up as they fell to the Crusaders, 78-74, at Jack McCloskey Court on Friday night.
 
The Pride fall to 8-10 and 3-6 in conference play, while Alvernia improves to 10-8 and 6-3 in MAC Commonwealth play.
 
Kendall Green (Mount Laurel, N.J.) recorded a double-double with 20 points and ten rebounds. The junior guard notched his third double-double in four games. Green added four assist, one block and a steal for Widener.
 
Sophomore Sardayah Sambo (Middletown, Del.) added 17 points on five-of-nine shooting for the Blue and Gold. The guard finished seven-of-eight from the free throw line and added nine rebounds in 29 minutes of play.
 
The Crusaders, who swept the season series against the Pride, was led by 27 points from forward Marquis Marshall. The junior was ten-of-15 from the field and six-of-seven from the free throw line.
 
Laron Byrd (Philadelphia, Pa.) finished with six rebounds and four points on two-of-five shooting from the field. The senior guard added three assist in 27 minutes of play for the Blue and Gold. Senior David Nicholson (Odenton, Md.) added 11 points on three-of-seven from three-point range.
 
Freshman Ryan McMahon (Mount Laurel, N.J.) added eight points, five rebounds, and a team-high five assist for the Pride. Widener finished with 15 second chance points, and recorded 28 points in the paint against Alvernia. Sophomore John Fender (Wallingford, Pa.), who finished with three rebounds, and the Pride held the advantage over the Crusaders on the glass 40 to 27.
 
The Blue and Gold return to action on Wednesday when they host Albright in MAC Commonwealth action at 8:00 p.m. at the Schwartz Athletic Center.

 
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